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There are 2 bands with the name Galaxie 500:

1) Galaxie 500 formed in Boston, MA in 1986 and comprised vocalist/guitarist Dean Wareham (a transplanted New Zealand native), bassist Naomi Yang and drummer Damon Krukowski, longtime friends who first met in high school in New York City before all three attended Harvard University. Wareham and Krukowski initially teamed in the short-lived Speedy and the Castanets, which split after their bass player experienced a religious conversion; upon re-forming, the duo recruited Yang to play bass, although she had no prior musical experience.

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 become the trio’s producer. In early 1988 the singleTugboat was released, followed by their full-length debut, Today.

After signing to the U.S. branch of Rough Trade, Galaxie 500 issued 1989’s On Fire, including the single Blue Thunder. After a limited-edition 7” release featuring live renditions of Rain and Don’t Let Our Youth Go To Waste released through Bob Stanley of Saint Etienne’s Caff Corporation recorded at CBGB’s, the group returned in 1990 with This Is Our Music, including the single Fourth of July and a cover of Listen, The Snow Is Falling. Following a subsequent tour, Galaxie 500 disbanded after Wareham phoned Yang and Krukowski to say he was quitting the group.
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  • LPEMP

    I don't think "shoegaze", "dream pop", or "slowcore" are accurate tags for this band at all. They influenced all of those subgenres, undoubtedly, but they stand uniquely apart from them all. They were a very singular, idiosyncratic band with a very specific sound.

    Monday evening
  • JordanMChand

    This is like, really, over-the-top good.

    last week
  • KaiqueBrugnari

    cool :)

    13 days ago
  • matt1337c

    The music these guys make is magical.

    16 days ago
  • Mogwai89

    @mydogreadskafka: Does Radiohead sound like Galaxie 500? :P

    17 days ago
  • Sunzy

    Listen, the Snow is Falling.

    19 days ago
  • jaredXStrife

    catsgotswag

    last month
  • gregoryoftours

    @mydogreadskafka No but they good like radiohead. give em a listen imo; cheers mate

    last month
  • blackdar

    By the way! 3000 run (Three thousand run) Noise rock band from industrial Lipetsk (Russian Federation). http://www.last.fm/music/3000%2520run?ac=3000%20ru&setlang=en

    last month
  • greene1994

    i could be there when you're sleeping

    last month
  • ElKulte

    Sometimes 3 chords is all you need.

    last month
  • nicoinfurs

    I'm glad I went to that Dean & Britta play Galaxie 500 thing last year. It was worth it.

    last month
  • gregoryoftours

    eggsactly

    December 2011
  • EdgeLike

    this shoutbox is eggs

    December 2011
  • optimistic_tour

    232 plays. oh if only last.fm scrobbled my whole life

    December 2011
  • giobot26

    by far my favorite band

    December 2011
  • DecomposingTree

    "went through all the songs twice; didn't like them" cool story

    December 2011
  • Sosen

    Still only 3 million plays? I thought they'd been given the pitchfork treatment a while back. Mayhap pitchfork isn't as influential as its given credit for.

    December 2011
  • anarxoaplytos

    went through all the songs twice; didn't like them

    December 2011
  • noneto

    pičovina, co si budem nalhávat...

    December 2011
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