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Drop Nineteens

Hard Light

limited "crystal" lp - £23.99 | Buy
A glistening spread of sounds that swoop down and sweep you up like a benevolent winged protector - big recommendation for anyone who likes peering at their kic...
1991
  1. Mayfield
  2. Shannon Waves
  3. Kissing the Sea
  4. Snowbird
  5. Another Summer
  6. Daymon
  7. Song for J.J.
  8. Back in Our Old Bed
  9. Soapland

Drop Nineteens

1991

Wharf Cat
  • limited grey LP

    Released: 28th Feb 2025

    £24.99
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  • CD

    Released: 28th Feb 2025

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This LP comprises the band’s first two demo sessions, which were mailed out via cassette to labels in 1991, finding their way to the UK music press and generating instant buzz and an ensuing feeding frenzy to sign the band.

After signing with Caroline Records, Drop Nineteens decided to write an entirely new record, 'Delaware', for their first official release, leaving the songs on '1991' behind, frozen in time. Swells of layered guitars and buried vocal harmonies adorn these tracks, displaying Drop Nineteens' UK influences with the comparison to their UK contemporaries like Slowdive and Ride were apt. '1991''s songs, recorded with a lo-fi charm, show an ambitious young band capable of writing songs filled with texture and hooks, on the eve of their breakthrough with 'Delaware'.