{"id":304,"date":"2014-03-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2014\/2014\/03\/26\/real-estate-plays-the-higher-ground-in-burlington-vt-3-21\/"},"modified":"2014-03-26T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-03-26T00:00:00","slug":"real-estate-plays-the-higher-ground-in-burlington-vt-3-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2014\/2014\/03\/26\/real-estate-plays-the-higher-ground-in-burlington-vt-3-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Estate Plays The Higher Ground in Burlington, VT – March, 21"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s not common to see an staff writer stray from his or her namesake territory and cover a show on foreign turf. Every so often, an act so deserving makes an appearance in a neighboring state, a small road trip ensues and the audience is made even more aware of the boundless concert opportunities offered in the Northeast.<\/p>\n

The most recent example of this came about on Friday night at The Higher Ground<\/a> in Burlington<\/a>, Vermont, where the New Jersey-based jangle-pop outfit, Real Estate put on a headlining set with opening act, Pure X.<\/p>\n

Currently on the road in support of their recently released third album, Real Estate played several dates at South by Southwest and two sold out nights in Cambridge, Massachusetts before heading north to Burlington. Their tour with Pure X is currently en route to the Midwest before heading overseas for a European Circuit in May.<\/p>\n

While Real Estate\u2019s set at the Higher Ground featured a large portion of material from their debut LP and 2011\u2019s Days<\/i>, much of the set was made up of material from the latest addition to their discography, Atlas<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Real Estate introduced their set with \u201cHad to Hear,\u201d the same track that opens Atlas<\/i>. \u201cHad to Hear,\u201d along with much of the material on Real Estate\u2019s latest album, focuses on the barriers in communication brought about by life on the road. For someone who writes so openly about the difficulties of touring, however, Martin Courtney gave the impression of being perfectly comfortable on stage at The Higher Ground.<\/p>\n

Real Estate\u2019s live set was incredibly cohesive; Courtney, Bleeker, and guitarist Matt Mondanile\u2019s experience playing together since high school is entirely apparent in their performance. The threesome\u2019s ability to lengthen their songs into intricate jams showed an amazing level of musical awareness. With the recent addition of keyboardist Matt Kallman and contributions from drummer Jackson Pollis, Real Estate\u2019s live sound features a collection of textures and layers that produce a remarkably full sound.<\/p>\n

The consistency in Real Estate\u2019s current lineup is largely the result of the recording process behind Atlas<\/i>. During a sting of tour dates in Wilco\u2019s schedule last summer, Real Estate took over Jeff Tweedy\u2019s Loft studio in Chicago and recorded the album in a relatively short period of time, coming into the process with the album completely written.<\/p>\n

It was no surprise on Friday that Real Estate\u2019s set had been the product of more than a year of rehearsing Atlas<\/i>\u2019 material. While Burlington may be a hike from the Upstate area, Real Estate\u2019s appearance at The Higher Ground proved to be a wholly acceptable reason to make the weekend trip to our northern neighbor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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