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Portable Galaxie 500 (CD)

By: Galaxie 500 (Artist)

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Galaxie 500 Artist Snapshot:

Although the term "shoegazer" is most often associated with British indie bands of the early 1990s, Boston trio Galaxie 500's dreamy, shimmering guitar-pop gave many of its contemporaries across the pond a serious run for their money. The band released only three albums in its brief career, but they remain true gems of early-'90s American indie-rock. Following the band's break-up, guitarist/lead vocalist Dean Wareham went on to form Luna, while the husband-and-wife rhythm section of Naomi Yang (bass) and Damon Krukowski (drums) began performing as a duo under the name Damon & Naomi.

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DISC 1 for Portable Galaxie 500 (CD) Album By Galaxie 500 (Artist)
1   Blue Thunder (With Sax)
2   Flowers
3   When Will You Come Home
4   Listen, The Snow Is Falling
5   Sorry
6   Fourth Of July
7   Don't Let Our Youth Go To Waste
8   Strange
9   Another Day
10   Snowstorm
11   Summertime - (live)
12   Tugboat
 

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Title Note

THE PORTABLE GALAXIE 500 is an Enhanced CD containing both a full audio program as well as a full-length video of "Blue Thunder."

Galaxie 500: Dean Wareham (vocals, guitar); Naomi Yang (vocals, bass); Damon Krukowski (drums, percussion, background vocals).

This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.

Imagine J. Mascis without the angst. Imagine the Velvets' "Sweet Jane" played on an antique turntable stuck on 16 rpm. This is the sound of Galaxie 500. Many other bands have appeared in their wake to continue the band's style of soft-spoken minimalist guitar-gloom, including Belle and Sebastian, and the Magnetic Fields. Galaxie 500's career was a short one, and most of their fans have come to love the band posthumously. THE PORTABLE GALAXIE 500 samples the best of three years' worth of releases.

This compilation includes "Strange," which portrays the unresolved alienation which the indie generation inherited from the post-punk era, as well as "When Will You Come Home" and the ever-powerful "Listen, the Snow is Falling." THE PORTABLE GALAXIE 500 is by no means a comprehensive sampling of the band's repertoire--nothing short of their full catalogue can faithfully represent their brief, sad genius--but it's certainly a good start.

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