Real Estate

Real Estate at the St. James Cathedral in NYC, 15 Jan 2010.
Background information
Origin Ridgewood, New Jersey, United States
Genres Indie rock
Years active 2009–present
Labels Mexican Summer, Woodsist, Underwater Peoples, Half Machine, Domino
Members
Alex Bleeker
Martin Courtney, IV
Mathew Mondanile, III
Jackson Pollis
Jonah Mauer
Past members
Etienne Pierre Duguay

Real Estate[1] is an Indie rock band hailing from Ridgewood, New Jersey now rooted in Brooklyn, N.Y.[2]

[edit] Biography

Real Estate was formed in Ridgewood, New Jersey 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.[3] Review aggregator Metacritic gave the album a normalised rating of 79%, indicating "generally favourable reviews".[4] 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[5] in Barcelona.

In 2011, Real Estate signed with the Domino Recording Company. The group issued their sophomore record, Days, on October 18th. The album received positive reviews, including a rating of 76% on Metacritic[6] and 8.7 on Pitchfork.[7]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Stereogum nominates Real Estate a "band to watch"
  2. ^ McCall, Tris. "Ridgewood rocks: A slew of hot indie bands have roots in Bergen town", The Star-Ledger, August 1, 2010. Accessed July 27, 2011. "Al-Rawi turned the attic of his mother’s house into a studio, and there he recorded the debut album by Real Estate, Ridgewood’s best-known musical export."
  3. ^ Pitchfork's review of Real Estate's self-titled debut album
  4. ^ "Metacritic - Real Estate reviews". http://www.metacritic.com/music/real-estate. Retrieved 21 November 2011. 
  5. ^ http://www.archive.org/details/OlasKoolKitchenOnRadio23RealEstateLivePrimavera2010
  6. ^ "Metacritic review of 'Days'". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/music/days. Retrieved 9 December 2011. 
  7. ^ "Pitchfork review of 'Days'". Pitchfork. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15918-days/. Retrieved 9 December 2011. 

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