Burdensome it must be for a band to refresh or augment itself once it’s established an inviting and marked sound.

But Real Estate has shown fortitude and a careful attention to detail across its half dozen studio albums, including Daniel, released on Domino in late February.

With the newest recording, and a spring run of shows dubbed the Infinite Jangle Tour, this steadfast group from New Jersey and now headquartered in the Big Apple builds its case as a standalone outfit on the bustling American indie rock scene.

Real Estate sold out the 9:30 Club this past Monday night, performing a radiant set of melodious compositions cut from the cloth this group began stitching back in 2008.

Listen to Real Estate’s newest studio album, Daniel, released in February to Domino, via Spotify:

Today it’s made up of Martin Courtney (vocals, guitar), Alex Beeker (vocals, bass), Matt Kallman (keys), Julian Lynch (guitar), and Sammi Niss (drums). And on the evening of April 15, the band presented a large portion of latest record along with some of the favorite tracks that continue to help Real Estate hook new listeners far and wide.

Setlist

Somebody New
Flowers
Easy
Had to Hear
Wonder Years
Water Underground
Say No More
Green Aisles
Paper Cup
Freeze Brain
Darling
Crime
Haunted World
Interior
Talking Backwards
Friday
All The Same

Encore
Saturday
Victoria
It’s Real

Here are home-rolled/developed/scanned 35mm film photos of Real Estate along with the night’s opening act, Marina Allen, performing at 9:30 Club the night of April 15, 2023. All images copyright and courtesy of Casey Ryan Vock.

Marina Allen