This is emo. Not My Chemical Romance, not The Used, not any of the thousands of crap scenecore bands littering the walls of 13-year olds across the continent. This. As the young man's answer to then-burgeoning riot grrrl scene, it excels; heavy post-hardcore with a haunting sense of melody and introspective, self-doubting lyricism. With Diary, Sunny Day Real Estate took the breathy, urgent vocals and hardcore punk center of mid-80s Dischord releases and crossed them with the fuzzy sound of Nineties Seattle. The result was a more accessible hardcore that yearned to love as much as it slashed and burned. It sounds great when you're a freshman.
Where You'd Know It From: The indie nerd on your dorm floor, hardcore kids with a sense of history. Also, you'd probably know the rhythm section better as the rhythm section of the Foo Fighters.
Track Listing:
1. Seven (4:45)
2. In Circles (4:58)
3. Song About An Angel (6:14)
4. Round (4:09)
5. 47 (4:34)
6. The Blankets Were Stairs (5:27)
7. Pheurton Skeurto (2:33)
8. Shadows (4:46)
9. 48 (4:46)
10. Grendel (4:53)
11. Sometimes (5:42)
("Seven")
("In Circles")
("The Blankets Were Stairs")
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