Artist: Real Estate
Album: Atlas
Source: Spotify
Pre-listening Notes: The internet tells me this is a fairly new band, like 5 years old, that is putting out it's third album. They are from New Jersey, are an indie rock band, and the hip websites seem to like them. Since they appear to be a relatively young band, there isn't much else from a casual information search.
Initial Reaction: After a little bit of an intro, some pretty decent vocals kick in. This is pretty mellow and definitely a little bit more on the clean side of things, than I normally like. The guitars don't have much fuzz to them, the tempo hasn't really picked up at all in the song, and the vocals have a nice, "pretty" feel to them.
Random Thoughts: The second song leads me to believe that this album has a thematic sound to it. There is a little bit of a dream pop thing going on. I can't imagine this all that exciting live, but that's not a deal killer by any stretch. So far, this is actually pretty decent. The third song, Talking Backwards, ups the catchiness level and is my favorite, so far. The pace is a little bit faster on this song, while still keeping with the overall sound of the album. The song April's song was a little on the duller side, but then they came back pretty strong once they got to the song Crime.
Final Reaction: This ended up being a much more enjoyable album than I thought when the first song kicked in. It had a nice solid theme running through the whole album and while it was a little mellower than I normally would reach for, it kept me interested as I was working away on things. It's not something to listen to that you want to put out in front and put much focus into it, but it's a good album to put on while doing something else where you can devote maybe half your focus to. I'd definitely listen to this again, though like I said earlier, wouldn't go out of my way to see them live.
Final Grade: 8.0/10
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