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* Damon Krukowski - drums
* Damon Krukowski - drums


The band was formed by the three while they were studying at Harvard in 1987, and named themselves after a friend who owned a [[Cool Car|Ford Galaxie 500]]. During this period, Krukowski lacked a permanent drumkit and instead borrowed one from his classmate [[Conan O Brien]].
The band was formed by the three while they were studying at Harvard in 1987, and named themselves after a friend who owned a [[Cool Car|Ford Galaxie 500]]. During this period, Krukowski lacked a permanent drumkit and instead borrowed one from his classmate [[Conan O'Brien]].


They signed with the Shimmy Disc label in 1988, where they proceeded to release one album per year: ''Today'', ''On Fire'' and ''This Is Our Music''. These showcased the band's simple [[Dream Pop]] compositions argumented by Mark Kramer's psychedelic production and earned them some critical acclaim and a loyal audience. They and [[Low (Music)|Low]] are considered important influences on the [[Slowcore]] subgenre.
They signed with the Shimmy Disc label in 1988, where they proceeded to release one album per year: ''Today'', ''On Fire'' and ''This Is Our Music''. These showcased the band's simple [[Dream Pop]] compositions argumented by Mark Kramer's psychedelic production and earned them some critical acclaim and a loyal audience. They and [[Low]] are considered important influences on the [[Slowcore]] subgenre.


The band disintegrated in 1991 when Wareham moved back to New York and informed Yang and Krukowski that he was quitting. Wareham subsequently founded the bands Luna and Dean & Britta (with his [[Creator Couple|wife Britta Phillips]]), and Damon and Naomi founded the band [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|Damon And Naomi]].
The band disintegrated in 1991 when Wareham moved back to New York and informed Yang and Krukowski that he was quitting. Wareham subsequently founded the bands Luna and Dean & Britta (with his [[Creator Couple|wife Britta Phillips]]), and Damon and Naomi founded the band [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Damon And Naomi]].


Discography:
Discography:
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* [[Perishing Alt Rock Voice]]: Wareham and Yang.
* [[Perishing Alt Rock Voice]]: Wareham and Yang.
* [[Record Producer]]: Mark Kramer.
* [[Record Producer]]: Mark Kramer.
* [[Shout Out]]: ''This Is Our Music'' borrows its title from [[Name's the Same|an Ornette Coleman album from 1960]].
* [[Shout-Out]]: ''This Is Our Music'' borrows its title from [[Name's the Same|an Ornette Coleman album from 1960]].
** And in reverse, one of the lyrics of "Stratford-on-Guy" by [[Liz Phair]] is ''And I was pretending that I was in a Galaxie 500 video''.
** And in reverse, one of the lyrics of "Stratford-on-Guy" by [[Liz Phair]] is ''And I was pretending that I was in a Galaxie 500 video''.
** The cover of [[Cat Power]]'s ''You Are Free'' is modeled after the one for ''Today''.
** The cover of [[Cat Power]]'s ''You Are Free'' is modeled after the one for ''Today''.
** "Tugboat" is a shoutout to Sterling Morrison of [[The Velvet Underground]], who became a tugboat captain after the VU broke up.
** "Tugboat" is a shoutout to Sterling Morrison of [[The Velvet Underground]], who became a tugboat captain after the VU broke up.
* [[Step Up to The Microphone]]: Yang sings most of "Another Day" (Wareham joins in on the last chorus) and the [[Yoko Ono]] cover "Listen, the Snow is Falling", the latter being the only Galaxie 500 song without vocals by Wareham.
* [[Step Up to the Microphone]]: Yang sings most of "Another Day" (Wareham joins in on the last chorus) and the [[Yoko Ono]] cover "Listen, the Snow is Falling", the latter being the only Galaxie 500 song without vocals by Wareham.
* [[Word Salad Lyrics]]: Some of Wareham's lyrics are just WTF-inducing, like "4th of July".
* [[Word Salad Lyrics]]: Some of Wareham's lyrics are just WTF-inducing, like "4th of July".


Revision as of 07:42, 9 April 2014

Galaxie 500 were a short-lived yet very influential Dream Pop band with elements of Shoegazing.

Throughout their existence the band's members were:

  • Dean Wareham - vocals, guitars
  • Naomi Yang - bass
  • Damon Krukowski - drums

The band was formed by the three while they were studying at Harvard in 1987, and named themselves after a friend who owned a Ford Galaxie 500. During this period, Krukowski lacked a permanent drumkit and instead borrowed one from his classmate Conan O'Brien.

They signed with the Shimmy Disc label in 1988, where they proceeded to release one album per year: Today, On Fire and This Is Our Music. These showcased the band's simple Dream Pop compositions argumented by Mark Kramer's psychedelic production and earned them some critical acclaim and a loyal audience. They and Low are considered important influences on the Slowcore subgenre.

The band disintegrated in 1991 when Wareham moved back to New York and informed Yang and Krukowski that he was quitting. Wareham subsequently founded the bands Luna and Dean & Britta (with his wife Britta Phillips), and Damon and Naomi founded the band Damon And Naomi.

Discography:

  • 1988 - Today
  • 1989 - On Fire
  • 1990 - This Is Our Music
  • 2004 - Uncollected (rarities compilation)

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