▁the ▁label ▁soon ▁ceased ▁operations , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁band ' s ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁break up . ▁ ▁After ▁Sun ny ▁Day ▁Real ▁Est ate , ▁other ▁projects , ▁and ▁re union ▁( 2 0 0 1 – present ) ▁After ▁Sun ny ▁Day ▁Real ▁Est ate ▁dis band ed ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁time , ▁G olds m ith ▁and ▁En ig k ▁formed ▁The ▁Fire ▁The ft ▁with ▁original ▁Sun ny ▁Day ▁bass ist ▁N ate ▁M end el . ▁An ▁album ▁and ▁tour ▁followed . ▁ ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁G olds m ith ▁joined ▁guitar ist ▁Billy ▁Dol an , ▁who ▁had ▁played ▁on ▁the ▁Fire ▁The ft ▁album ▁and ▁tour , ▁for ▁a ▁project ▁called ▁Var ico ce le . ▁The ▁band ▁recorded ▁about ▁ 3 0 ▁songs , ▁and ▁presented ▁them ▁to ▁Jonathan ▁Pon eman ▁at ▁Sub ▁Pop , ▁who ▁decl ined ▁to ▁release ▁them . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁G olds m ith ▁formed ▁B raw ley ▁B anks ▁with ▁Justin ▁Schw art z ▁and ▁J orum ▁Young ▁from ▁Cob ra ▁High . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁they ▁played ▁their ▁first ▁show . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁it ▁was ▁confirmed ▁that ▁Sun ny ▁Day ▁Real ▁Est ate ▁would ▁be ▁re unit ing ▁once ▁again ▁with ▁the ▁original ▁line - up . ▁A ▁tour ▁began ▁later ▁that ▁year . ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁guitar ist ▁Dan ▁Ho erner