Photos of Real Estate at Webster Hall in New York, NY on June 14th, 2019
Photos of Real Estate at Shepherds Bush Empire in London, U.K. on October 29th, 2014
Photos of Real Estate at 2014 Austin City Limits Music Festival in Austin, TX
Photos of Real Estate at 2014 FYF Fest in Los Angeles, CA
Photos of Real Estate at 2014 Primavera Sound in Barcelona, Spain
Photos of Real Estate at Webster Hall in New York, NY on August 11th, 2012
Photos of Real Estate at Koko in London, U.K. on February 21st, 2012
QRO’s review of Real Estate at The Garage in London, U.K. on October 19th, 2011
Photos of Real Estate at Prospect Park Bandshell in Brooklyn, NY on July 23rd, 2011
Photos of Real Estate at Hudson River Park in New York, NY on August 12th, 2010
Too often, sweet, enjoyable sounds don’t feel challenging enough. There’s something about making music that isn’t in your face, which makes one think of Muzak. The softer side of the seventies still hangs over soft music, and to be fair, a lot of times, that music isn’t impressive in the least, about as good as background wallpaper. Which is why one should applaud the acts that can pull off compelling sweetness, such as Real Estate on In Mind.
Admittedly definitely keeping in the groove of earlier records like 2014’s Atlas (QRO review) and 2011’s Days (QRO review), despite being Real Estate’s first album with new lead guitarist Julian Lynch, one isn’t looking to this group for surprises. Instead, they do what you expect quite well, from the meandering early pieces like “Darling” and “Serve the Song” to the relaxed sixties/seventies pop/rock of “White Light”. Other than the catchier “Diamond Eyes”, which perhaps the record could use more of, it is the “Same Sun”, but still definitely shines.
In Mind isn’t going to get your heart pounding or your feet racing, but it is another quite nice release from a quite nice band doing quite nice things.