Days
The serene Dan Graham cover photo is no misdirection: this is some relaxing music. The Garden State’s pre-eminent chillout band gets deeply mellow on their second album, but they never drown in a bottomless sea of reverb. Instead, Real Estate’s swirling guitars and wispy vocals strike just the right balance of sharpness and haziness, as on the gorgeous “Out of Tune” and the sparkling “Wonder Years.” *Days* perfectly conjures those sun-soaked July afternoons when you’ve got nowhere to go and nothing to do.
Cleaner, sharper, and stronger than the quartet's excellent 2009 self-titled debut, Days is like a single idea divided into simple statements. No note feels wasted, and nothing happens at the wrong time or in the wrong place.
Cleaner, sharper, and stronger than the quartet's excellent 2009 self-titled debut, Days is like a single idea divided into simple statements. No note feels wasted, and nothing happens at the wrong time or in the wrong place.
In its own quiet, captivating way, Real Estate’s Days is a daring record. It’s one thing to try to stand out by being novel or radically obtuse; it’s another to make music that attempts to do something well that’s already been done exceptionally many times in the past, and not only aspire to the sounds of those…
In its own quiet, captivating way, Real Estate’s Days is a daring record. It’s one thing to try to stand out by being novel or radically obtuse; it’s another to make music that attempts to do something well that’s already been done exceptionally many times in the past, and not only aspire to the sounds of those…
On their second full-length, New Jersey’s Real Estate put their sunny harmonies and shimmering guitars on a larger stage.
On their second full-length, New Jersey’s Real Estate put their sunny harmonies and shimmering guitars on a larger stage.
Dreamy jangle pop gets a Fleet Foxes flavour on Real Estate's second album, writes <strong>Kitty Empire</strong>
Dreamy jangle pop gets a Fleet Foxes flavour on Real Estate's second album, writes <strong>Kitty Empire</strong>
The album lives or dies by whether it holds true to its mellow, thoroughly evocative format.
The album lives or dies by whether it holds true to its mellow, thoroughly evocative format.
Real Estate 'Days' album review on Northern Transmissions. 'Days' by Real Estate is now available on Domino Records
Real Estate 'Days' album review on Northern Transmissions. 'Days' by Real Estate is now available on Domino Records
If Real Estate's songs are so instantly memorable, how do they also manage to be so uninspiring, wonders <strong>Maddy Costa</strong>
If Real Estate's songs are so instantly memorable, how do they also manage to be so uninspiring, wonders <strong>Maddy Costa</strong>