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Real Estate is right at home with their sound

N.J. band skirts the sophomore slump with ‘Days’

By James Reed

 |  Globe Staff  

  January 14, 2012

For better and worse, Real Estate’s first album joined a wave of beach-inspired groups that included Best Coast, Dum Dum Girls, and Tennis. Real Estate didn’t exactly dispel that notion with songs titled “Let’s Rock the Beach’’ and “Beach Comber.’’ But its music couldn’t have been less suited for frolicking in the sun and sand. On “Days,’’ its sophomore album, the guitars might be chiming, but the lyrics are rife with longing. Real Estate play a sold-out show at Brighton Music Hall tomorrow night.

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