Sunny Day Real Estate came out of the hardcore scene in Seattle in the '90s and eventually became a major influence on “emo” music.
iTunes Radio is now streaming Real Estate's brand new album Atlas a full week before its official release. This is the New Jersey outfit's first new collection in three years. Listen HERE. And don't forget: Real Estate will be the next band featured on KEXP's Live Video Stream on Thursday, March 6…
Real Estate's Martin Courtney performs songs from his debut solo album, "Many Moons", live from The Cutting Room Studios in New York City. Recorded 10/16/2015 - 4 songs: Northern Highway, Vestiges, Airport Bar, Awake.
Writer Ian King reflects on Sunny Day Real Estate's How It Feels to Be Something On as the album turns 20 years old this month.
Real Estate return to KEXP to play songs from their new LP "Atlas" on The Midday Show. The New Jersey/Brooklyn indie rockers deliver a dreamy set of upbeat tunes and discuss recording their latest effort at Wilco's Loft Studio. Recorded 3/6/2014 - 4 songs: The Bend, Talking Backwards, Cr…
If you attended their show at Neumos earlier this year, you may recall Real Estate covering The Nerves during their encore. The Jersey boys will be including a studio-recorded version of that track "Paper Doll" as the b-side to the "Had to Hear" limited edition 7" single, out tomorrow from Domino …
Jersey boys Real Estate head south of the border for the video for "Had to Hear," out 8/25 as a limited edition 7" single from Domino Records. (The b-side will be their cover of "Paper Doll" by The Nerves that they performed in their Seattle encore earlier this year.) Directed by Richard Law, the …
Get ready for a sweeping North American tour in Spring 2020, including a May 21st stop at the Neptune Theatre.
Former Sunny Day Real Estate frontman Jeremy Enigk has announced a new solo album called Ghosts due out in October. His last solo album OK Bear was delivered eight years ago and Sunny Day Real Estate's last album was 2000's The Rising Tide. Enigk recently wrapped up a solo tour, which included a st…
Real Estate frontman Martin Courtney has announced he'll be releasing a solo album, titled Many Moons, out October 30th via Domino. A press release states the full-length, "is squinting-at-the-sun bright, full of subtle introspection, an elliptical document of Courtney’s transition into family lif…
Variety host Mel Trejo is your DJ for the 2013 CMJ Preview edition of KEXP's Music That Matters podcast. The mix highlights artists participating in this year's CMJ Music Marathon taking place in New York beginning Tuesday, October 15th, through Saturday, October 19th. The playlist includes choice…
French website La Blogothèque has filmed a live acoustic set of Real Estate. The band played a few tracks from their last album Atlas as well as a cover of Weezer's "Say It Ain't So" (listen at the 17-minute mark). The half-hour session is available to watch in full below. [Pitchfork]
A lot has been said of how the latest album from Jersey quintet Real Estate is "their most mature to date," but when the boys showed up to their in-studio session carrying a large framed poster of Bob Marley, and then began sound-checking with Nirvana's "Come As You Are," it was apparent they're th…
More than just an “unofficial Sunny Day Real Estate album,” The Fire Theft’s self-titled record gave the group a fresh start and new territory to explore.
Sorry not sorry: I'll confess outright to being a huge Real Estate fan. Their previous album, Days, easily cinched the number one spot on my Top Albums of 2011 list. So, understandably, I've been excited for the follow-up, Atlas, which came out earlier this year on Domino Records, and the resulting…
Cheryl Waters' latest mix is equal parts melody and noise, a dazzling selection of sounds from pristine folk to gauzy waves of noise from Ride, Sera Cahoone, Fufanu, and more. 1. Kevin Morby – Beautiful Strangers2. Sera Cahoone – Only One3. Mac DeMarco – My Old Man4. Real Estate – Darling5. Monst…
Comedian, writer, actor and director Mike Birbiglia and his also-multi-talented wife Jen Stein – whose cat is named Mazzy Star – curate and discuss some of their favorite songs and recording artists, including Tegan and Sara, Sharon Van Etten, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah featuring Matt Berninger, The…
Today begins KEXP's coverage for 2017's Upstream Music Fest + Summit from the Little London Plane in Pioneer Square. For the next three days, KEXP will broadcast programming, as well as exclusive live performances, all from our second home in Downtown Seattle between Occidental Ave & S Jackson.…
Lots to smile about in DJ Kevin Cole's latest edition of Music that Matters! Stag strut their stuff, Mark Arm infuses The Black Clouds with an ominous howl, Killer Mike and El-P from Run the Jewels Talk To Us, plus loads more! 1. The Holy - Ramses, The Evil Brother2. Ride - Charm Assault3. Dutch …
