To help celebrate the holiday, as well the recent reissues of Galaxie 500's classic albums "Today" "On Fire" and "This is Our Music," here is a video for the band's "Fourth of July"
While we are at it, let's enjoy some more Galaxy 500, shall we? If you don't already know and love Galaxie 500, it's okay, I promise not to point and laugh. Since life is a learned experience, there is always going to be a point in time when you were not nearly as cool or wise as you will be after learning something new. But, after reading this and listening to these tunes, you have no excuse. This is your chance to discover and learn about one of the most important and awesome bands in the history of American music.
Consisting of indie icons Dean Wareham, Damon Krukowski and Naomi Yang, and spanning the period from 1987 to 1991, the band is pretty much responsible for more than a few genres (dream pop, slowcore, even, it could be argued, chillwave). Their originality and incredible songcraft backed by the undeniable talents of its members, quickly made them one of the most revered bands in the American underground. The same year that "Daydream Nation" was released, Thurston Moore declared Galaxie 500's "Today" the "guitar record of 1988." The band's acrimonious split in '91 didn't stop their legend from growing, and since that time their shadow over independent music has only grown longer and larger, making Galaxie 500 one of the most essential American bands alongside Velvet Underground, Big Star, Husker Du and Sonic Youth.
It's only appropriate then that on this most American of holidays we celebrate one of the country's great musical legacies...and if you haven't already, get down to the shop and pick up their reissues. If you don't then I am going to point and laugh at you the next time I see you, since you won't have any excuse now for not knowing and loving Galaxie 500.
"Tugboat" live
"Strange" live
"Blue Thunder"
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