This week, a talk taped earlier this summer with Martin Courtney of Real Estate. Real Estate has been releasing great albums since the late 2000s. This year, they released their sixth LP, called Daniel. Produced in Nashville by Daniel Tashian, who produced Kacy Musgraves’ breakthrough Golden Hour, it’s a mellow, refined sound—deeply rooted in acoustic ‘90s rock textures and dappled with pedal steel. It’s a record about growing up, and accepting all that comes with accumulated time spent here on earth.
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Real Estate :: Daniel
It’s an ironclad law at this point, a logical theorem: every Real Estate record is good, and every Real Estate sounds like Real Estate, because Real Estate is good. But Daniel, their latest, is a wonder in more ways than one.
The Lagniappe Sessions :: Real Estate
Five songs chosen by four different members that pull from the likes of British rock, American honky-tonk, and obscure instrumental B-sides – all wrapped in the group’s signature warmth. An (unofficial) EP of covers, if you will.
Parsley Sound | John Cale | My Bloody Valentine | Roger Miller | Jawbone
Martin Courtney of Real Estate :: Transmissions
Our guest this week on Transmissions is Martin Courtney of Real Estate. On March 26th, the long-running New Jersey group releases a new EP, Half a Human, which embraces the jammier side of the band and continues the stylistic explorations of 2020’s The Main Thing. We discussed record stores, adjusting to life without live music, Twin Peaks, and Courtney’s 2015 solo album Many Moons—and its forthcoming follow up.
Real Estate :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
The Main Thing finds the band charting new ground, at times by looking inwards and at times by looking back. Aquarium Drunkard reached the band’s Martin Courtney by phone, to discuss how memory, touring, and a decade-plus as a group influenced the subjects of their latest LP.
Dawn Patrol :: Alex Bleeker
With a coastline of 840 some odd miles in California, it should come as no surprise that many of the artists we revere at Aquarium Drunkard seek refuge and inspiration in the Pacific blue with a surfboard underfoot. As the resident surfer amongst the AD ranks, and in the spirit of deeper discovery and appreciation, Tyler Hale will be paddling out in 2020 via a new column devoted to the surf: we’re calling it Dawn Patrol. This month – Alex Bleeker.
Real Estate :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Immediately apparent when listening to Real Estate is their sense of motion. Melodic guitar lines swirl; the rhythm section bounces and folds along; and their literal knack for memory and/or […]
AD Presents :: Real Estate @ The Fonda – March 11th
Los Angeles: Next Tuesday night, March 11th, Aquarium Drunkard presents Real Estate at the Fonda Theatre . Kevin Morby and The Shilohs support. Advance tickets available for purchase, here . We’re giving away a few pairs to AD readers. […]
Real Estate :: Green Aisles
New track unveiled today from Real Estate , a band whose music has only grown in my estimation over the past few years. “Green Aisles” is culled from the band’s forthcoming album, […]