Days is the second studio album by American indie rock band Real Estate, released on October 18, 2011 on Domino Records.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 18, 2011 | |||
| Studio | Marcata Recording (New Paltz, New York), Rear House (Brooklyn, New York)[1] | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 41:25 | |||
| Label | Domino | |||
| Producer | Kevin McMahon, Jarvis Taveniere | |||
| Real Estate chronology | ||||
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Background
editThe album was recorded over the course of five months in a remote New Paltz, New York barn with Kevin McMahon as the producer, except for Out of Tune, which was recorded by Jarvis Taveniere at Rear House in Brooklyn, New York.[2] The album was subsequently mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound in New York City.
A video for the lead track "Easy" was released through Funny or Die and directed by Tom Scharpling.[3]
Artwork
editThe artwork for the album uses a 1966 photograph entitled "Row of New Tract Houses," which features a tract housing in Bayonne, New Jersey. The photograph is from conceptual artist Dan Graham's 1967 photographic collection Homes for America.[4]
Critical reception
edit| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.5/10[5] |
| Metacritic | 77/100[6] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [7] |
| The A.V. Club | A[8] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[9] |
| The Guardian | [10] |
| Mojo | [11] |
| NME | 7/10[12] |
| Pitchfork | 8.7/10[13] |
| Q | [14] |
| Rolling Stone | [15] |
| Spin | 7/10[16] |
Days received largely positive reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 77, based on 32 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[6] Pitchfork labeled it "Best New Music".
The album was recognized as #13 on The 100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far list by Pitchfork in August 2014.[17]
On their "Top 50 Albums of 2011" lists, Pitchfork placed it at number 9, Q and Uncut placed it at number 24,[18][19] and Paste placed it at number 47.[20]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Martin Courtney, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Easy" | 3:53 | |
| 2. | "Green Aisles" | 5:01 | |
| 3. | "It's Real" | 2:48 | |
| 4. | "Kinder Blumen" | Matthew Mondanile | 3:55 |
| 5. | "Out of Tune" | 4:51 | |
| 6. | "Municipality" | 3:36 | |
| 7. | "Wonder Years" | Alex Bleeker | 2:34 |
| 8. | "Three Blocks" | 3:18 | |
| 9. | "Younger than Yesterday" | 4:08 | |
| 10. | "All the Same" | 7:21 | |
| Total length: | 41:25 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Real Estate: Days". discogs.com. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ "marcata.net marcata Resources and Information". www.marcata.net. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
- ^ Pelly, Jenn (2012-01-10). "Video: Real Estate: "Easy"". PitchforkMedia.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ Moments of History in the Work of Dan Graham Archived 2015-12-22 at the Wayback Machine. MIT Press. Benjamin H. D. Buchloh. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ^ "Days by Real Estate reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
- ^ a b "Reviews for Days by Real Estate". Metacritic. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "Days – Real Estate". AllMusic. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ Hyden, Steven (October 18, 2011). "Real Estate: Days". The A.V. Club. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ Wood, Mikael; Anderson, Kyle; Maerz, Melissa (October 21, 2011). "Albums: Oct. 28, 2011". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
- ^ Costa, Maddy (October 20, 2011). "Real Estate: Days – review". The Guardian. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
- ^ "Real Estate: Days". Mojo (216): 101. November 2011.
- ^ Sheffield, Hazel (October 14, 2011). "Album Review: Real Estate – 'Days'". NME. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ Masters, Marc (October 18, 2011). "Real Estate: Days". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ "Real Estate: Days". Q (305): 128. December 2011.
- ^ Hermes, Will (October 18, 2011). "Days". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
- ^ Powell, Mike (October 18, 2011). "Real Estate, 'Days' (Domino)". Spin. Archived from the original on October 28, 2011. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
- ^ "The 100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far (2010-2014)". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
- ^ "Uncut's Top 50 Albums Of 2011". Stereogum. 2011-11-29. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
- ^ "Q's 50 Best Albums Of 2011". Stereogum. 2011-11-29. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
- ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2011". pastemagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-05. Retrieved 2017-01-05.