Real Estate (band)
Encyclopedia
Real Estate is an Indie rock
band hailing from Ridgewood, New Jersey
now rooted in Brooklyn
, N.Y.
by singer/guitarist Martin Courtney, guitarist Matthew 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
. Review aggregator Metacritic
gave the album a normalised rating of 79%, indicating "generally favourable reviews". 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
in Barcelona
.
In 2011, Real Estate signed with the Domino Recording Company. The group issued their sophomore record, Days
, on October 18th.
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band hailing from Ridgewood, New Jersey
Ridgewood, New Jersey
Ridgewood is a village in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the village population was 24,958. Ridgewood is an affluent suburban bedroom community of New York City, located approximately northwest of Midtown Manhattan.The Village of Ridgewood was...
now rooted in Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, N.Y.
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
Band members
- Alex Bleeker – bass, vocals
- Martin Courtney – guitar, vocals
- Matthew Mondanile – guitar, vocals
- Jackson Pollis – drums
- Jonah Maurer – keys, guitar
Biography
Real Estate was formed in Ridgewood, New JerseyRidgewood, New Jersey
Ridgewood is a village in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the village population was 24,958. Ridgewood is an affluent suburban bedroom community of New York City, located approximately northwest of Midtown Manhattan.The Village of Ridgewood was...
by singer/guitarist Martin Courtney, guitarist Matthew 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
Woodsist
Woodsist is an American record label founded in 2006 by Jeremy Earl of the bands Woods and Meneguar. The label specializes in bands in the lo-fi and punk genre. The label has a sister label, Fuckittapes, which releases Woodsist releases, among others, solely on the cassette format.-Discography:*...
labels, the band's 2009 self-titled debut
Real Estate (album)
Real Estate is the debut album by the Ridgewood, New Jersey band Real Estate, released on .-Track listing:All songs written by Martin Courtney except where noted.# "Beach Comber" – 4:29# "Pool Swimmers" – 3:16# "Suburban Dogs" – 4:36...
received critical acclaim, including an 8.5 rating and Best New Music tag from Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...
. Review aggregator Metacritic
Metacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
gave the album a normalised rating of 79%, indicating "generally favourable reviews". Tours followed supporting acts such as Girls, Kurt Vile
Kurt Vile
Kurt Vile is a guitarist and singer born in 1980 from the Philadelphia suburb of Lansdowne, Pennsylvania. He was signed by Matador Records as a solo artist in May 2009....
, Woods
Woods
Woods is a common surname of English and Irish origin.-A:* Alan Woods * Albert Woods* Albert H. Woods* Aubrey Woods* Ayiesha Woods-B:* Bambi Woods* Barbara Alyn Woods* Belita Woods* Ben Woods, rugby union player* Bill Woods...
, and Deerhunter
Deerhunter
Deerhunter is an American four-piece indie rock group originating from Atlanta, Georgia. The band, consisting of Bradford Cox, Moses Archuleta, Josh Fauver, and Lockett Pundt, have described themselves as "ambient punk," though they incorporate a wide range of genres, including noise rock, art...
. In 2010, Real Estate performed at the Pitchfork Music Festival
Pitchfork Music Festival
The Pitchfork Music Festival is an annual summer music festival organized by Pitchfork Media and held in Union Park in Chicago, IL. The festival, which is normally held over three days in July, focuses primarily on artists and bands from alternative rock, rap & hip-hop, electronica, and dance...
in Chicago and the Primavera Sound Festival
Primavera Sound Festival
San Miguel Primavera Sound, commonly known as Primavera Sound or simply Primavera, is an annual music festival which takes place in Barcelona, Spain in late May and, in some years, early June...
in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
.
In 2011, Real Estate signed with the Domino Recording Company. The group issued their sophomore record, Days
Days (album)
Days is the second full length album from indie rock band Real Estate. Paste placed it at number 47 on their "Top 50 Albums of 2011" list....
, on October 18th.
Albums
- Real EstateReal Estate (album)Real Estate is the debut album by the Ridgewood, New Jersey band Real Estate, released on .-Track listing:All songs written by Martin Courtney except where noted.# "Beach Comber" – 4:29# "Pool Swimmers" – 3:16# "Suburban Dogs" – 4:36...
(2009)
- DaysDays (album)Days is the second full length album from indie rock band Real Estate. Paste placed it at number 47 on their "Top 50 Albums of 2011" list....
(2011) #52 US
Singles
- "Fake Blues" b/w "Pool Swimmers" (7″ Woodsist, 2009)
- "Fake Blues" b/w "Green River" (7″ Half MachineHalf Machine RecordsHalf Machine Records is an independent record label based in London, England. They have released 7" singles by Neils Children , MIT , Theoretical Girl and MIT's second single 'Good Book' ....
, 2009) U.K. Issue - "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