This Friday (February 28), Real Estate are releasing their new album The Main Thing. Today, they’ve shared the title track. Hear “The Main Thing” below.
In a press release, Real Estate’s Martin Courtney explained:
“The Main Thing” is my attempt at writing an inspirational anthem for
anyone who’s ever been in an existential crisis… specifically, me.I was asking myself a lot of uncomfortable questions throughout the
process of making this album. Wondering if being an artist is
irresponsible or selfish, particularly with the world in the state
that it’s in, particularly as a parent of young kids. This was the
last song I wrote for this album, and I think it kind of distills
where I found myself at the end of what turned out to be a long and
extremely rewarding process: psyched on the power of music, for real!The lyrics in this song are sort of tongue in cheek, but the sentiment
is very real. Basically… when life gets tough, when the stresses
start piling up, when you start second guessing every decision you’ve
made, what do you do? You double down on the thing that makes you
happy, the thing that feeds your soul.It might be corny to say, but it really is important to be true to who
you are and do what you believe in, whatever that may be.
The Main Thing is Real Estate’s follow-up to 2017’s In Mind. The band heads out on tour in support of The Main Thing in April.