How It Feels to Be Something On

How It Feels to Be Something On
Studio album by Sunny Day Real Estate
Released September 8, 1998
Recorded March 10–April 26, 1998
Genre
Length 45:44
Label Sub Pop
Producer Greg Williamson
Sunny Day Real Estate chronology
Sunny Day Real Estate
(1995)Sunny Day Real Estate1995		 How It Feels to Be Something On
(1998)		 The Rising Tide
(2000)The Rising Tide2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Pitchfork (1998)9.3/10[2]
Pitchfork (2016)8.8/10[3]
Punknews.org [4]

How It Feels to Be Something On is the third studio album by American alternative rock band Sunny Day Real Estate, and the first following their 1997 reunion. It was released September 8, 1998.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Pillars"4:57
2."Roses in Water"3:42
3."Every Shining Time You Arrive"4:13
4."Two Promises"4:39
5."100 Million"5:38
6."How It Feels to Be Something On"3:57
7."The Prophet"5:13
8."Guitar and Video Games"4:09
9."The Shark's Own Private Fuck"4:03
10."Days Were Golden"5:08

Recording sessions

The album was recorded between March 10, 1998 and April 26, 1998. Some tracks with alternate mixes have surfaced on the Internet. Most do not differ greatly from the released versions; however, "Roses in Water" features an extended ending.

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 2016 re-review.[5][6]

Personnel

Band
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

Chart positions

Year Chart Position
1998 Heatseekers Albums 3
1998 Billboard 200 132

References

  1. ↑ AllMusic review
  2. ↑ "Sunny Day Real Estate: How It Feels to Be Something On: Pitchfork Record Review". 24 December 2007.
  3. ↑ "Sunny Day Real Estate: How It Feels to Be Something On Album Review - Pitchfork". pitchfork.com.
  4. ↑ Punknews.org. "Sunny Day Real Estate - How It Feels To Be Something On". www.punknews.org.
  5. ↑ Records, Sub Pop. "How It Feels to Be Something On". Sub Pop Records.
  6. ↑ "Sunny Day Real Estate: How It Feels to Be Something On Album Review - Pitchfork". pitchfork.com.
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