{"title":"Galaxie 500","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout Galaxie 500\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eGalaxie 500 formed in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1987 when Dean Wareham, Damon Krukowski, and Naomi Yang were Harvard students. They recorded three albums together - produced by Kramer at his Noise New York studio - before dissolving in April 1991 amid creative tensions between Wareham and the Krukowski-Yang partnership. Wareham went on to form Luna; Krukowski and Yang continued as Damon \u0026amp; Naomi. The band is widely cited as a foundational influence on slowcore, dream pop, and indie rock, with their compact catalog gaining cult attention across the 1990s and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSound and style\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eGalaxie 500's sound combined indie rock, slowcore, dream pop, and noise pop with extremely slow tempos, atmospheric reverbed guitar work, Yang's distinctive melodic basslines, and Wareham's intimate vocal delivery. Their work is widely cited as foundational to slowcore as a recognized genre alongside Codeine and Low.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDiscography highlights\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eToday (1988, Aurora)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn Fire (1989, Rough Trade)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis Is Our Music (1990, Rough Trade)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeel Sessions (2005, 20|20|20)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFor collectors\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal Rough Trade pressings of On Fire and This Is Our Music are widely collected. The 20|20|20 reissue program has made the catalog accessible through repeated repressings and box sets, with multiple anniversary editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere to start\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eListeners new to Galaxie 500 typically start with On Fire (1989). \u003cspan class=\"related-collections\"\u003eExplore more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/alt-indie-rock-vinyl-records\"\u003eAlt\/Indie Rock\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/classic-rock-vinyl-records\"\u003eClassic Rock\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"galaxie-500-today-vinyl","title":"Today LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eReissue of 1988 classic!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540833448119,"sku":"210000050804","price":26.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/1532026.jpg?v=1781154428"},{"product_id":"galaxie-500-on-fire-vinyl","title":"On Fire LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eEssential Galaxie, recognized as the canonic pinnacle of the band.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540833480887,"sku":"210000038734","price":26.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/galaxie.jpg?v=1781154428"},{"product_id":"galaxie-500-this-is-our-music-vinyl","title":"This is Our Music LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e2020 issue of 2009 release from Galaxie 500.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48540834300087,"sku":"210000038736","price":26.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/1532025.jpg?v=1781154431"},{"product_id":"galaxie-500-uncollected-noise-new-york-88-90-vinyl","title":"Uncollected Noise New York '88-'90 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eGalaxie 500's first release of new archival material in nearly 30 years and is their most comprehensive collection of unreleased and rare archival material ever.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48541015277751,"sku":"210000092737","price":38.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/4363629-3218115.jpg?v=1781155090"},{"product_id":"galaxie-500-uncollected-noise-new-york-88-90-color-vinyl","title":"Uncollected Noise New York '88-'90 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eShips 9\/20\/24 - Galaxie 500's first release of new archival material in nearly 30 years and is their most comprehensive collection of unreleased and rare archival material ever.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48541023797431,"sku":"210000091033","price":39.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/svclp57-21064.jpg?v=1781155124"},{"product_id":"galaxie-500-today-cd","title":"Today CD","description":"","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48785630036151,"sku":"210000094731","price":16.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"galaxie-500-cbgb-12-13-88-vinyl","title":"CBGB 12.13.88 LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eGalaxie 500's live performance at CBGB on December 13, 1988, feels like a moment suspended in twilight; the band blends tender intimacy with a disquieting grandeur that hints at the complexity of youth slipping away. This vinyl captures not just their fervor but a sense of impending transformation, with tracks like \"Tugboat\" and \"Don't Let Our Youth Go to Waste\" revealing the tension between nostalgia and the uncertainty of the future. Each note resonates like a weathered letter, both for their audience and themselves, encapsulating the bittersweet nature of their early years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wax Trax Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48860493217975,"sku":"210000099447","price":27.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/5755\/4871\/files\/4441149-3415073.jpg?v=1783653921"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.waxtraxrecords.com\/collections\/galaxie-500.oembed","provider":"Wax Trax Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}