Sunny Day Real Estate - How It Feels to Be Something On (1998) [FLAC] politux

Sunny Day Real Estate - How It Feels (1998) [FLAC]

Released.......: 1998
Genre..........: Rock
Style..........: Indie, Alternative
Source.........: CD
Codec..........: FLAC
Channels.......: Stereo
Sample Rate....: 44,100 Hz
Bit Rate.......: ~900 kbps
Bits per Sample: 16
Covers.........: Front

Tracks:

01 Pillars
02 Roses In Water
03 Every Shining Time You Arrive
04 Two Promises
05 100 Million
06 How It Feels To Be Something On
07 The Prophet
08 Guitar And Video Games
00 The Shark's Own Private Fuck
10 Days Were Golden



The cryptically titled How It Feels to Be Something On was the first fruit of Sunny Day Real Estate's reunion, and it simultaneously smoothed out their sound while shifting it into something altogether more ambitious. Always somewhat arty and challenging to begin with, SDRE flirts with out-and-out prog rock here, cleaning up the production to reveal the contrasting layers in their ever more intricate arrangements. There's a droning, almost Middle Eastern feel to some of the songs, pointing up Jeremy Enigk's newfound taste for spiritual mysticism. Enigk has matured greatly as a vocalist, applying lessons learned from his solo project; gone is the strangled roar he frequently used on Diary, but even while confirming his softer bent, he's reined in the swooning, bordering-on-fey excess of LP2. Similarly, the band's musicianship keeps getting sharper, handling the twisting chord progressions with an easy grace that keeps the songs flowing smoothly into one another.