yeah they were p meh both times ive seen them live
― INDIE BAND (Lamp), Wednesday, 26 October 2011 20:31 (twelve years ago) link
Wonder Years and All the Same are the standouts for me. the doo-doo-doo parts on Wonder Years are so jangly-80s-college rock.
― dmr, Wednesday, 26 October 2011 20:41 (twelve years ago) link
they were pretty good a couple weeks ago at the astoria beer garden. they did a fun felt cover and the last track from days, all the same, sounded better than the record, really driving and danceable
― mizzell, Wednesday, 26 October 2011 20:42 (twelve years ago) link
I would have liked to go to that. used to live in Astoria and always wondered why the beer garden never had bands.
― dmr, Wednesday, 26 October 2011 20:51 (twelve years ago) link
I really like 'Green Aisles'
― Muammar for the road (Michael White), Wednesday, 26 October 2011 20:52 (twelve years ago) link
yeah i think green aisles is my favorite track on the albumthe beer garden show was fun, they're a good band to have play in sunshine.
― mizzell, Wednesday, 26 October 2011 20:55 (twelve years ago) link
If anything, this is indie-rock comfort food, but so what? Pretty, almost too pretty. A fuck of a lot of bands mine a similar sound (neo-college rock?). So few get it right and make it sing that it's no wonder these guys are getting serious press.
― Melle Mel and the Coconuts (thewufs), Friday, 11 November 2011 21:56 (twelve years ago) link
Growing to really love this album.
The "It's Real" video features dogs!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HWcViTXdYc
― encarta it (Gukbe), Sunday, 13 November 2011 19:23 (twelve years ago) link
"It's Real" is a great track but I haven't really been able to get into the album.
― fun drive (seandalai), Sunday, 13 November 2011 22:53 (twelve years ago) link
Coachella performance is streaming now.
― stay in school if you want to kiw (Gukbe), Sunday, 15 April 2012 23:22 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKJ9RE1q7Hw
― stay in school if you want to kiw (Gukbe), Tuesday, 17 April 2012 21:25 (twelve years ago) link
i don't mind these guys but every single one of their songs sounds like "no rain" by blind melon with more boring vocals
― congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, 17 April 2012 21:27 (twelve years ago) link
nah, however said they were like an amerindie version of the clientele was otm. love the album.
― Michael B Higgins (Michael B), Tuesday, 17 April 2012 21:37 (twelve years ago) link
they sound almost exactly like McCarthy without the politics. which rules.they really frontloaded that second album though. the whole thing is great but the first 3 or 4 tracks just kill.
― Jamie_ATP, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 21:50 (twelve years ago) link
this stuff sounds a little like early aztec camera and felt to me. i like it.
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Thursday, 10 May 2012 03:17 (twelve years ago) link
they are fun + chill live, good vibes, nice to see them in the summer
― sleepingbag, Thursday, 10 May 2012 03:35 (twelve years ago) link
yeah they were surprisingly good live, i thought. the album is definitely very nice. the whole family likes it, which is rare!
― tylerw, Thursday, 10 May 2012 14:37 (twelve years ago) link
I get a Field Mice vibe too.
― Evan, Thursday, 10 May 2012 14:48 (twelve years ago) link
this is such a nice album
― Jandek at the Disco (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 10 August 2012 00:01 (eleven years ago) link
One of the only modern records that I can't seem to get burnt out on, and I imagine it'll age really well.
― Evan, Friday, 10 August 2012 03:14 (eleven years ago) link
I always semi-liked these guys but I am fully on board now after I've been listening to "Days" a ton since it came out. it's a great album and they were great live this past Saturday. covered the Clean! (Anything Could Happen)
also I never realized Alex Bleeker sings the lead vocal on Wonder Years
― dmr, Friday, 10 August 2012 03:35 (eleven years ago) link
my three year old loves this record. and so do i!
― tylerw, Friday, 10 August 2012 15:17 (eleven years ago) link
Reasons like that are the most attractive thing to me about someday having kids :)
― Evan, Friday, 10 August 2012 15:50 (eleven years ago) link
http://pitchfork.com/news/47473-watch-real-estate-perform-new-song/
The little guitar hook has a Destroyer vibe to it.
― Evan, Monday, 13 August 2012 04:06 (eleven years ago) link
NEW RECORD IS HERE....ITS A DOOZY!!!!!!!!!!!!
― the Shearer of simulated snowsex etc. (Dwight Yorke), Monday, 2 December 2013 22:46 (ten years ago) link
when is it actually out?
― tylerw, Monday, 2 December 2013 22:52 (ten years ago) link
March.
Only 4 tracks in but yeah, this is exactly what you expect = perfection
― the Shearer of simulated snowsex etc. (Dwight Yorke), Monday, 2 December 2013 22:55 (ten years ago) link
sweet
― call all destroyer, Monday, 2 December 2013 22:58 (ten years ago) link
nice! i had totally forgotten about these guys
― flopson, Monday, 2 December 2013 22:59 (ten years ago) link
New track!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNvj_VLkEBg
― Evan, Tuesday, 14 January 2014 14:36 (ten years ago) link
v. good track
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 14 January 2014 18:44 (ten years ago) link
Decent tune, not too distinctive on its own, though I think of these guys as more of an album band. I think their songs work best in the context of an album-long listening experience, where they can establish a mood and play with subtle variations on their formula.
― o. nate, Wednesday, 15 January 2014 21:22 (ten years ago) link
Agreed, though mix any of their songs (at least from their last album) in with a late 80s early 90s indie pop mix and I think they fit very nicely.
― Evan, Wednesday, 15 January 2014 23:40 (ten years ago) link
Not bad. I tend to agree with o. nate.
― Le passé, non seulement n'est pas fugace, il reste sur place (Michael White), Thursday, 16 January 2014 00:01 (ten years ago) link
melody doesn't really stick
― flopson, Thursday, 16 January 2014 06:55 (ten years ago) link
Generic
― nostormo, Thursday, 16 January 2014 10:27 (ten years ago) link
whole album is lovely. whole album is Real Estate.
― alpine static, Tuesday, 11 February 2014 17:19 (ten years ago) link
Very excited.
― Evan, Tuesday, 11 February 2014 17:44 (ten years ago) link
Track + video:
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/16682-real-estate-crime/
― monster_xero, Thursday, 20 February 2014 21:01 (ten years ago) link
http://pitchfork.com/features/articles/9342-real-estate-suburban-dreams/
I'm seriously exactly the same guy as all three of these dudes and can directly relate (though I'm from only a few towns over) to a million of these sentiments.
I really need to start a late 80s early 90s jangle pop band myself. WTF am I doing?
― Evan, Thursday, 27 February 2014 17:31 (ten years ago) link
^Whoa. That P4K writer hit the nail on the head with that description of Real Estate's music.
That's the same kind of vibe I get from Kurt Vile (his latest album) and, to some extent, Pavement.
― ∞, Thursday, 27 February 2014 17:56 (ten years ago) link
Yeah, that's a great profile and has me super stoker for Atlas.
― an enormous bolus of flatulence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 27 February 2014 17:59 (ten years ago) link
on paper these guys should be so mediocre and forgettable but the execution is just so good
― anonanon, Thursday, 27 February 2014 18:02 (ten years ago) link
They aren't accessorizing with their particular influences. No novelty at all.
― Evan, Thursday, 27 February 2014 18:23 (ten years ago) link
^Aren't accessories just other influences, as well, though?
― ∞, Thursday, 27 February 2014 18:51 (ten years ago) link
???
― Evan, Thursday, 27 February 2014 19:11 (ten years ago) link
Heard the album yesterday and realize how much I've missed this sound. Adventure-era Television, Yo La Tengo, Feelies, Luna, early Clientelle. Love it! What else would you put alongside it in a mix? Maybe Veronica Falls, Minks, Beach Fossils?
― Fastnbulbous, Thursday, 27 February 2014 19:14 (ten years ago) link
I put them in mixes with Field Mice, 14 Iced Bears, Ropers, Clientele, Feelies, Close Lobsters, etc. Yeah all that kind of stuff.
― Evan, Thursday, 27 February 2014 19:34 (ten years ago) link
@Evan
Sorry, I think I misunderstood you. What do you mean by accessorise?
― ∞, Thursday, 27 February 2014 19:44 (ten years ago) link
I mean the novelty of imitating a style of music blatantly. In their case they take from the style of the bands I listed above but it's definitely not derivative. In my opinion.
― Evan, Thursday, 27 February 2014 19:54 (ten years ago) link