Real Estate swing by Berlin once more for a show at Magnet in supportof the release of their brand spanking new second album Days which you can hear by clicking on these very words. Hurray for the interweb.
The boys are in fine form on this record, NPR seem to like it as this attests:
Real Estate doesn’t take long to set a tone of wistful, rose-colored nostalgia on Days, its second album of reverb-y beach-pop. From the very first words out of singer-guitarist Martin Courtney’s mouth — “Back when we had it so easy / I would surrender completely” — it’s clear that Courtney looks to wallow in the past as a means of escaping the burden of now.
Like The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, the sounds being evoked aren’t just the pop and rock of ’60s beaches and garages, but also the low-power radio of ’90s dorm rooms. But regardless of the source material, the gently chiming ringers on Days (out Oct. 18) stand up to the weight of scrutiny and history. These sun-dappled gems recall comforting classics from countless eras, in the process calling to mind both bucolic settings and the confused, hopeful youth that made those places sing out in the first place.
And here’s an oldie, Atlantic City, to remind you of last year’s self-titled debut:
This one’s Suburban Dogs, it takes a few seconds to kick in..after the food introduction:
