Real Estate have pulled off some big ’90s-adjacent swings with the music videos for their new album Daniel, which is out this Friday. First they reunited Pete & Pete for “Water Underground,” and now they’ve shared the video for “Flowers.” It was directed by animator Magnus Carlsson, who also made Radiohead’s “Paranoid Android.”
“For me, the greatest animated music video of all time is Magnus Carlsson’s iconic ‘Paranoid Android’ video for Radiohead,” says Real Estate frontman Martin Courtney. “It looked like nothing else on MTV in 1997. So when we decided to do an animated video for our next single, that was at the top of the mood board. Let’s make something like the ‘Paranoid Android’ video. It didn’t even occur to us that we could actually ask Magnus Carlsson himself to make a video for our song, or that he would actually do it, or that it would end up just as weird and beautiful as we could have imagined. Big thanks to the legend Mr. Carlsson for being up for working with us.”
Real Estate also note that “Flower” features pedal steel player Justin Schipper, who also contributes his skills to Beyoncé’s new album. Watch the video below.
Real Estate celebrate Daniel‘s release with a very intimate Brooklyn show at Union Pool on Thursday (2/22) that is for “Daniels only” and will be back when their tour with Marina Allen hits Webster Hall on April 18. All dates are below.
Real Estate 2024 Tour Dates
02/22/24 – Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool *DANIELS-ONLY*
02/28/24 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
03/01/24 – Vancouver, BC @ Hollywood Theatre*
03/02/24 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox*
03/03/24 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall*
03/05/24 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Urban Lounge*
03/06/24 – Denver, CO @ The Gothic Theatre*
03/08/24 – Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf*
03/09/24 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom*
03/10/24 – San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park*
03/11/24 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Bellwether*
03/13/24 – San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo’s 365 Club*
04/05/24 – Montreal, QC @ Beanfield Theatre (formerly Corona Theatre)^
04/06/24 – Toronto, ON @ Masonic Temple – The Concert Hall^
04/07/24 – Detroit, MI @ El Club^
04/08/24 – Milwaukee, WI @ Vivarium^
04/10/24 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line^
04/11/24 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall^
04/12/24 – Cleveland, OH @ Mahall’s^
04/13/24 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre^
04/15/24 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club^
04/16/24 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer^
04/17/24 – Boston, MA @ Royale^
04/18/24 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall^
04/20/24 – Woodstock, NY @ Levon Helm Studios^ SOLD OUT
05/16/24 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall #
05/17/24 – Austin, TX @ Scoot Inn
05/18/24 – Fort Worth, TX @ Tannahill’s Tavern & Music Hall
05/20/24 – Kansas City, MO @ The Truman #
05/21/24 – St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall #
05/22/24 – Louisville, KY @ Whirling Tiger #
05/23/24 – Nashville, TN @ Basement East
05/24/24 – Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel #
05/25/24 – Saxapahaw, NC @ Haw River Ballroom #
05/26/24 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
* w/ Florry
^ w/ Marina Allen
# w/ Water From Your Eyes