Galaxie 500 - This Is Our Music

Galaxie 500 is a dream-pop band from USA, The band began playing gigs in Boston and New York, and recorded a demo which they sent to Shimmy Disc label boss and producer Mark Kramer, who agreed to produce the band. With Kramer at the controls, the band recorded the "Tugboat" single in February 1988, and the "Oblivious" flexi-disc, and moved on to record their debut album, which was released on the small Aurora label. The band toured the United Kingdom in late 1988 and in 1989, they signed to Rough Trade, and released their second album, On Fire, which has been described as "lo-fi psychedelia reminiscent of Jonathan Richman being backed by The Velvet Underground", and is considered the band's defining moment.On Fire reached number 7 in the UK Indie Chart, and met with much critical acclaim in the United Kingdom, but was less well-received by the US music press, who cited Wareham's 'vocal limitations' as a weakness.

Galaxie 500 es una banda dream-pop de Estados Unidos, la banda comenzo a tocar conciertos en Boston y Nueva York y grabaron una demo que luego mandaron al jefe del Sello Shimmy Disc Mark Kramer, quien acepto producir a la banda. Con Kramer en los controles, la banda grabo el single "Tugboat" en febrero de 1988 que fue publicado por la pequeña discografica Aurora. La banda realizo una gira en el Reino Unido en los finales de 1988 y 1989, firmaron contrato con Rough Trade y sacaron su segundo album, On Fire, que fue descripto como "Psicodelia Lo-Fi que pareceira ser Johnathan Richman tocando con La Velvet Undergound".On Fire alcanzo el numero 7 en el UK Indie Chart, y se encontro con muchas resupuestas criticas en el Reino unido, pero no fue asi en el caos de la Prensa Estado Unidense, que declaro que las limitaciones de la voz de Wareham eran una debilidad en la banda.

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