Thinking "pink"

It's surprising how so few people seem to know about SUNNY DAY REAL ESTATE, particularly considering how influential this pioneering Sub Pop "emo-core" band were on a generation of indie musicians.
You can hear echoes (or even downright diluted copies) of SDRE in the the sound of Death Cab for Cutie and a host of other so-called "alternative" bands.
While driving around today, I am listening to the band's second album, released following the initial breakup of the group in 1995 -- when two of the band members, drummer William Goldsmith and bassist Nate Mendel, leaving to join Dave Grohl's Foo Fighters.
Sub Pop released the second album in November 1995. The album was released without cover art or liner notes, and was distributed by Sub Pop as "LP2."
Fans call it "The Pink Album" because of its solid pink cover.
According to the story, Sub Pop asked the fragmenting band for artwork but they had nothing to offer, so Goldsmith simply said "make it pink."
A couple years later, singer Jeremy Enigk and guitarist Dan Hoerner briefly reformed the band with Goldsmith (Mendel continued with the Foo Fighters) and recorded a few more albums. More recently, all four original members reunited for tours, and perhaps a return to the studio.
Sunny Day Real Estate never hit it big among the record-buying public, but as my listening to "The Pink Album" confirms, their legacy endures.