Real Estate - Days

Much has been said of Real Estate’s ability to effectively simulate the halcyon days of the past. But in today’s nostalgia-addled, originality whirlpool that is no longer the key skill - what makes Days really work is the consistently enjoyable songwriting. Clearly a homage to early REM jangle as much as it is to the summer houses of their youth (and the guitar effects pedals that take them back to both those time periods), the ten tracks here are the equal elixir for memory and ignorance. A great follow-up to 2009’s self-titled debut from the New Jersey based trio.

Part of the 2011 winter clearout - albums not reviewed when they came out but still worth sharing before the end of year lists hit.

Original release date: 18 Oct 2011