Let Real Estate Teach You How to Play Guitar in Video for New Single “Crime”

February 20th, 2014

Nina Corcoran

Learning how to play an instrument is never as easy as it looks, even if Rock Band pretends otherwise. Having to rely on online tabs uploaded by fans can get iffy sometimes, too. Knowing the struggle is all too real, indie rockers Real Estate have gone ahead and given their new single “Crime” an animated guitar tab tutorial. Talk about being kind.

Watch as guitarists Martin Courtney and Matt Mondanile have cameras directly on their guitars as they show, very straightforwardly, how to play the track. You may not be able to follow along due to how bright and clean the song is, choosing to laze about instead. The uptempo track feels like the perfect summer song, just light enough to keep any stresses away.

“Crime” joins “Talking Backwards” as another sunny preview of their upcoming LP Atlas, due out March 4 via Domino Records. Check out the video, album tracklist, and 2014 tour dates below:

Atlas Tracklist:
01. Had to Hear
02. Past Lives
03. Talking Backwards
04. April’s Song
05. The Bend
06. Crime
07. Primitive
08. How Might I Live
09. Horizon
10. Navigator

Real Estate 2014 Tour Dates:
02/28 – San Francisco, CA @ Noise Pop
03/01 – San Francisco, CA @ Noise Pop
03/03 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
03/04 – Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre
03/06 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos
03/08 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
03/09 – Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre
03/11 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda
03/19 – Boston, MA @ The Sinclair
03/20 – Boston, MA @ The Sinclair
03/21 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
03/22 – Montreal, QC @ Il Motore
03/23 – Toronto, ON @ Opera House
03/25 – Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre
03/26 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Line
03/27 – Chicago, IL @ Metro
03/28 – St. Louis, MO @ Firebird
03/29 – Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
03/31 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
04/01 – Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson Theater
04/02 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
04/03 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
04/05 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall