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There’s no shortage of dreamy, washed-out vibes in indie music these days, but Real Estate — which hails from the not-so-sunny suburb of Ridgewood, New Jersey — is doling out reverb rock with the best of them. The quartet’s sophomore album, Days, glides listlessly through its ten tracks, recalling the long afternoons of youth that played out on sidewalks and skateboards, when the only thing worth hurrying for was the approaching ice cream truck. Songs like “Easy” and “Out of Tune” are neat containers of guitar pop bathed in the warm glow of vintage gear. There are no drum machines or square-tone synths here — just a few languid chords, breathy vocals, and the feeling of a simple good time. That’s more than enough.
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