“Delaware” is the debut album by American band Drop Nineteens from Boston, which they released in 1992. The band consisted of Greg Ackell (vocals, guitar) and Chris Roof (drums), Paula Kelley (vocals, guitar), Motohiro Yasue (guitar) and Steve Zimmerman (bass).
The band was active for only five years and released a total of two albums and a couple EPs in total, before reuniting in 2023.
The album spawned two singles, “Winona” and “My Aquarium”, of which the first gained airplay on the MTV music channel. UK magazine NME branded the band in the growing shoegaze scene and the band played in London consistently, even opening for Radiohead and The Cranberries.
“Delaware” is one of the classic shoegaze records. Formed in Boston in 1991, Drop Nineteens instantly attracted much attention from the UK media and record companies, eventually signing to Hut records. Their debut “Delaware” is a beautiful record, noisy and melodic in equal measures, a record that is full of youth and innocence. The mix of the predominately english shoegaze style with a more american style akin to the Pixies and Sonic Youth gave Drop Nineteens a distinctive sound.
The album has instant pop thrills rambling lsd influenced lo-fi epics such as ‘Kick the Tragedy’, indie pop gems such as ‘Your Aquarium’, with a cheeky and full blooded cover of madonna’s ‘Angel’ thrown in for good measure – yet it still hangs together as a coherent album.
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