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Galaxie 500 was an American alternative rock band that formed in 1987 and split up in 1991 after releasing three albums: Today, On Fire and This Is Our Music. The band membership comprised guitarist/vocalist Dean Wareham, drummer Damon Krukowski and bassist and vocalist Naomi Yang.
Often recognized retrospectively as one of the pioneering dream pop and slowcore groups, Galaxie 500 was an American trio consisting of guitarist and vocalist Dean Wareham, bassist...
May 19, 2012 · Named after a friend's car, Galaxie 500 began performing live throughout Boston and New York before recording a three-song demo tape which they sent to Shimmy Disc honcho Kramer, who agreed to...
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- “Tugboat” (from Today, 1988) “I don’t wanna stay at your party/ I don’t wanna talk with your friends/ I don’t wanna vote for your president…” So begins “Tugboat,” the A-side of Galaxie 500’s debut single, released in 1988 on the tiny local label Aurora.
- “Flowers” (from Today, 1988) By the early nineties, smart American indie rock bands from Yo La Tengo to Pavement had already been looking to New Zealand for inspiration for years.
- “Fourth Of July” (from This Is Our Music, 1990) Whether it’s Wareham’s spoken verses or Krukowski’s fast-decaying cymbals, there is a distinct directness to “Fourth Of July” previously unheard on Galaxie 500 recordings.
- “Don’t Let Our Youth Go To Waste” (from Today, 1988) Jonathan Richman’s original version of his song “Don’t Let Our Youth Go To Waste” appeared on a then-obscure LP called The Original Modern Lovers, released on Kim Fowley’s doomed Mohawk imprint; it was sung a capella, and lasted less than two minutes.
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Feb 15, 2013 · Galaxie 500.Flowers 0:00 Pictures 4:27 Parking Lot 7:53 Don't Let Our Youth Go Waste 10:50 Temperature's Rising 17:35 Oblivious 22:43 It's Getting Late 26:02...
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Galaxie 500. Boston indie band of the '80s whose minimalist songwriting and glacier-speed, reverb-heavy soundscapes influenced countless artists. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1980s - 1990s. Formed. 1987 in Boston, MA. Disbanded. 1991. Genre. Pop/Rock. Styles.
Mar 11, 2010 · No one is currently offering Galaxie 500's melange of trebly guitar, serpentine basslines, fragile vocals and oddly jazz-inflected drumming (This Is Our Music borrowed its title...
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