CONCERT REVIEW: Real Estate @ World Café Live, 1/13

On Friday, WXPN hosted Real Estate at World Café Live for a mid-day show, part of the organization's "Free at Noon" series.

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CONCERT REVIEW: Real Estate @ World Café Live, 1/13

POSTED: Monday, January 16, 2012, 3:00 PM

Filed Under: Music Concert Review

Rising to rock star status in less than two years? I’ll take it. So, apparently, will indie-rock newcomers, Real Estate. In 2009, the band hit the ground running with the release of their self-titled debut album, which earned a No. 20 spot on Pitchfork's Top 50 Albums list. Since then, they’ve gone nowhere but up, touring with acts like Girls, Kurt Vile and Deerhunter, and in 2011, they signed with Domino to release their second album, Days. Hailing from New Jersey, the band has become known for a lo-fi, riding-the-beach-cruiser sound, and though they cite “The Boss” and New Jersey among their influences, they seem to have more of an L.A./Beach Boys thing going on. Their psychedelic, trip-rock penchant for reverb definitely wakes up The Zombies.

On Friday, WXPN hosted Real Estate at World Café Live for a mid-day show, part of the organization’s “Free at Noon” series. As the band took the stage, lead singer/guitarist Martin Courtney joked, “the last time we played this early, it was for toddlers.” The show time did not impact the crowd, however; the space was jam-packed. The 30-minute set included seven of ten songs from Days, as well as one new song, all met with a good amount of head bobbing and neck swaying. Give 'em a listen via the SoundCloud clip below.

(courtney.sexton@citypaper.net) (@NoRelation2Anne)

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