Real Estate, Woods: Two for the Road

Real Estate's eponymous debut was one of the break-outs of 2009, full of easy, shimmering, textured instrumentals and sunny pop songs that function more as fuzzed-out soundtracks than contemplative lyrical works. And this is Real Estate's advantage, the compositions breeze through the background, without requiring direct attention. Yet, it isn't long before the sounds are dancing limber about the ears and eyes.

After logging time on numerous "Best of ..." lists for the last year, the New Jersey quartet of Martin Courtney IV, Matthew Mondanile III, Etienne Pierre Duguay and Alex Bleeker have announced a tour with Brooklyn's Woods, whose Songs of Shame has also received lip service from many a critic. Woods have championed an experimental kaleidoscope that often bristles wildly within the confines of two minutes.

The Woodsist Records labelmates will be on tour this spring.

Real Estate Only
Jan-05 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Bowl
Jan-09 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda's
Jan-22 Hanover, NH Dartomouth College

Real Estate and Woods
Mar-12 New York, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
Mar-13 Montreal, QC Lambi
Mar-14 Toronto, ON Horseshoe Tavern
Mar-15 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
Mar-17-20 Austin, TX SXSW
Mar-22 Nashville, TN The End
Mar-23 Bloomington, IN The Bishop
Mar-24 Cleveland, OH The Spot at Case Western
Mar-25 Pittsburgh, PA University of Pittsburgh
Mar-26 Haverford, PA Haverford College
Mar-27 Washington, DC Rock and Roll Hotel

Learn:
Real Estate on Myspace
Woods on Myspace

Listen:
1 - Real Estate - Beach Comber
2 - Woods -To Clean

Buy:
Woodsist Records