by Daba 18049 Posts
Ready to get things pooping 10 months ago |
3 years ago
This is pretty random. Both Stereogum and MOKB profiled this band Real Estate as a band to watch. When I first saw the headline I thought it was something about Sunny Day Real Estate. I was probably hoping for a reunion. Real Estate is a side project made up of Martin Courtney, Etienne Duguay (of Predator Vision), Alex Bleeker, and Matt Mondanile of Ducktails. We received a digital copy of their new self-titled 7" and have been listening to it non-stop. Three lo-fi songs titled Suburban Beverage, Black Lake, and Old Folk ...
http://myoldkyhome.blogspot.com/2009/01/sxsw-2009-preview-real-estate.html ... On top of that, their MySpace Top 8 includes Titus Andronicus and the Ridgewood, NJ Real Estater Matt Mondanile also records as Ducktails, and therein has a song called "Beach Point Pleasant." So, see, we're making shit up with that Jersey Shore claim. Beyond geography, songs like "Suburban Beverage" mix languid psychedelia, muted vocals, a boomy undertow of drums, and jammy repetitions that somehow conjure fellow Garden State crew the Feelies (then again, that could just be because of how they look)....
http://stereogum.com/archives/band-to-watch/band-to-watch-real-estate_047651.html Myspace Page: http://www.myspace.com/letsrockthebeach |