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How It Feels to Be Something On
Rock · 1998 · 10 tracks

How It Feels to Be Something On

Sunny Day Real Estate

A mystical pivot toward progressive textures and spiritual inquiry. Dense, melodic rock that trades raw angst for haunting, atmospheric complexity.

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It's like the emotional core of emo grew up and started listening to Pink Floyd and world music.

A majestic and slightly cryptic exploration of spiritual and emotional growth.

How It Feels to Be Something On · vs · Sunny Day Real Estate
Dusk+3.3σ

Dusk saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
Pillars
4:57
02
Roses in Water
3:42
03
Every Shining Time You Arrive
4:13
04
Two Promises
4:39
05
100 Million
5:38
06
How It Feels to Be Something On
3:57
07
The Prophet
5:13
08
Guitar and Video Games
4:09
09
The Shark’s Own Private Fuck
4:04
10
Days Were Golden
5:09
Moments Worth Waiting For
The hypnotic, desert-rock guitar lead that opens Pillars with a sense of ancient mystery.
The explosive transition into the chorus of the title track where the vocals reach a desperate, soaring peak.
The intricate, rolling drum fills and melodic bass interplay during the bridge of Every Shining Time You Arrive.
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