Real Estate's breezy pop songs feel effortless. This is one of the New Jersey BTW's charms. That, and they're a tight live band, who come off loose enough to lock into a 10-minute extended and sunny Galaxie-500-style jams at any moment. Then, of course, there are the songs themselves. For instance, the quartet standout twice on the D.C. label Underwater Peoples' Summertime Showcase sampler, via an early take on "Beach Comber and a demo, "Snow (Instrumental)." A bit of the warm and a bit of the cold, but even "Snow" feels like the shadows beneath a powder-blue umbrella in a Jersey Shore sunset.
Real Estate - "Beach Comber"
Real Estate - "Snow (Instrumental)"
The comp also includes Real Estate agent Matt Mondanile's Ducktails doing "Backyard." As well as all of this:
01 "Banana Jam Pt.1" - Julian Lynch
02 "Beach Comber" - Real Estate
03 "Brosef" - Frat Dad
04 "Wishing Whale" - Pill Wonder
05 "Baby Come On" - Dana Jewell
06 "Agua" - Sad City
07 "Snow (Instrumental)" - Real Estate
08 "Mega Secrets" - Family Portrait
09 "Droplet On A Hot Stone" - Julian Lynch
10 "Backyard" - Ducktails
11 "Country Wide" - Liam the Younger
12 "Anchorite" - Andrew Cedermark
13 "This Land Pt.1" - Liam the Younger
14 "Happy Still" - Broken Trees
15 "Wasted By The Screen" - Pill Wonder
You can download it for free at butterxface. The collection will show up as a CD on 5/28 for a low low price via Underwater Peoples. It's an enjoyable, understated, and, yes, summery listen from start to finish, so not a bad investment. Fans of what Woodsist is doing should dig.
