Upset the Rhythm: REAL ESTATE & GANGLIANS

Real Estate - Psychadelic surf pop band fromNew York

"Real Estate waft in on vibes of hazy summers past. The New Jersey quartet of Martin Courtney IV, Matthew Mondanile III, Etienne Pierre Duguay and Alex Bleeker cut the sleeves short and the pop smooth to shade you from the midday heat. Every song works its way to that part of your consciousness that reveled in the fleeting waves of freedom that eked in once classes broke and the sun lingered a little longer over suburban roofs. And with three quarters of the band holding down Garden State roots its no surprise that a bit of Jersey indie-pop heritage sneaks its way into their sound, lifting the most sun streaked moments from The Feelies and Yo La Tengo and filtering them through the kaleidoscope of memories aimless drives through parched neighborhood streets.

Ganglians-

Sacramento band Ganglians are fresh out of the same Woodsist stable that brought you key releases from Crystal Stilts, Wavves and a variety of other such nouveau-grunge merchants, but these guys carry their blurry, hazed-out sounds with a far more psychedelically-inclined swagger than their peers, at times recalling early Animal Collective or the sound of three or four different releases on Not Not Fun all playing simultaneously, intermittently offering up a a glimpse of sublime, fudge-covered pop. More adventurous than the established brand of what labelmates Psychedelic Horseshit term 'shitgaze', Ganglians' music feels adventurous and otherworldly by comparison, yet for all its frazzled strangeness, this is a record that never loses sight of the fundamentals of great American pop music.