A music-obsessed, retired San Francisco lawyer, and author of the rock & roll memoir Jittery White Guy Music (available on Amazon)... picking a random album or song in his collection every day or so and sharing a few thoughts.
Real Estate are among the finest purveyors of jangle pop of the past decade. Their fistful of albums are all pleasant, gentle music to waft overhead on a quiet afternoon. They're the sort of records that don't necessarily lend themselves to cherry-picking great stand-alone tracks; they make for a lovely, unified fabric, but not transcendent moments of memorable rock & roll. Still, a few tunes do rise above, my personal fave being "Talking Backwards," from 2014's Atlas. The sweet jangle abets a lilting melody that lingers well after the song ends. It's one of the rare cuts from the past decade I invariably throw onto a playlist when people are coming over; eminently likable.Live in the studio:Live on Letterman:
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