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Diary
Rock · 1994 · 11 tracks

Diary

Sunny Day Real Estate

High-tension emotional rock defined by soaring, strained vocals and intricate guitar work. The definitive sound of 90s Pacific Northwest vulnerability.

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The record that basically invented emo as we know it, but with better bass lines and more heart.

A high-stakes emotional purge that balances raw vulnerability with intricate, powerful musicianship.

Diary · vs · Sunny Day Real Estate
Vulnerable+0.8σ

Vulnerable saturates this record a touch more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks
01
Seven
4:46
02
In Circles
4:59
03
Song About an Angel
6:14
04
Round
4:09
05
47
4:34
06
The Blankets Were the Stairs
5:27
07
Pheurton Skeurto
2:33
08
Shadows
4:47
09
48
4:46
10
Grendel
4:53
11
Sometimes
5:43
Moments Worth Waiting For
The explosive transition from the clean, melodic verse to the distorted wall of sound in 'In Circles'.
Jeremy Enigk's voice cracking under the emotional weight of the final refrain in 'Song About an Angel'.
The intricate, driving bass melody that carries the momentum of 'Seven' through its shifting tempos.
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In Circles EP
In Circles EP
Sunny Day Real Estate
1994

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LP2
LP2
Sunny Day Real Estate
1995

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Outgrown Things
Outgrown Things
Movements
2016

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2002

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2012

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How to Start a Fire
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Further Seems Forever
2003

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Under the Boards
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Saves the Day
2007

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1997

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2004

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