1991 (Grey Vinyl LP)

Stop gazing at your shoes for a second and have a read of this! UK shoegaze darlings Drop Nineteens have announced a very exciting new-old release to follow their recent reissue of the 1992 debut album Delaware. 1991 brings together the two demo tapes the band used as their calling card to music media and labels to try and get signed. Now, more than three decades later, we can finally own these gorgeous tunes on vinyl. Mmmm. - Flying Out

Following the release of Drop Nineteens' first album in 30 years, Hard Light and the re-issue of their 1992 shoegaze masterwork Delaware, we are excited to announce the official release of Drop Nineteens' 1991. 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 when the comparison to their UK contemporaries like Slowdive and Ride were apt. 1991's songs, recorded with a low fi charm, show an ambitious young band capable of writing songs filled with texture and hooks, on the eve of their breakthrough with Delaware.

Tracklist:

1. Mayfield
2. Shannon Waves
3. Kissing the Sea
4. Snowbird
5. Another Summer
6. Daymom
7. Song for J.J
8. Back in Our Old Bed
9. Soapland