Words: Sam Geary
Back in April Brooklyn three-piece Patio released their debut album, 'Essentials'. From those same sessions comes 'Reality State' which didn't make it to the full-length.
Alice Suh, Lindsey-Paige McCloy, and Loren DiBlasi have this to say on the track:
“'Reality State' takes its title from a long and winding conversation with a cab driver on my way to band practice about his previous life selling real estate in Dubai and all of the artifice that accompanied it - fake names, glamorous backstories, renting a Rolex for an hour to wear to the client meeting to help seal the deal. Due to some sort of linguistic mix-up, he used the beautiful and compelling phrase 'reality state' instead of 'real estate' throughout his 23-minute Wild West tale.
"This song is the older cousin of 'New Reality' from 'Essentials' and presents a different take on the cognitive dissonance of living in a world on fire. 'Reality State' is more concerned with personal dynamics - identity construction and performance, building and maintaining connection, and making space for worry about small and big things at the same time. It’s a snapshot of summer 2016 era simmering discomfort. As we dive into writing more and more new material, we’re releasing this remaining track from the 2017 'Essentials' sessions as a bookend or a final celebratory balloon."
Live dates
DECEMBER
31 Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory *
JANUARY 2020
17 Los Angeles @ Hi Hat
19 San Francisco @ The Laundry
* w/ Cloud Nothings
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