Real Estate
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Real Estate
- Genres: Rock
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New Jersey's hazy indie rockers Real Estate feature Titus Andronicus' Martin Courtney, Etienne Duguay (who also records as Predator Vision), Alex Bleeker, and Matthew Mondanile, also of Ducktails. The foursome had played together in bands -- including a Weezer cover band -- during high school, but didn't become Real Estate until Courtney returned to the Garden State after attending college in Olympia, Washington. After forming in summer 2008, the band began playing live that fall and released the Suburban Beverage 7", which introduced Real Estate's brand of surfy, lo-fi pop, early in 2009. A song on the Underwater Peoples Records Showcase and the Fake Blues EP appeared that summer; the band spent the fall touring with Girls before its self-titled debut was released by Woodsist. The quartet joined the Domino Records roster in 2011 for its sophomore album, Days, which hit the shelves that fall. ~ Heather Phares, RoviWikipedia on Answers.com:
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Real Estate (band)
| Real Estate | |
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 Real Estate at the St. James Cathedral in NYC, 15 Jan 2010. |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Ridgewood, New Jersey |
| Genres | Indie rock Psychedelic rock Surf rock |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Mexican Summer, Woodsist, Underwater Peoples, Half Machine, Domino |
| Members | |
| Alex Bleeker Matt Mondanile Martin Courtney, IV Devin Gaudaur, III Jackson Pollis Jonah Mauer |
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| Past members | |
| Etienne Pierre Duguay | |
Real Estate[1] is an Indie rock[2] band hailing from Ridgewood, New Jersey.[3]
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Biography
Real Estate was formed in Ridgewood, New Jersey by singer/guitarist Martin Courtney, guitarist Matt Mondanile (Ducktails), bassist Alex Bleeker (of Alex Bleeker and the Freaks), and drummer Etienne Pierre Duguay (of Predator Vision) in 2008. In 2011 Jackson Pollis replaced Etienne on drums and Jonah Maurer joined the band on keys and guitar.
After issuing singles on the Underwater Peoples and Woodsist labels, the band's 2009 self-titled debut received critical acclaim, including an 8.5 rating and Best New Music tag from Pitchfork Media.[4] Review aggregator Metacritic gave the album a normalised rating of 79%, indicating "generally favourable reviews".[5] Tours followed supporting acts such as Girls, Kurt Vile, Woods, and Deerhunter. In 2010, Real Estate performed at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago and the Primavera Sound Festival[6] in Barcelona. In 2012, Real Estate performed at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California.
In 2011, Real Estate signed with the Domino Recording Company. In a recent interview with Groove Guide in New Zealand the band was quoted as saying “They really let you get on with your own thing” [7] in regards to their change to Domino Recording Company. The group issued their sophomore record, Days, on October 18, 2011. The album received positive reviews, including a rating of 76% on Metacritic[8] and 8.7 on Pitchfork.[9]
Discography
Albums
- Real Estate (2009)[10][11][12]
EPs
- Reality (2009)[14]
Singles
- "Fake Blues" b/w "Pool Swimmers" (7″ Woodsist, 2009)
- "Fake Blues" b/w "Green River" (7″ Half Machine, 2009) U.K. Issue[15]
- "Suburban Beverage" b/w "Black Lake" & "Old Folks" (7″ Underwater Peoples, 2009)
- "Out of Tune" b/w "Reservoir" (7" True Panther Sounds, 2010)
- "It's Real" b/w "Blue Lebaron" (7" Domino, 2011) U.K. Issue[16]
- "Easy" b/w "Exactly Nothing" (7" Domino, 2012) U.K. Issue[17]
References
- ^ Stereogum nominates Real Estate a "band to watch"
- ^ http://www.frostmagazine.com/2012/04/23/real-estate-announce-support-acts-for-electric-ballroom-show-music-news/
- ^ McCall, Tris. "Ridgewood rocks: A slew of hot indie bands have roots in Bergen town", The Star-Ledger, August 1, 2010. Accessed July 27, 2011. "Al-Rawi turned the attic of his mother’s house into a studio, and there he recorded the debut album by Real Estate, Ridgewood’s best-known musical export."
- ^ Pitchfork's review of Real Estate's self-titled debut album
- ^ "Metacritic - Real Estate reviews". http://www.metacritic.com/music/real-estate. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- ^ http://www.archive.org/details/OlasKoolKitchenOnRadio23RealEstateLivePrimavera2010
- ^ "Interview: Real Estate". Groove Guide. http://www.grooveguide.co.nz/music/features/75-interview-real-estate. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ^ "Metacritic review of 'Days'". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/music/days. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ^ "Pitchfork review of 'Days'". Pitchfork. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15918-days/. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ^ Pitchfork's review of Real Estate's self-titled debut album
- ^ TooCoolToDie's review of Real Estate's self-titled debut album
- ^ Pitchfork's review of track "Black Lake"
- ^ Domino | Albums | Days
- ^ Real Estate Prep New EP
- ^ Pitchfork's review of the track "Green River"
- ^ "It's Real" 7" Single from Domino UK
- ^ Listen to "Exactly Nothing" B-side on Indie Shuffle
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