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10.0
33784
10.0 |
A.V. Club
In its own quiet, captivating way, Real Estate’s Days is a daring record
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9.0
34067
9.0 |
Rave Magazine
The resultant music from somewhere seemingly much more pleasant and less hectic than Brooklyn
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9.0
34651
9.0 |
The AU Review
Quite simply a triumph
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8.8
33827
8.8 |
Beats Per Minute
Whether or not you think this whole “sun-bleached” sound is played out, there’s no denying the fact that Real Estate have transcended that whole notion. This is a great pop-rock album because it doesn’t feel the need to be anything else
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8.7
33771
8.7 |
Pitchfork
Real Estate have such a knack for classic-sounding melody that every song quickly engages on a musical gut level
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8.5
33710
8.5 |
Bowlegs
A hugely enjoyable record from Real Estate that confirms the band’s patient progression from their accomplished eponymous debut – and cements them as frontrunners in the over-crowded surf-pop genre
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8.5
33490
8.5 |
BBC
A perfect second LP which rewards the careful ear unequivocally
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8.0
33495
8.0 |
Uncut
Real Estate conjure a sense of place and experience as vividly as any US indie film of the past five years. Print edition only
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8.0
33549
8.0 |
Mojo
Real Estate's playing has been smartened up considerably, particularly with the arrival of new drummer Jackson Pollis. Print edition only
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8.0
33662
8.0 |
The Fly
In their world the sun is perpetually setting, romance abounds and we’re all constantly a little bit stoned
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8.0
33667
8.0 |
Evening Standard
If they lack variety and appear to have only one trick, it's a very beautiful trick indeed
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8.0
33697
8.0 |
DIY
This is not an album of rousing choruses that shout from the rooftops for attention, neither is this quick-fix songwriting. This is an album of subtleties, with a beautiful sense of spontaneity and understated musicality
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8.0
33881
8.0 |
Slant Magazine
A much more cleanly recorded album than the band's already excellent 2009 self-titled debut, Days comes remarkably close to fully fleshing out the promise exemplified on that album
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8.0
34879
8.0 |
Blurt
A fine batch of bittersweet pop songs that are nearly impossible to ignore
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8.0
33918
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Part of the pleasure of Real Estate is getting lost in its hazy sound. So it’s no surprise that Days, like its predecessor, is a grower
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8.0
34087
8.0 |
No Ripcord
The composition is flawless, but the feel is mellow and meandering, subdued and slight...Few would appraise this album at below market value, but its precise worth will largely be determined by personal preference and appeal
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8.0
34242
8.0 |
Q
What's not to like? Nothing at all. Print edition only
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8.0
34425
8.0 |
The Irish Times
Days is soft, warm and joyful, an album where the band swap the jangles of their debut for more shimmering guitar fare
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8.0
33813
8.0 |
musicOMH
What makes this band such an attractive late summer proposition is their tunefulness, their sunny outlook, their sheer positivity
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7.0
33529
7.0 |
NME
A clean and canny record
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7.0
33783
7.0 |
PopMatters
Real Estate seems content to be an indie band du jour, simply by largely creating the same sonic landscape that it had already painted in the past. The sound might be crisper, but ultimately on Days, the song remains the same
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7.0
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7.0 |
Prefix
A great sophomore album and solid evidence that Real Estate is growing and ready to settle in for the long haul
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7.0
33491
7.0 |
Spin
Instant nostalgia for an angst-free generation
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6.0
33693
6.0 |
The Observer
RE's self-titled 2009 debut introduced the band's hazy, Byrds-derived jangle; this second effort reimagines the bucolic pastorales of the 80s indie movement, given a Fleet Foxes skill set
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6.0
33757
6.0 |
Under The Radar
The band scales great heights on such songs as “Out of Tune” and “Municipality,” but Days ends up blending together a bit
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6.0
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6.0 |
Rolling Stone
The music runs smooth like passenger-seat leather, with buttery harmonies, strummy melodies and warm-glow reverb softening all edges
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Guardian
Real Estate make their songs progress as naturally as day passing into night. No wonder these tracks are so instantly memorable, so curiously familiar – and so uninspiring, despite their loveliness
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5.0
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5.0 |
Pretty Much Amazing
Days numbs with its sameness, its tedium, its anonymity, and — yes — its beauty
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5.0
33502
5.0 |
Drowned In Sound
A record lost in a comatose state of traditional, if beach-bumming, rock-pop tedium
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4.0
33822
4.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
There is very little to back up a claim of true musical growth
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