Real Estate share 'The Main Thing' title track; album out this week

Real Estate‘s anticipated new album The Main Thing comes out this week (2/28 via Domino), and they’ve shared a second single (the title track) ahead of its release. Following the yacht rock, jam band-ish, and Sylvan Esso-featuring lead single “Paper Cup,” “The Main Thing” is a little more laid back — two and a half minutes of folky, jangly pop that does find a little time for backing ’80s-style synths and a flash of ’70s-style guitar soloing, but mostly keeps things on the more compact side. It’s cool stuff; listen below.

As mentioned, Real Estate are touring and playing a big co-headlining show with Sharon Van Etten at Central Park’s SummerStage on July 29 with opener Grace Ives (tickets). All dates are listed below.

Real Estate — 2020 Tour Dates
4/9 – El Club – Detroit, MI*
4/10 – Thalia Hall – Chicago, IL*
4/11 – First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN*
4/13 – Slowdown – Omaha, NE*
4/14 – The Truman – Kansas City, MO*
4/15 – The Ready Room – St. Louis, MO*
4/16 – The Vogue – Indianapolis, IN*
4/17 – Brooklyn Bowl Nashville – Nashville, TN*
4/18 – Variety Playhouse – Atlanta, GA*
4/20 – Cat’s Cradle – Carrboro, NC*
4/21 – 9:30 Club – Washington, DC*
4/22 – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA*
4/23 – Royale – Boston, MA*
5/7 – Fox Theater – Oakland, CA†
5/8 – The Fonda Theatre – Los Angeles, CA†
5/9 – Belly Up Tavern – Solana Beach, CA†
5/10 – Crescent Ballroom – Phoenix, AZ†
5/12 – Granada Theater – Dallas, TX†
5/13 – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater – Austin, TX†
5/14 – White Oak Music Hall – Houston, TX†
5/16 – Corona Capital – Guadalajara, MX
5/18 – Gothic Theatre – Englewood, CO#
5/19 – Urban Lounge – Salt Lake City, UT#
5/21 – Neptune Theatre – Seattle, WA#
5/22 – Revolution Hall – Portland, OR#
6/11 – Brudenell Social Club – Leeds, UK
6/12 – Brudenell Social Club – Leeds, UK
6/13 – Vicar Street – Dublin, IE
6/14 – Queen Margaret Union – Glasgow, UK
6/16 – Orangerie at Botanique – Brussels, BE
6/17 – Luxor – Koln, DE
6/18 – Le Trabendo – Paris, FR
6/20 – Roundhouse – London, UK
6/21 – Tivolivredenburg Pandora Hall – Utrecht, NL
6/22 – Festsaal Kreuzberg – Berlin, DE
6/24 – Pumpehuset – Copenhagen, DK
7/29 – SummerStage (Central Park Garden State Party) – New York, NY^

*with Palm
†with Meg Baird
#with Itasca
^with Sharon Van Etten & Grace Ives