Cloudspeakers

Onlangs aangespoeld in Oostende, en er meteen ook een concert gespeeld om in te lijsten: Real Estate, een bedeesd viertal uit New Jersey dat hun gelijknamige debuut vorig jaar terecht in allerlei e... Lees meer

When I first moved to Los Angeles, I really only had one friend, a fellow transplant, and we used to go out together every Saturday night. We’d go to a little run down bar – it had bee... Lees meer

During the summer, the shadows are long, shirts are optional, tan lines read like tiny memoirs and BBQs are the de rigueur social mixers. The season’s hazy ennui is the aesthetic choice for t... Lees meer

Martin Courtney's Real Estate is the latest in a string ofsoft-focus, lo-fi bands that filter the late 00s fascination with fuzz througha bucolic lens. Like Woods and Ganglians, Real Estate aims fo... Lees meer

As 2009 wound down, we were starting to see a wave of new artists who’d already made their mark in the music blogosphere. With hopes of receiving a smudge of recognition, it makes sense to re... Lees meer

Der findes sommerplader, og så findes der goddamn sommerplader. Amerikanske Real Estates selvbetitlede debut hører til sidstnævnte kategori. Vi snakker stille og rolig guitar-poprock, der er mik... Lees meer

2009 har været et fortræffeligt år for det amerikanske pladeselskab Woodsist. Wavves, Woods, Sun Araw og Kurt Vile er nogle af de artister, som i løbet af de seneste 12 måneder har udgivet pla... Lees meer

The debut album from Real Estate is definitely the breezy affair that their album cover suggests. The New Jersey quartet brings together a mellow indie sway with a surf music backdrop all wrapped i... Lees meer

"Budweiser, Sprite, do you feel alright," Real Estate front man Martin Courtney sings on “Suburban Beverage,” the most melancholy cut from the band’s self-titled debut album. It... Lees meer

They fit right in with the “chillwave” movement (or “glo-fi,” or whatever the hell it’s called this week), but the members of Real Estate aren’t interested in c... Lees meer