Real Estate‘s sixth album, Daniel, is out today, and last night (2/22) the band celebrated with a very Daniel show at Brooklyn’s tiny Union Pool. You had to have “Daniel” in your name to get in (though at least one “William” wormed his way in), everyone was given “Daniel” nametags, and the entryway featured a shrine to famous Daniels in history, including Daniels Radcliffe, DeVito, Glover, Rather, and Day-Lewis. The show opened, appropriately, not with a song from Daniel but a cover of “Daniel,” Elton John’s 1973 world-wide soft rock smash.
“Are all your names really Daniel?,” bassist Alex Bleeker asked the crowd, eyebrow raised, and everyone hooted and hollered in affirment. “Then yes, this album was named for you.” The band’s hour-long set included a good chunk of Daniel, plus favorites from other albums like “It’s Real,” “Darling,” and “Talking Backwards.” They sounded great.
When they played “Black Lake,” which was on their debut 7″, frontman Martin Courtney said playing this made him feel old, while Bleeker chimed in saying that while he didn’t remember Real Estate playing Union Pool back then, that song and the cozy setting gave him “Cake Shop vibes.” The night ended with an encore of “Darling,” which led directly into a reprise of “Daniel.” Fun show.
Check out pics from the night at Ellen Qbertplaya, along with video of “Daniel” and the Union Pool setlist, below.
Real Estate’s North American tour starts February 28 in San Francisco and hits NYC at Webster Hall on April 18.
Check out Real Estate’s list of their favorite “water” songs.
photo by Ellen Qbertplaya
photo by Ellen Qbertplaya
photo by Ellen Qbertplaya
photo by Ellen Qbertplaya
photo by Ellen Qbertplaya
Real Estate (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
Real Estate (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
Real Estate (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
Real Estate (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
Real Estate (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
Real Estate (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
Real Estate (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
Real Estate (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
Real Estate (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
Real Estate (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
Real Estate (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
Real Estate (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
Real Estate (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
Real Estate (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
Real Estate (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
Real Estate (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
Real Estate (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
Real Estate (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
Real Estate (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
photo by Ellen Qbertplaya
Real Estate (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
Real Estate (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
Real Estate (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
photo by Ellen Qbertplaya
Real Estate’s setlist (photo by Ellen Qbertplaya)
SETLIST: Real Estate @ Union Pool 2/22/2024
Daniel (Elton John cover)
Flowers
Somebody New
Had to Hear
Paper Cup
Crime
Water Underground
Interior
Green Aisles
Black Lake
Freeze Brain
Talking Backwards
Say No More
Haunted World
It’s Real
Darling
Daniel (reprise)