Real Estate guitarist Matt Mondanile's other band, Ducktails, released one of 2013's most unjustly overlooked LPs, The Flower Lane, an album so dreamily, wondrously relaxed that it should seriously…   Read Story »

When his day job has some downtime, Real Estate bassist Alex Bleeker has taken to gathering fellow-minded musicians to fill out the group of misfits that make up Alex Bleeker And The Freaks. Members…   Read Story »

The oddly melodic drone band Emeralds announced their breakup earlier this year, but the band's members, including Mark McGuire, have always kept busy with extracurricular activities. And now McGuire…   Read Story »

For the remarkably smooth and supple new album The Flower Lane, Matthew Mondanile's Real Estate side project Ducktails has become a real band, one that features New York luminaries like Daniel…   Read Story »

When he's not playing bass in Real Estate, Alex Bleeker leads Alex Bleeker And The Freaks, a loose crew that includes various Real Estate bandmates and other buddies from the band's orbit. They've…   Read Story »

Real Estate guitarist Matt Mondanile also records as Ducktails, and his new album The Flower Lane drops next month. We've already posted the album's title track, but the official first single is…   Read Story »

On Saturday 11/17, some of indie rock's most prominent names got together to stage a benefit for victims of Hurricane Sandy. Real Estate, Vampire Weekend, Devendra Banhart, the Walkmen's Hamilton…   Read Story »

Real Estate guitarist Matthew Mondanile has released three loose and languid albums under his Ducktails moniker -- it's not easy to make Real Estate seem energized by comparison, but Ducktails…   Read Story »

On Saturday night, Real Estate played at the New York venue Webster Hall and debuted a new song that lasted a kinda-astonishing 10 minutes. It's a warm, expansive piece of work that goes heavy one…   Read Story »

Sunday’s lineup at Pitchfork opened with the promise of two “secret” guest spots – one that happened, one that didn’t – and an extremely anticipated sets from festival closers Vampire…   Read Story »