>Real Estate’s ‘Days’ gives Jersey a reason to be proud
BY DYLAN JENSEN
Published February 16, 2012
Matt Mondanile has been lingering on the fringe of the music scene for a few years now. His early releases under the Ducktails moniker attracted moderate attention from the blogosphere, and his most recent release, Ducktails III: Arcade Dynamics, garnered Mondanile critical acclaim from the likes of Pitchfork and Spin Magazine. But perhaps Mondanile’s most successful project is his half-baked minimalist group, Real Estate. Hailing from Ridgewood, New Jersey, Real Estate first released its self-titled debut in 2009. Composed of only 10 songs written over the course of several years, the Woodsist Records release received a “Best New Music” nod from Pitchfork, and earned the group several opening slots including a Friday night set at the 2010 Pitchfork music festival in Chicago. Since that debut release, however, Real Estate has been rather quiet.
