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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
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Biography


Poor Old Lu, Sunny Day Real Estate, and first solo projects (1993–2000)

Enigk was born in Seattle, Washington, to Gary E. Enigk and Sherry Hammond Enigk. In the late 1980s, Enigk was part of what would eventually become
Poor Old Lu Poor Old Lu was a pioneering Christian alternative rock band based in the American Northwest. The band experimented with a variety of sounds and genres, particularly grunge, funk and psychedelic rock. The band consisted of Scott Hunter (vocal ...
, sharing vocalist duties with Scott Hunter. He joined the group
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 ...
, where he served as lead singer, co-songwriter, rhythm guitarist and keyboardist. The group released two albums in 1994–1995 and then broke up; during the band's first break-up (spanning 1995–97), Enigk released the 1996 solo album, '' Return of the Frog Queen'', and rejoined Poor Old Lu for a single track in 1996, singing alongside Scott on the band's ''Straight Six'' EP, on the track, "Digging Deep.". Enigk converted to Christianity in the mid-1990s. There was an aborted attempt to record a second Sub Pop album, a follow-up to ''Return of the Frog Queen'' as Enigk explains, "We started a 2nd solo record and actually recorded one song with Anita Perkins and some of the other string players. That was the first attempt that I ever had at completely writing all the music myself, without Mark Nichols who did 'Return of the Frog Queen' with me. But that was the only song. And then, shortly after that Sunny Day got back together, and all my songs that were meant to be for a solo record were moved to Sunny Day Real Estate. Some of the songs on ''How It Feels'' actually." In 1997, Sunny Day Real Estate returned, with the first line-up, when bassist
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left the band, Enigk moved to the bass (he also played guitar and keyboards in studio), the band released two more studio albums, the last one ('' The Rising Tide'', 2000) without a contribution of Nate Mendel.


The Fire Theft and solo work (2001–present)

After Sunny Day Real Estate's second breakup in 2001, Enigk formed
The Fire Theft The Fire Theft was an American rock band from Seattle, Washington. They were formed in 2001 by vocalist/guitarist Jeremy Enigk, bassist Nate Mendel, and drummer William Goldsmith, all of whom were previously members of Sunny Day Real Estate. Men ...
, with former Sunny Day Real Estate members Goldsmith and Mendel. They released a self-titled album in 2003 and an EP in 2004 before breaking up. He appeared on the soundtrack for the 2003 film ''
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''. In 2006, he followed ''Frog Queen'' with another solo album, '' World Waits'' on his own label, Lewis Hollow Records. A song from the album, "Been Here Before," was included as an MP3 with
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. In June 2009,
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 ...
reunited once again with the original line-up and toured the United States. But after some fruitless recording sessions, the band became inactive again. On February 9, 2015, he announced a US tour focusing mainly on East and West coast venues. It was later revealed in March 2015 that the tour was the first step towards raising the necessary funds for an upcoming new album. On March 28, 2015 he announced a
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campaign via the
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website that was expected to also support the release of the upcoming new album. Enigk largely remained inactive aside from a solo album release, until early 2022 when it was announced that Sunny Day Real Estate would reunite for a winter tour of the United States.


Legacy

Sunny Day Real Estate, especially Enigk, are often cited as progenitors of second-wave emo.


Discography


with Sunny Day Real Estate

* ''Diary'' (1994) * ''Sunny Day Real Estate'' (1995) * ''
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'' (1998) * ''The Rising Tide'' (2000)


with The Fire Theft

* ''The Fire Theft'' (2003)


Solo albums

*'' Return of the Frog Queen'' (1996) *''The End Sessions'' (1996) *'' World Waits'' (2006) *'' The Missing Link'' (2007) *''
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'' (2009) *''Ghosts'' (2017)


Soundtracks

*''Dream With the Fishes'' (1997) *''
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'' (2003)


Guest appearances

*
Poor Old Lu Poor Old Lu was a pioneering Christian alternative rock band based in the American Northwest. The band experimented with a variety of sounds and genres, particularly grunge, funk and psychedelic rock. The band consisted of Scott Hunter (vocal ...
– "Answering Machine Message" on ''Sin'' (1994) *Poor Old Lu – "Digging Deep" on ''Straight Six'' EP (1995) *Bare Minimum – "Luchuck" on ''Can't Cure The Nailbiters'' (1998) *Poor Old Lu – "Digging Deep" on ''In Their Final Performance'' (1998) *Thirty Ought Six – "Tourmaline" on ''Hag Seed'' (1995) *
mewithoutYou MewithoutYou, usually styled as mewithoutYou, was an American rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The band consisted of Aaron Weiss (vocals), Michael Weiss and Brandon Beaver (guitars), Greg Jehanian (bass guitar), and Rickie Mazzotta ( ...
– "The Dryness and the Rain" and "O, Porcupine" on ''
Brother, Sister ''Brother, Sister'' is the third studio album by indie rock band mewithoutYou, released on September 26, 2006 through Tooth & Nail Records. It features guest vocal and instrumental appearances by several artists, including Jeremy Enigk (of Sun ...
'' (2006) *Sea.Mine – "Me & My William" and "Leave" on ''Does Anyone Else Miss the Cold War?'' (2006) *
The Almost The Almost is an American rock band from Clearwater, Florida, fronted by Underoath drummer and vocalist Aaron Gillespie. Formed in 2005 as a solo project by Gillespie, the band currently includes guitarist Jay Vilardi, bassist Jon Thompson, and d ...
– "Dirty and Left Out" on ''
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'' (2007) *Rosie Thomas – "Paper Doll" and "These Friends of Mine" on ''These Friends of Mine'' (2007) *Pinkston – "Imagine Nation" on ''Imagine Nation EP'' (2022)


References


External links

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SubPop websiteSDRE main page
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