Real Estate (album)
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Studio album by Real Estate | ||||
Released | November 17, 2009 | |||
Recorded | 2008-2009 | |||
Studio | Rear House (Brooklyn, New York), Yeah Buddy HQ (Glen Rock, New Jersey) Various locations
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Length | 39:14 | |||
Label | Woodsist | |||
Producer | Real Estate | |||
Real Estate chronology | ||||
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Real Estate is the debut album by American indie rock band Real Estate, released on November 17, 2009 on Woodsist.[1]
Artwork
The artwork for the album comes from Italian architect Paolo Soleri's model for his 'Hexahedron City', from his 1969 book Arcology: The City in the Image of Man published by the MIT Press. The book details Soleri's architectural concept arcology, a vision of architectural design principles for very densely populated habitats.[2]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 79/100[3] |
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Pitchfork Media | (8.5/10) link |
Popmatters | (9/10) link |
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Real Estate received largely positive reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 79, based on 15 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[4] Pitchfork Media labeled it "Best New Music".
Track listing
All songs written by Martin Courtney, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Beach Comber" | 4:29 | |
2. | "Pool Swimmers" | 3:16 | |
3. | "Suburban Dogs" | 4:36 | |
4. | "Black Lake" | 3:30 | |
5. | "Atlantic City" | Matthew Mondanile | 1:50 |
6. | "Fake Blues" | 3:41 | |
7. | "Green River" | 2:40 | |
8. | "Suburban Beverage" | 6:10 | |
9. | "Let's Rock the Beach" | Matthew Mondanile | 4:42 |
10. | "Snow Days" | 4:23 | |
Total length:
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39:14 |
References
- ↑ New Music From Real Estate, My Brightest Diamond, Harold O’Neal. The New York Times. 27 October 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ↑ Arcology - City in the Image of Man. MIT Press. Arcosanti. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
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