Sunny Day Real Estate have confirmed the impending release of a new song of theirs titled “Novum Vetus“. The track’s origins date back to 1998, but the emo rock band revisited the demo and reworked and newly recorded it for its scheduled release this coming Friday, January 26th. The group last released new music back in 2014 in the form of “Lipton Witch“.
Outside of something new, Sunny Day Real Estate also have plans to shine a light on something far older. They have just announced the dates for a 30th anniversary tour celebrating their 1994 debut album, “Diary“.
They’ve also seen fit to re-record that entire effort live in-studio for a May 03rd release. That in-studio performance of the album, titled “Diary (Live At London Bridge Studio)“. took place at London Bridge Studio in Seattle, WA.
A statement shared by the group today, January 22nd, reads as follows:
“This year is the 30th anniversary of our first record, Diary! We wanted to do something special to celebrate these songs that have brought us so much over the years. Not only are we excited to announce a US tour of the record in its entirety, we thought it would be fun to re-record the full album live in-studio as a better representation of how we play the songs now as we’ve evolved as musicians.
Recorded at London Bridge Studio in Seattle. We couldn’t be happier with the result of how it turned out. Nothing can touch the specialness of our original recording, but this recording in so many ways has its own power and magic that we hope you will enjoy. And for an added bonus we recorded a new song ‘Novum Vetus’. An idea originally conceived around 1998 for ‘How it Feels To Be Something On’, but completed and restructured for this new recording.
This Friday the 26th, you can buy tickets for the tour, hear/download the song on all DSPs and pre-order the album from our site. Thank you for listening all of these years!
Love, Sunny Day Real Estate
www.sunnyday.realestate“
Here’s where the 30th anniversary tour will hit:
03/13 Lawrence, KS – Liberty Hall
03/14 Oklahoma City, OK – Beer City Music Hall
03/16 Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
05/01 Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theatre
05/03 Gainesville, FL – High Drive
05/05 Atlanta, GA – Central Park
05/07 Washington, DC – Howard Theatre
05/09 Philadelphia, PA – Theatre Of Living Arts
05/12 Boston, MA – Big Night Live
05/15 New York, NY – Irving Plaza
08/14 Dallas, TX – The Echo Lounge & Music Hall
08/17 Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
08/20 Seattle, WA – The Showbox
08/21 Portland, OR – Pioneer Courthouse Square
08/23 Seattle, WA – The Showbox
09/25 Chicago, IL – House Of Blues
09/28 Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore
10/15 San Francisco, CA – August Hall
10/18 Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco Theater
