Turnover - "Super Natural"

"If you like Real Estate, you should give Turnover a try," a friend advised me a couple years ago. He was right then, and he's right now.

Real Estate - "Stained Glass"

While I was at Cannes, I listened to In Mind a decent amount while writing reviews. I'm of two minds when it comes to Real Estate. On the one hand, they're exceedingly pleasant indie-rock: light, refreshing, ephemeral. On the other, they're almost too much aural wallpaper. Nonetheless, a track like "Stained Glass" is a good way to spend four minutes of your life.

Real Estate - "Had to Hear"

The opening cut from Real Estate's most recent album, Atlas, has grown on me over the months. A road trip to San Francisco loosened me up to its lilting, skipping guitar figure, and now with my wife out of town, the chorus is speaking directly to me: "I had to hear you/just to feel near you."

As for the "Had to Hear" video, its chief function seems to be demonstrating that the guys in Real Estate are so damn nice.