Atlas (Real Estate album)
| Atlas | ||||
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| Studio album by Real Estate | ||||
| Released | March 4, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | June-November, 2013[1] | |||
| Studio |
The Loft (Chicago, Illinois), The Magic Shop (New York City, New York) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 38:18 | |||
| Label | Domino | |||
| Producer | Tom Schick | |||
| Real Estate chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Atlas | ||||
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Atlas is the third studio album by American indie rock band Real Estate, released on March 4, 2014 on Domino Records.[2]
Background
The album was recorded over the summer and fall of 2013 at The Loft in Chicago, Illinois and The Magic Shop in New York City) with Tom Schick as the producer.[3] The album was also mixed at the Magic Shop. The album was subsequently mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound in New York City with the bonus tracks being mastered by Joe Lambert at Joe Lambert Mastering.
Artwork
The artwork for the album comes a mural painted by the Polish artist Stefan Knapp for the former department store chain Alexander's in Paramus, New Jersey.
The mural has since been disassembled following the close of Alexander's and the Bergen Museum of Art & Science's purchase of the mural. While various suggestions to the non-profit organization concerning its potential location have amassed, the mural was only recently put on display in Paterson, New Jersey at the Art Factory in June, 2015. The mural has yet to find a replacement for its location of display.
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| The A.V. Club | C+[6] |
| The Guardian | [7] |
| Mojo | [8] |
| NME | 8/10[9] |
| The Observer | [10] |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.8/10[11] |
| Q | [12] |
| Rolling Stone |  [13] |
| Spin | 7/10[14] |
Atlas received widespread acclaim from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 78, based on 31 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[4] The album was recognized as one of The 100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far by Pitchfork Media in August 2014.[15]
The album debuted at #34 on the Billboard Top 200 chart.[16]
Track listing
All songs written by Martin Courtney, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Had to Hear" | 4:51 | |
| 2. | "Past Lives" | 4:33 | |
| 3. | "Talking Backwards" | 3:08 | |
| 4. | "April's Song" | Matthew Mondanile | 3:32 |
| 5. | "The Bend" | 5:12 | |
| 6. | "Crime" |
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3:16 |
| 7. | "Primitive" | 4:15 | |
| 8. | "How Might I Live" | Alex Bleeker | 2:28 |
| 9. | "Horizon" | 3:11 | |
| 10. | "Navigator" | 3:36 | |
Total length: |
38:18 | ||
| Deluxe LP edition | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 11. | "The Chancellor" | 3:47 | |
| 12. | "Recreation" | 3:44 | |
Total length: |
45:49 | ||
Personnel
- Martin Courtney – vocals, guitar
- Matt Mondanile – acoustic and electric guitars
- Alex Bleeker – bass, vocals on "How Might I Live"
- Jackson Pollis – Drums and percussion
- Matt Kallman – keyboards
- Julian Lynch – clarinet
- Technical personnel
- Tom Schick – engineering, mixing and production
- Mark Greenberg – assistant engineering
- Alex Nappi – assistant mixing
- Kabir Hermon – assistant mixing
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- Design
- Rob Carmichael - graphic design
- Irmgard Carpenter - photography
- Shawn Brackbill - photography
- Charles Poekel - photography
References
- ↑ "Real Estate: Atlas". dominorecordco.us. Domino. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
- ↑ "Spin" Kyle McGovern, Real Estate Confirm 'Atlas' Album With 'Talking Backwards' Single', Spin Magazine, January 14, 2014.
- ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Real-Estate-Atlas/release/5448164
- 1 2 "Reviews for Atlas by Real Estate". Metacritic. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ↑ Thomas, Fred. "Atlas – Real Estate". AllMusic. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ↑ Brusie, David (March 4, 2014). "On Atlas, Real Estate lacks direction". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
- ↑ Gibsone, Harriet (February 27, 2014). "Real Estate: Atlas review – The Truman Show, New Jersey-style". The Guardian. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
- ↑ "Real Estate: Atlas". Mojo (245): 92. April 2014.
- ↑ Horton, Matthew (February 28, 2014). "Real Estate – 'Atlas'". NME. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
- ↑ Mardles, Paul (March 2, 2014). "Atlas review – sun-kissed indie-rock with depth from Real Estate". The Observer. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
- ↑ Greene, Jayson (March 3, 2014). "Real Estate: Atlas". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Real Estate: Atlas". Q (333): 117. April 2014.
- ↑ Hermes, Will (March 4, 2014). "Atlas". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
- ↑ Weiss, Dan (February 28, 2014). "Real Estate Get a Little Less Chill and a Little More Proactive on the Surprisingly Bracing 'Atlas'". Spin. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
- ↑ "The 100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far (2010–2014)". Pitchfork Media. August 19, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Billboard" Billboard Chart March 8, 2014.