Jeremy Enigk (pronounced /ˈiːnɪk/, born July 16, 1974) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist known for being the front man of the Seattle band Sunny Day Real Estate.
Enigk was born in Seattle, Washington. his biggest claim to fame is his involvement with rock band Sunny Day Real Estate (SDRE), who released five albums from 1994 to 2000, in which he served as lead singer, co-songwriter and guitarist. During that band's first break-up (spa...
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Jeremy Enigk (pronounced /ˈiːnɪk/, born July 16, 1974) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist known for being the front man of the Seattle band Sunny Day Real Estate.
Enigk was born in Seattle, Washington. his biggest claim to fame is his involvement with rock band Sunny Day Real Estate (SDRE), who released five albums from 1994 to 2000, in which he served as lead singer, co-songwriter and guitarist. During that band's first break-up (spanning 1995-97), Enigk released the 1996 solo album, Return of the Frog Queen. Enigk's religious convictions (he became a devout Christian in the mid-1990s) were rumored to have been the catalyst for SDRE's breakup(s). 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,...
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