Drop Nineteens "Delaware" Daffodil Yellow RE LP (2024)

Details: Drop Nineteens "Delaware" Daffodil Yellow 1992 RE LP (Wharf Rat Records, 2024). New stock, sealed.

Description: "... By 1992, Drop Nineteens from Boston, Massachusetts, found themselves becoming indie darlings with the release of their first album, Delaware, which in the years since has been seen as one of the best examples of the shoegazing genre. The noisy yet undeniably catchy single “Winona” was played on MTV, and the record did well on the UK independent charts. Festival dates and shows followed that had them sharing stages with some of the biggest bands of the era, including the Smashing Pumpkins, Radiohead, the Cranberries, and more. Tension within the band grew; they were just kids after all, and despite continued touring with big names, band members began to quit, and by the time National Coma, their follow-up to Delaware, was released, lead singer Greg Ackell found himself to be the last remaining member of the band. The project was ultimately dissolved for good by 1995. 

The finer points of what ended Drop Nineteens and what brought them back together 30 years later could make for interesting drama in a music documentary, but regardless of who said or did what, the music on this assured comeback record speaks for itself. After the noisy fanfare of the title track, the album’s crown jewel, “Scapa Flow”, bursts forth with life and could be an argument for the band getting back together. Familiar shoegaze drones and chiming layers of sound hit the ears with a wonderful modern production, showcasing a group that are eager to play together again. ..." PopMatters

Grade: M (new stock)

TRACK LISTING:

01. Delaware
02. Ease It Halen
03. Winona
04. Kick The Tragedy
05. Baby Wonder's Gone
06. Happen
07. Reberrymemberer
08. Angel
09. My Aquarium
10. (Plus Fish Dream)