Considered alternative as well as emo pioneers, Sunny Day Real Estate blur the lines of both genres with their original and groundbreaking sound. Whether considered alternative or emo, Sunny Day was one of the best rock bands of the 90's in my humble opinion. Formed in 1992 by some mutual college friends, they released their epic debut, Diary on Sub Pop Records. Pink Album, or LP2, was put out during a breakup period, with the band returning to form on How It Feels To Be Something On in 1998, also on Sub Pop.

2000 saw Sunny Day release their swan song album, The Rising Tide. After the final breakup, some of the members went on to form The Fire Theft while drummer William Goldsmith and bassist Nate Mendel also formed the first rhythm section of Foo Fighters, with Nate still with the band. In 2009 Sunny Day Real Estate reunited and played some sporadic dates and did release a new song in 2014, but remains inactive as of today.

