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 the same young dudes we've known for years now. The songs on their third album, Atlas, are truly some of their strongest yet, which made them the ideal choice for our second live streaming session, KEXP Now. If you weren't able to watch the session as it happened in real time, check out the videos below.
Our next presentation of our live streaming video service, KEXP Now, will be with singer-songwriter James Vincent McMorrow on March 21st at 9:00 AM PST. Subscribe to our mailing list so you'll be one of the first to know about future sessions we'll be streaming in real time!
Full Performance:
Seattle's Wishbeard is one of those great bands that keeps the high hat and snare drum going. This is part of what makes them eminently danceable. With etherial guitars and vocal shouts like wolves howling into the night, the drum keeps a tight, pushing rhythm highlighted by the quickly hit snares …
Augustines's new album is cause to rejoice -- as much for the band as for fans. From the ashes Pela, the Brooklyn band beloved by KEXP listeners but embattled by a disinterested music industry, songwriters Billy McCarthy and Eric Sanderson formed this new band named after their shared birth month, …
