I have a confession to make. Much to my pseudo-hipster embarrassment, I didn't know who
Jeremy Enigk was until I heard people talking about his upcoming concert at
the 930.
As I began to research his material, I was amazed by not only how much I enjoyed
Enigk's music, but how much I had actually heard before.
Enigk is most famous for being the lead singer of Sunny Day Real Estate (1993-2000). Growing up an aspiring
emo/scene kid, I had heard
SDRE name-dropped often enough, but it wasn't until my sophomore year in college that I finally heard them when I bought Diaries. I purchased it without having listened to a single song, trusting solely the advice and music taste of Peter
Sieg- and I'm glad I did.
Enigk also scored the soundtrack to
The United States of Leland, a movie that I thoroughly enjoyed and that, in retrospect, had a great soundtrack.
Recently,
Enigk has appeared on songs by the
Almost, (Dirty And Left Out), and
mewithoutYou, (The Dryness and the Rain; O, Porcupine).
Less known, but just as good, are the bands Poor Old Lu and The Fire Theft, both of which featured Enigk for a while.
Basically, I already love everything this guy has ever done. I just didn't know it.