...I like the album. I really like the long jammy song on the first side.
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Wednesday, 22 March 2017 23:19 (seven years ago) link
Album is all right but Real Estate have always been a "two tracks per album" group for me. "Darling" is pretty special.
― yesca, Saturday, 25 March 2017 13:07 (seven years ago) link
i like this! sleepy and samey aren't necessarily deal breakers for me, anyway.
― tylerw, Saturday, 25 March 2017 20:22 (seven years ago) link
I think Darling is great, but most of the album is not clicking for me - as someone who likes s/t and Days pretty much front to back
― anonanon, Monday, 27 March 2017 13:20 (seven years ago) link
yeah I like this a lot too - it's comforting, warm 60s psych vibes, hearing a bit of Teenage Fanclub in them
― niels, Thursday, 30 March 2017 12:51 (seven years ago) link
the She's So Heavy ending on Two Arrows is fun imo
― niels, Thursday, 30 March 2017 12:57 (seven years ago) link
File under: Things that are boring but good
― Lennon, Elvis, Hendrix etc (dog latin), Thursday, 30 March 2017 13:31 (seven years ago) link
https://pitchfork.com/news/real-estate-fired-guitarist-matt-mondanile-in-2016-because-he-allegedly-mistreated-women/
― flappy bird, Friday, 13 October 2017 19:08 (six years ago) link
Massive new story -- triggers noted.
https://www.spin.com/featured/matt-mondanile-ducktails-real-estate-sexual-misconduct-allegations-detailed/
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 16 October 2017 20:40 (six years ago) link
so sad
I'm glad the new album is good because now I kinda don't want to hear the old ones
― niels, Wednesday, 18 October 2017 19:18 (six years ago) link
Days will always be special to me, despite this.
― Evan, Wednesday, 18 October 2017 19:33 (six years ago) link
yeah I think it probably will to me too in a while it's just right now I don't really want to hear it
― niels, Wednesday, 18 October 2017 19:35 (six years ago) link
Right
― Evan, Wednesday, 18 October 2017 19:37 (six years ago) link
You're entering this townYourself a weeping clownYou play along to songs written for youBut you're all out of tune
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 18 October 2017 21:12 (six years ago) link
Hm, as they say.
https://pitchfork.com/news/matt-mondanile-addresses-sexual-misconduct-allegations/
Per the legal statement:
Regarding Real Estate, the band required Matt to sign a “leaving agreement” in February 2016 that prohibits both him and the band members from making any negative or derogatory statements about the other, or that may negatively affect the other’s reputation and career. In violating the terms of the agreement, Real Estate band members were not “protecting the victims,” they were instead protecting themselves by sidestepping the controversy to protect the band's commercial viability.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 20 October 2017 17:33 (six years ago) link
love "Saturday" a lot
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 15 November 2017 14:28 (six years ago) link
New album came out last week and I’ve seen zero mention of it anywhere.
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Monday, 2 March 2020 15:55 (four years ago) link
There are a lot of little lead guitar flourishes in this record that I find a little hokey, on first listen at least.
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Monday, 2 March 2020 16:06 (four years ago) link
My copy just arrived yesterday, but I haven't had a chance to play through it yet.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 2 March 2020 16:39 (four years ago) link
Sorta reminds me of Teenage Fanclub
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Monday, 2 March 2020 20:32 (four years ago) link
I'm honestly not terribly familiar with Teenage Fanclub, so I'm not sure what to make of that particular comparison, but this is... different. It's hard to put my finger on it. I like it, but it's not quite what I expected.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 3 March 2020 15:28 (four years ago) link
basically Days is the only album they needed to make is how I break it down to an extentnot hearing Teenage Fanclub really at all
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 3 March 2020 15:37 (four years ago) link
I'm loving this, it's their sophistipop record!
Ok, you know what youre going to get with Real Estate but I love their subtle tweaks to the melancholy summer voib on each albun
― Saxophone Of Futility (Michael B), Tuesday, 3 March 2020 19:25 (four years ago) link
I've always relied on these guys for all of my jangly vitamins and minerals. New direction not really working for me.
― Darin, Tuesday, 3 March 2020 19:27 (four years ago) link
Days is a couple months away from 10 years old. Still a classic!
I wonder if J0rdan S. ever came around to The Clientele within these last 10 years (was rereading upthread)...
― Evan, Friday, 27 August 2021 14:40 (two years ago) link
the only time I engaged w/this band was seeing them at Pitchfork with J0rdan lol
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 27 August 2021 14:59 (two years ago) link
https://realestate.bandcamp.com/album/daniel
excited for this, esp. as The Main Thing ended up my 2nd fave after Days
little bit of The Shins' "Saint Simon" in this first single
― soup of magpies (geoffreyess), Wednesday, 29 November 2023 01:23 (five months ago) link
Not sure if it "means" anything that no one had anything to share here about the new album...my impression is that there are a lot of people who likely feel this is a band whose best work is behind them. I continue to have a soft spot for Real Estate, even while being frustrated at a certain sameness that is both a weakness and strength of theirs.
Anyway--I'm enjoying the new one. "Water Underground" is definitely the most memorable, expertly composed + arranged song here and one of their best ever, I think. The little flourishes that distinguish this slightly from their others are welcome, like the pedal steel on half the tracks and the moody but propulsive rhythms of "Freeze Brain" and "You Are Here". The lyrics are mostly fine, sometimes weak, occasionally just right. I still think Martin's solo records are better than any of the last 3 Real Estate albums.
― mr. milligan, Saturday, 2 March 2024 14:51 (one month ago) link
I like them a lot but yeah I think Atlas was their last really strong album. The new one is a bit mid, they always sound pleasant at least but this seems a bit inessential.
― Saxophone Of Futility (Michael B), Saturday, 2 March 2024 16:21 (one month ago) link
Oh meant to post about this, I've been enjoying it. Can't tell if the songs are at the level of the last album, which I loved, but Real Estate + Golden Hour producer is plenty for me, and I do really like where it goes in the last couple songs.
― soup of magpies (geoffreyess), Sunday, 3 March 2024 02:52 (one month ago) link
Yeah this new one is definitely not top tier Real Estate, but I'll be damned if it still doesn't sound gorgeous.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 4 March 2024 18:43 (one month ago) link
Always pleasant, rarely essential.
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Monday, 4 March 2024 19:13 (one month ago) link
A fragment of the video f "Water Underground" was played on the TV news in Spain last weekend. Yesterday I found out that "Atlas" is almost ten years old.
― EvR, Thursday, 7 March 2024 08:26 (one month ago) link
First album and first ep essential, after that yeah, pgwp otm
― H.P, Thursday, 7 March 2024 08:35 (one month ago) link