Released March 4, 2014 Length 38:18 Atlas
(2014) In Mind
(2017) Release date 4 March 2014 | Recorded June-November, 2013 Producer Tom Schick Artist Real Estate Label Domino Recording Company | |
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Studio The Loft
(Chicago, Illinois),
The Magic Shop
(New York City, New York) Genres Indie rock, Jangle pop, Dream pop Indie rock albums They Want My Soul, Here and Nowhere Else, Lost in the Dream, Are We There, Tomorrow's Hits | ||
Real estate had to hear
Atlas is the third studio album by American indie rock band Real Estate, released on March 4, 2014 on Domino Records.
Contents
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. 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
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". The album was recognized as one of The 100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far by Pitchfork Media in August 2014.
The album debuted at #34 on the Billboard Top 200 chart.
Track listing
All songs written by Martin Courtney, except where noted.
Personnel
Songs
1Had To Hear4:51
2Past Lives4:33
3Talking Backwards3:08