Real Estate

Real Estate | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 17, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 30
• Label: Woodsist
• ASIN: B002U4UZ04
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,286 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

2009 debut full-length album from New Jersey quartet. Real Estate play sun-streaked Psych/Indie Pop reminiscent of The Feelies, Yo La Tengo and other like-minded outfits. Guitarist Matt Mondanile also plays in Ducktails and Predator Vision (Not Not Fun).

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I'm enjoying this, January 10, 2010

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Frank Lynch "frank_lynch" (Brooklyn, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Real Estate (MP3 Download)

This is a very pleasant debut. It's got jangly guitars such as you might hear in the Trashcan Sinatras, it's got vocal harmonies such as you might hear in Dr. Dog or Grizzly Bear, and it's got just a tinge of the darkness you might hear in The National. Very glad to have downloaded this, and I look forward to more.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply put: one of the best albums of 2009, September 2, 2010

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Morgan T. Denner "morgan" (baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Real Estate (Audio CD)

I immediately fell in love with this album. I always try to find bands that really catch my ear and attention, especially with all the clone bands going around these days that are not in it for the art but for the fame, and these guys really really did pull me in. One of my favorite albums to listen to is slowly becoming sonic opium for me: slow, glistening, nonchalant, stagnant, and addicting. One of my favorite lines of all time in the most unexpected of places is in this album:

"Until you find your rolex in the sand
You'll be stopping
Until that solid gold is in your hand
You'll be happy"

That line just clangs at the core of me. I have seen thm twice and both times they were amazing. So go listen to this album's entirety and enjoy a nice dose of sonic opium because this album will make you heavy.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Check out this indie band..., March 4, 2010

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J. Pratty (Manhattan Beach, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Real Estate (Audio CD)

Another one of my favorite Indie-releases of the year, Real Estate's debut album draws on indie greats Yo La Tengo, early Shins, and other not-quite-lo-fi masters. A relaxing and rewarding listen, Real Estate glides and caresses the listener while describing the fate of the suburban dwellers, (two tracks with Suburban in the title), with lyrics such as "the suburban dogs are in love with their chains." The most upbeat the albums gets is only a brisk walk, "Beach Comber" being one of my favorites, but the pleasantries of the album leave the listener satisfied instead of waiting for more...unless of course if by more you mean their next album.