VIDEO: “Easy” (Dir. by Tom Scharpling)
VIDEO: “It’s Real” (Dir. by Weird Days)
Real Estate just wrapped up a short East Coast tour which also found them playing their largest NYC show yet, at Terminal 5, and now have announced even more North American dates in April centered around the band’s first appearance at Coachella. In addition to a slew of year-end accolades (including #9 album of the year at Pitchfork, #32 album of the year at Pazz & Jop, and other year-end nods from The Onion, Paste, Q, Uncut, NME, Stereogum, Gorilla Vs. Bear, American Songwriter & tons more) the band recently talked to ABC News, co-hosted Much Music’s The Wedge w/ Damian of Fucked Up, stopped by 120 Minutes to chat with Matt Pinfield and taped a Tiny Desk Concert at NPR’s DC offices. Domino has also announced that the “Easy” single will see a US release on April 10 – you can pre-order it here
Bio:
Days was recorded over the course of five patient months in a remote New Paltz, NY barn-cum-studio with the help of Kevin McMahon (Titus Andronicus, The Walkmen), is a coming of age moment for childhood friends Martin Courtney (Guitar and Vocals), Matt Mondanile (Guitar) and Alex Bleeker (Bass): a gorgeous suite of guitar-pop songs. Days is a testament to the fact that the sonic formula Real Estate developed and shared with their debut album (Real Estate, Woodsist 2009) heralded the arrival of a new, genuine and enduring group of voices in American independent music. Days sees the band tighten and refine their brand of timeless, melodic and genuine music- consolidating the breezy sketches of their earlier work into considered, graceful pop songs.
Tour Dates
04/03 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church
04/04 Baltimore, MD Ottobar
04/05 Richmond, VA Strange Matter
04/06 Raleigh, NC Lincoln Theatre
04/07 Athens, GA 40 Watt Club
04/08 Oxford, MS Cats Purring Dude Ranch
04/09 Little Rock, AR Rev Room
04/10 Dallas, TX Club Dada
04/11 Austin, TX The Mohawk
04/15 Indio, CA Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
04/19 Mexico City, MX Caradura
04/20 Seattle, WA The Neptune
04/22 Indio, CA Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
04/23 Santa Cruz, CA Catalyst Atrium
04/24 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
04/25 Reno, NV Holland Project
04/26 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
04/27 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre
04/28 Lawrence, KS Bottleneck
04/29 St. Louis, MO Plush
04/30 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
05/01 Harrisburg, PA Appalachian Brewing Co.
Real Estate
Easy
(Domino)
US Street Date: April 10, 2012
A: Easy
B: Exactly Nothing
Real Estate
Days
(Domino)
Street Date: Oct. 18, 2011
Tracklisting:
Easy
Green Aisles
It’s Real
Kinder Blumen
Out Of Tune
Municipality
Wonder Years
Three Blocks
Younger Than Yesterday
All The Same