''How It Feels to Be Something On'' is the third
studio album
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by American
rock
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band
Sunny Day Real Estate
Sunny Day Real Estate is an American emo/indie rock band from Seattle, formed in 1992. The band currently consists of founding members Jeremy Enigk (vocals, guitar), Dan Hoerner (guitar) and William Goldsmith (drums), alongside Greg Suran (gui ...
, and the first following their 1997 reunion. It was released September 8, 1998.
Reissue
In 2016, Sub Pop announced that they would reissue ''How It Feels to Be Something On'' on different audio formats. It was officially released on August 5, 2016 and has led to renewed interest in the record, including an official ''
Pitchfork
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'' 2016 re-review.
The album peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Vinyl Albums chart.
Track listing
Personnel
Band
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Jeremy Enigk
Jeremy Enigk (; born July 16, 1974) is an American singer-songwriter, vocalist and guitarist / multi-instrumentalist. He is known as a solo artist, a film score composer, and as the lead vocalist, bassist, rhythm guitarist and keyboardist of the ...
– lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards
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Dan Hoerner
Dan Hoerner (born May 13, 1969) is an American guitarist, vocalist and author. He is known for being the lead guitarist and backing vocalist of the Seattle-based band Sunny Day Real Estate.Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', ...
– lead guitar, backing vocals
* Jeff Palmer – bass
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William Goldsmith
William Goldsmith (born July 4, 1972) is an American drummer best known as a member of Sunny Day Real Estate and former member of Foo Fighters.
Currently drumming for Assertion, he has toured with Mike Watt and IQU, performed on many recording ...
– drums, percussion
Production
*Nick Barber
*Caleb Wilson – track supervisor
*Chip Butters – assistant engineer, assistant
*Greg Calbi – mastering
*Steve Culp – assistant engineer, assistant
*Eric Janko – assistant engineer, assistant
*Adam Kasper – mixing
*Pat Sample – mixing assistant, assistant
*Chris Thompson – artwork
*Aaron Warner – assistant engineer, assistant
*Greg Williamson – producer, engineer, mixing
Charts
References
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1998 albums
Sunny Day Real Estate albums
Sub Pop albums
Albums recorded at Robert Lang Studios