It wasn't that long ago one of my favorite childhood pastimes was re-uploaded into memory (and yes it was a television show), The Wonder Years complete series was available on Netflix. Then, imagine my surprise, the same week New Jersey indie rock posterband Real Estate releases their newest LP, Days. And one such song entitled "Wonder Years," only hightened my excitement of this new release. Of course upon hearing...meh, not so much. I actually heard that last line muttered in my head by Daniel Stern midway through the track.
The latest album is not without it's familiar low-fi surfy charm, albiet very polished and studio friendly. I had to give it a few listens to let it grow on me, but, grow it never really did. There are a few key tracks, one of course being "Out of Tune", which wasn't really that amazing when I heard it a few months back, but now it's kind of the best song on the album. However, I will say, after viewing some of their live takes on the album, I can see behind the veil of clean, uninteresting pop, to the real backbones of these songs....they are meant to be enjoyed live. Really. But that's where the buck stops with me. I know I am being a bit hard on the guys, but when you release a debut album of such high caliber, you can only hope to do just as good at best. They set the standard too high for themselves perhaps. I don't know. It won't stop me from seeing their set in November though...see for yourself.
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