Sunny Day Real Estate

It was this track, by pioneering 90s emo band Sunny Day Real Estate, that got me thinking about the role of the single in the post-album age. Originally the B-side on the Seattle band's 1993 Thief, Steal Me A Peach seven-inch, the track was recently saved from obscurity by its inclusion on Sub Pop's remastered version of Diary. Diary is such a brooding release that this song's fury is something of a shock at first, but it's as anthemic as the album's best cuts, and hints at another path for Sunny Day, had they decided to inject more electricity into their sound.

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