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
Oh okay. I think I agree with that.
I'll check out 14 Iced Bears, Ropers, and Close Lobsters. I hope they're on Spotify!
― ∞, Thursday, 27 February 2014 19:56 (ten years ago) link
Close Lobsters is probably no ...closer than any other 80s jangle pop band to Real Estate's song but they're great so always on the front of my mind.
Here's a good song... I admit it doesn't really sound like Real Estate beyond pretty, sunny guitar-work:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U77ctQngL84&feature=kp
― Evan, Thursday, 27 February 2014 20:01 (ten years ago) link
I'm not super-familiar with most of those referents. The band that Real Estate most reminds me of is the Sea and Cake. Granted, there's more (overt) jazz and electronics in the Sea and Cake, but I get a similar vibe -- wistful maj-7th-chord guitar-pop -- from both bands.
― jaymc, Thursday, 27 February 2014 20:04 (ten years ago) link
This one might be a little closer maybe? I'm realizing Fastnbulbous is more trustworthy for matching sounds:
14 Iced Bears:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8bozvcPH0A&feature=kp
― Evan, Thursday, 27 February 2014 20:06 (ten years ago) link
Yeah and fully self-aware here Ropers is another that is just sunny indie pop and not really a good reference point either. Apologies!
― Evan, Thursday, 27 February 2014 20:08 (ten years ago) link
Oh but this one works!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIppK6kDCUM&feature=kp
― Evan, Thursday, 27 February 2014 20:10 (ten years ago) link
― jaymc, Thursday, February 27, 2014 3:04 PM (12 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Agreed!
― Evan, Thursday, 27 February 2014 20:17 (ten years ago) link
Images of ∞ checking out Ropers and going "Huh?" gives me anxiety for some reason, like when I would realize I made the same error at the record store to a customer after the fact, or simply when you realize you gave someone bad driving directions after they're already gone.
― Evan, Thursday, 27 February 2014 20:26 (ten years ago) link
Close Lobsters is a good call. I love that album, I think I bought it in '88 after reading about it in a Xeroxed fanzine out of Michigan called "You Can't Hide Your Love Forever." Field Mice too.
― Fastnbulbous, Thursday, 27 February 2014 20:31 (ten years ago) link
Hahaha. @Evan, don't sweat it, man. It's no big deal. Plus, I might like them for other reasons (even though they sound nothing like Real Estate).
I have heard Field Mice, and I don't hear the similarities, to be honest.
Been looking for new stuff to listen to, anyway, though.
I'll start with Close Lobsters, then.
― ∞, Thursday, 27 February 2014 20:53 (ten years ago) link
See with Field Mice it probably starts and ends with "Emma's House" which I posted above.
― Evan, Thursday, 27 February 2014 21:00 (ten years ago) link
The first few bars of that Close Lobsters song are exactly like "Its Real". Looking forward to the new Real Estate - lovely languid summer voibs all day please
― everyday sheeple (Michael B), Thursday, 27 February 2014 21:05 (ten years ago) link
Ha, yeah - I hit play on the Close Lobsters thing and actually momentarily thought 'oh shit, Real Estate is auto-playing somewhere else'
― Walter Galt, Friday, 28 February 2014 08:11 (ten years ago) link
Randomly heard 'Green Aisles' this morning, and I might be projecting, but, besides the usual suspect, I'm hearing a strong Cure influence in there.
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Friday, 28 February 2014 08:48 (ten years ago) link
Guess I'm not as far off with the references as I'd thought!
― Evan, Friday, 28 February 2014 14:59 (ten years ago) link
the band they remind me of most sound-wise are probably Mccarthy
― jamiesummerz, Friday, 28 February 2014 15:10 (ten years ago) link
i hear the second and third feelies albums big time
― reggie (qualmsley), Friday, 28 February 2014 15:17 (ten years ago) link
Definitely.
― Evan, Friday, 28 February 2014 15:33 (ten years ago) link
Haven't heard this one yet but I agree that Real Estate has something in common with early Clientele. Their previous albums are recorded like the music is playing in a small venue, or a bar, and you're not front-and-center. Maybe their backs are to you, and their amps are facing the other direction, or maybe their just in the next room. They're a very ambient band in that way.
― 3×5, Friday, 28 February 2014 20:18 (ten years ago) link
*they're
― 3×5, Friday, 28 February 2014 20:19 (ten years ago) link
Wow, check out this dickish review. Reminds me of the early days of Pitchfork.
http://www.popmatters.com/review/179361-real-estate-atlas/
― Fastnbulbous, Monday, 3 March 2014 13:51 (ten years ago) link
Boy, Real Estate sure has done it again. Without a doubt, this is another Real Estate album. Atlas has all the hallmarks: clean guitars, open chords, the faintest whiff of melancholy. Unfortunately, it doesn’t begin to approach anything resembling an interesting idea.
i agree with the author. i am so livid that this pleasant guitar pop made by dudes who seem pretty nice from what i've heard is enjoying moderate popularity.
― james franco, Monday, 3 March 2014 14:00 (ten years ago) link
i mean, don't real estate want more out of their music? what ever happened to wanting more? is real estate just waiting it out until their consciousnesses are uploaded into the cloud? does real estate care about anything at all?
― james franco, Monday, 3 March 2014 14:09 (ten years ago) link
Yeah, it was pretty interesting to read that Popmatters review right after reading the Pitchfork one.
― an enormous bolus of flatulence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 3 March 2014 15:29 (ten years ago) link
This new album is seriously beautiful.
― Treeship, Monday, 3 March 2014 17:44 (ten years ago) link
"Navigator" is my favorite. Chorus reminds me of something I think but I can't figure out what.
― Evan, Monday, 3 March 2014 18:59 (ten years ago) link
The instrumental track "April's Song" is the one i've been playing over and over.
― Treeship, Monday, 3 March 2014 19:51 (ten years ago) link
"Primitive" is great too. This band definitely captures the new jersey i know better than springsteen.
― Treeship, Tuesday, 4 March 2014 01:41 (ten years ago) link