Name: On Fire (Reissue)
Brand: Galaxie 500

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

20202008X

Colour

Black

Colour details

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2020-01-31

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Forte

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

600197100912

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Total Cap

1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Galaxie 500

Genre GB

Alternative / Modern

Label GB

20 20 20

Galaxie 500 was a trio consisting of Dean Wareham, Naomi Yang, and Damon Krukowski. Formed in Boston in 1987, the band released three albums on Rough Trade Records: Today (1988), On Fire (1989), and This Is Our Music (1990). Following their breakup in 1991, three additional archival recordings were released: Uncollected (rarities and outtakes, 1987-90), Peel Sessions (recorded for BBC Radio 1's John Peel Show, 1989 &amp; 1990), and Copenhagen (recorded live by Danish National Radio, 1990). The original albums have been remastered and reissued on LP as they originally appeared. Each CD release includes one of the archival discs as a bonus. These physical releases are available worldwide from [20-20-20].

On Fire is widely recognized as the canonic pinnacle of Galaxie 500's career. The artwork conveys this, with a low-angle shot of the band, looking up towards an amber sky. This record marked the realization of their signature sound. Nowhere is it clearer than on the album opener, Blue Thunder, the closest a song can come to waves crashing on a beach in songform. Lyrically inconsequential, with a chorus composed entirely of la's, the tracks power lies in a systematic build and break of intensity that reaches a Spector-like climax. It is the quintessential Galaxie 500 song, encapsulating all that was great about the band. With the Boston trio once again utilizing the bizarre genius of producer Mark Kramer, On Fire sounds like anything but. The guitars are warm blankets enwrapping Dean Wareham's vocals, percolated by the open percussion of Damon Krukowski and anchored by the emotion-laden bass of Naomi Yang. Songs like Snowstorm, Strange, and Decomposing Trees have an endless quality, without beginnings or ends, but rather frozen somewhere on a spectrum of melancholy.

On Fire (Reissue)

Music GB