Sunny Day Real Estate - “Novum Vetus” - NEW Track Review

"New is old" or "old is new"?
Whatever it means, we have new Sunny Day Real Estate, and I am reacting to it, with tears in my eyes, as any self-respecting emo guy would.
But are they tears of joy or tears of sad?
Watch and find out!
/ beardsofky
My half-hearted attempt to translate Jeremy's "Glossolalia":
The day we died inside / the world was suffering
10,000 words collide / but no one said a thing
If i was late / at least I tried
The day we died inside / the walls come tumbling down
Far removed / from the world you can see
Every open door / Is a world turned on its side
All these things we said before
Linger on…
Higher place to go
And then remind us who we’re supposed to be
When empty words divide
And nowhere solid ground
10,000 voices collide / but no one held the sound
The fires burn / The ??? died
The day we realized / The time is running down
Far removed / from the worlds / they still bleed
Every open door / It is a world turned on its side
All these dream we shared before
Hollow echoes today
Ways refused to be
Far removed / Iris blooms / from the sea
Every open door / A new world come alive
All those things that came before
Little by little the memory fades away
To all opinions
Days will rise
And all your minions
You leave behind
Won’t you say girl
You want to run
WITH ME FOR A WHILE
And every empty room
Every space to grow
Were I to say too much
Would it be this time?
And every ending show
That I don’t care anymore
I’m gonna leave it behind!

[@stevec9896]

Chris Jordan on bass is absolutely a perfect fit for SDRE

[@beardsofkentucky]

Yes, he sounds AMAZING! What's the story on him?

[@availnyc]

Great song. Not sure whether I think it should’ve been on How It Feels … or a subsequent album. It’s really a showcase of a song though. Everyone takes their turn and proves how talented they are individually and as a band. Please give us more

[@beardsofkentucky]

You're right, they all sound GREAT

[@MD2O2O-J.P.G.]

I more or less concur, with 2 points you make really being dead on it, 1) the new song is a banger that sounds as big and vital as anything off their old records and 2) that fact gives me some actual optimism that I might hear a whole album worth of good, new material from a band I loved that I thought would never make a comeback after all these years spent inactive. It’s been over 20 years since The Rising Tide was released, and also over 20 years since The Fire Theft LP dropped (basically SDRE minus Dan H), so I would think they would have quite a few ideas basically accumulated on backlog to play around with when the time comes 😅

[@beardsofkentucky]

Banger is right. I feel like this could be a true NEW BEGINNING for SDRE. I hope it is. The Fire Theft LP is so good and gets better every time I listen to it.

[@MD2O2O-J.P.G.]

@@beardsofkentucky and, just for the record, I couldn’t agree with you more regarding The Fire Theft LP. It is every bit as good as the SDRE albums IMO

[@ctbullets1823]

I've been a fan since the beginning. My thoughts: I thought the band was done numerous times and didn't expect to ever hear new music so I'm ecstatic. Each 'iteration' of the band they reinvented themselves but kept SDRE elements. This track sounds like a new beginning and I predict they're back for at least another album. It starts off sounding like a more mature enigk solo track with sprinklings of SDRE slowly seeping in. Then it takes a emotional turn at the bridge into the outro. I believe this song is a calculated welcoming back. Enigk's voice is still amazing minus the range to let it loose (understandably). Musically they're more mature and this is just dipping their toes back in as a unit. I'm very excited to see what comes and the fans should be as well. Musically they have a ton left to give