Real Estate - The Main Thing - 2020

Genevieve and Coach Case recommended Real Estate! I’ve already heard their first album, so was really excited to give this new one a go.

So my thing with new music is that I have to be in the right mindset or mood to really get into it. For example, I really hated the new Tame Impala album the first time I listened to it, especially the single. But after a few months, when the weather got nicer, and the sun shined a bit warmer, I needed something to jam to and I loved it.

So came into Real Estate with that little piece of self-awareness. I was looking forward to sitting down, unwinding, putting this album on in the background as I mindlessly scrolled through Instagram or LinkedIn.

But I couldn’t turn my mind off and there was no way I could ignore the music, but not the way you think.

There’s something very monotonous that irks me about their whole sound. I feel like they’ve got all the components of music I would like: interest synth, cool guitar riffs, chill beats and drums. But nothing resonates with me. I feel nothing listening to the music and hear no emotion in his voice. That’s it. Maybe his voice just doesn’t speak to me. There’s no variety in his voice.

Maybe I need to reevaluate when is best to listen to this album. I really wanted to give them another shot but maybe I just don’t like their sound and that’s fine too.