Whuh...they're back!
https://www.stereogum.com/2231913/drop-nineteens-reunion-new-album-hard-light/music/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xuy3nPM4xak
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 2 August 2023 14:59 (eight months ago) link
there’s no longer a gap in the 21st century
― brimstead, Wednesday, 2 August 2023 15:32 (eight months ago) link
Key info:
The rest of Drop Nineteens’ current incarnation is effectively the Delaware lineup — Ackell, Kelley, Zimmerman and guitarist Motohiro “Moto” Yasue — minus OG drummer Chris Roof, whose role is amicably filled by National Coma-era drummer Pete Koeplin.
Reissues planned and apparently East and West Coast dates are lined up?
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 2 August 2023 15:36 (eight months ago) link
Ah there they are, end of the piece:
October 10 – Washington, DC @ The Atlantis w/ Greg MendezOctober 11 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer w/ Horse Jumper Of LoveOctober 12 – Boston, MA @ The Paradise w/ Greg MendezOctober 13 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw w/ Greg MendezOctober 19 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco w/ WinterOctober 22 – Oakland, CA @ The New Parish w/ Winter
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 2 August 2023 15:45 (eight months ago) link
my kid of all people suggested we go see them. I was like "I vaguely remember this band"
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Thursday, 3 August 2023 00:05 (eight months ago) link
funny to read way upthread about people seeing Winona on the Chart Show on ITV which I also did when I was about 15, and I loved that song and bought the album and that was the only good song on it
― Colonel Poo, Thursday, 3 August 2023 00:48 (eight months ago) link
where is the zoomer hype for this band supposedly happening because i'm not even seeing rym be particularly fond of them which is what i'd expect for an obscure shoegaze band i'd never heard of before
― ufo, Thursday, 3 August 2023 01:05 (eight months ago) link
yeah I'd be surprised if they got much zoomer love mostly because most of their stuff isn't that shoegazey and it's also rubbish.
― Colonel Poo, Thursday, 3 August 2023 01:07 (eight months ago) link
i get confused about how announcements work, yeah they've been posting updates about their work new album for a while, and apparently there's going to be an official release of the "mayfield" demos as well... one track of it got played on KEXP in april of '22, a rip is on YT. anyway, yeah, looking forward to the new record and "mayfield" getting an official release... i know one can only expect so much from demos but the bootleg copies sound like shit!
― Kate (rushomancy), Thursday, 3 August 2023 01:08 (eight months ago) link
Mayfield is actually pretty good!
― Colonel Poo, Thursday, 3 August 2023 01:11 (eight months ago) link
Very popular with Gen Z despite only having 1.5 good songs.
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 3 August 2023 01:25 (eight months ago) link
new Drop Nineteens >>>> new Slowdive
― Saxophone Of Futility (Michael B), Tuesday, 7 November 2023 15:42 (five months ago) link
You fiend. (But understandable.)
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 7 November 2023 15:50 (five months ago) link
my preorder is on its way! excited to give it a focused listen
was so excited to see that they covered some golden-era The Clientele! A favorite song for sure
― Evan, Tuesday, 7 November 2023 16:18 (five months ago) link
Not enough talk about this. Beautiful record from start to finish.
― Saxophone Of Futility (Michael B), Sunday, 24 December 2023 13:15 (four months ago) link
A shame this wasn't the actual follow up at the time but almost everyone ditched that sound by '93
― Saxophone Of Futility (Michael B), Sunday, 24 December 2023 13:16 (four months ago) link