Photo by Jake Michaels

Real Estate have announced a new album – The Main Thing, out Feb. 28 – along with a new single and music video for “Paper Cup.”

The album consists of 13 tracks and, for the first time, Real Estate brought in special guests like Sylvan Esso, whose vocalist Amelia Meath is featured on “Paper Cup.”

In a recent press release, Martin Courtney (vocals and guitar) said, “Paper Cup is a song about getting older and realizing that this thing that I fell into doing over ten years ago – being a musician, writing songs, being a guy in a band – this may end up being my life’s work. Watching the people around me change and evolve, take on new challenges, and feeling sort of stuck in a rut, in a way. Feeling uncertain of the validity of being an artist in an age of climate change and general political and social unrest around the world.”

Real Estate will go on a U.S. tour in support of their album this spring.

Purchase tickets here.

See a full list of dates and watch the video for “Paper Cup” below.

Real Estate Tour Dates

April 9 – Detroit, Mich.* – El Club
April 10 – Chicago, Ill.* – Thalia Hall
April 11 – Minneapolis, Minn.* – First Avenue
April 13 – Omaha, Neb.* – Slowdown
April 14 – Kansas City, Mo.* – The Truman
April 15 – St. Louis, Mo.* – The Ready Room
April 16 – Indianapolis, Ind.* – The Vogue
April 17 – Nashville, Tenn.* – Brooklyn Bowl Nashville
April 18 – Atlanta, Ga.* – Variety Playhouse
April 20 – Chapel Hill, N.C.* – Cat’s Cradle
April 21 – Washington, D.C.* – 9:30 Club
April 22 – Philadelphia, Pa.* – Union Transfer
April 23 – Boston, Mass.* – Royale
May 7 – Oakland, Calif.† – Fox Theater
May 8 – Los Angeles, Calif.† – The Fonda Theater
May 9 – San Diego, Calif.† – Belly Up Tavern
May 10 – Phoenix, Ariz.† – The Crescent Ballroom
May 12 – Dallas, Texas† – The Granada Theater
May 13 – Austin, Texas† – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
May 14 – Houston, Texas† – White Oak Music Hall
May 18 – Denver, Colo.# – Gothic Theatre
May 19 – Salt Lake City, Utah# – Urban Lounge
May 21 – Seattle, Wash.# – Neptune Theatre
May 22 – Portland, Ore.# – Revolution Hall

*with Palm
†with Meg Baird
#with Itasca