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Delaware (Album) by Drop Nineteens
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Drop Nineteens Are A Boston-Based Indie Rock Band. They Were One Of A Few U.S.-Based Bands Who Styled Themselves On England's Distinctive Shoegazing Sound Taking Inspiration From Bands Such As Ride And Lush. Much Like The Pixies Before Them They Were More Widely Acknowledged In The UK Where The Then-Unsigned Drop Nineteens First Gained Attention With Two 8-Track Demos. Signing To Caroline Records Home To The Smashing Pumpkins Hole But With Their Records Released On Hut In The UK Drop Nineteens Immediately Garnered College Radio Airplay In The US With Their 1992 Debut Album Delaware. Formed By Greg Ackell Vocals Guitar Steve Zimmerman Bass Chris Roof Drums Motohiro Yasue Guitar And Paula Kelley Vocals Guitar The Band Made Three Music Videos That Were Prominently Played On MTV. They Also Topped The UK's Indie Album & Singles Charts With Early Releases Toured On The Success Of Their First Album Headlined/co-Headlined And Opened Tours In England Europe And North America Recorded BBC Radio Sessions For John Peel And Mark Goodier And Played Summer Music Festivals Like England's Reading Festival And North America's Lollapalooza. Due To Artistic Differences Several Member Changes Occurred Between The First And Second Full Length Releases. Kelley Roof And Yasue Went On To Pursue Other Interests And Megan Gilbert Vocals Guitar Pete Koeplin Drums Now Drummer For The Band Kahoots And Justin Crosby Guitar Were Added To The Lineup In 1993. Shortly Thereafter Drop Nineteens Released Their Second Full-Length Album National Coma But After A Disappointing Reaction To This Record And Various Artistic Differences The Band Broke Up In 1995. Beyond Drop Nineteens Ackell And Koeplin Recorded An Album Under The Band Name Fidel In The Late Nineties Which Was Never Formally Released. Kelley Went On To Lead Hot Rod Boy Wonder And Is Currently A Solo Artist With The Paula Kelley Orchestra. Rumors Of A Third Drop Nineteens Album Have Circulated Over The Past Decade But No Release Date Has Ever Been Announced. On January 18 2022 Ackell Posted To The Band's Twitter Announcing That The Original Lineup Of The Band Would Be Reuniting And That They Were Working On New Material. Since Then A New Album "Hard Light " Has Been Announced For 2023 As Well As "1991 " A Re-Mastering Of Early Unreleased Material. Discography Mayfield 1991 Unreleased Delaware 1992 Plan 9/ Caroline/ Hut "Winona" Single 1992 Caroline/ Hut/ Virgin Your Aquarium CD/10" EP 1992 Plan 9/ Caroline/ Hut National Coma 1993 Caroline/ Hut/ Virgin Limp 7"/ 12" EP 1993 Hut/ Virgin / 1994 Caroline
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Drop Nineteens Are A Boston-Based Indie Rock Band. They Were One Of A Few U.S.-Based Bands Who Styled Themselves On England's Distinctive Shoegazing Sound Taking Inspiration From Bands Such As Ride And Lush. Much Like The Pixies Before Them They Were More Widely Acknowledged In The UK Where The Then-Unsigned Drop Nineteens First Gained Attention With Two 8-Track Demos. Signing To Caroline Records Home To The Smashing Pumpkins Hole But With Their Records Released On Hut In The UK Drop Nineteens Immediately Garnered College Radio Airplay In The US With Their 1992 Debut Album Delaware. Formed By Greg Ackell Vocals Guitar Steve Zimmerman Bass Chris Roof Drums Motohiro Yasue Guitar And Paula Kelley Vocals Guitar The Band Made Three Music Videos That Were Prominently Played On MTV. They Also Topped The UK's Indie Album & Singles Charts With Early Releases Toured On The Success Of Their First Album Headlined/co-Headlined And Opened Tours In England Europe And North America Recorded BBC Radio Sessions For John Peel And Mark Goodier And Played Summer Music Festivals Like England's Reading Festival And North America's Lollapalooza. Due To Artistic Differences Several Member Changes Occurred Between The First And Second Full Length Releases. Kelley Roof And Yasue Went On To Pursue Other Interests And Megan Gilbert Vocals Guitar Pete Koeplin Drums Now Drummer For The Band Kahoots And Justin Crosby Guitar Were Added To The Lineup In 1993. Shortly Thereafter Drop Nineteens Released Their Second Full-Length Album National Coma But After A Disappointing Reaction To This Record And Various Artistic Differences The Band Broke Up In 1995. Beyond Drop Nineteens Ackell And Koeplin Recorded An Album Under The Band Name Fidel In The Late Nineties Which Was Never Formally Released. Kelley Went On To Lead Hot Rod Boy Wonder And Is Currently A Solo Artist With The Paula Kelley Orchestra. Rumors Of A Third Drop Nineteens Album Have Circulated Over The Past Decade But No Release Date Has Ever Been Announced. On January 18 2022 Ackell Posted To The Band's Twitter Announcing That The Original Lineup Of The Band Would Be Reuniting And That They Were Working On New Material. Since Then A New Album "Hard Light " Has Been Announced For 2023 As Well As "1991 " A Re-Mastering Of Early Unreleased Material. Discography Mayfield 1991 Unreleased Delaware 1992 Plan 9/ Caroline/ Hut "Winona" Single 1992 Caroline/ Hut/ Virgin Your Aquarium CD/10" EP 1992 Plan 9/ Caroline/ Hut National Coma 1993 Caroline/ Hut/ Virgin Limp 7"/ 12" EP 1993 Hut/ Virgin / 1994 Caroline
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Delaware Is The Debut Studio Album By American Indie Rock Band Drop Nineteens. It Was Released On June 19 1992 By Caroline Records. Hut Records Issued The Album Along With The Single "Winona" In The United Kingdom The Same Year. On April 20 2009 Delaware Was Reissued By Cherry Red Records With Four Bonus Tracks From The Band's 1992 EP Your Aquarium. In 2016 Pitchfork Ranked Delaware At Number 45 On Its List Of The 50 Best Shoegaze Albums Of All Time.