Galaxie 500 - Tugboat Video
Boston's Galaxie 500 shot from nowhere - they first appeared on our radar around 89 - my band's bass player kept raving about them and went out and grabbed their first couple of albums. Before long we all had a copy, and the band's sound was an important influence on the whole band. Their music was at odds with a lot of the stuff we were OD'ing on - quiet, simple and shiver inducing - their records remain regular favourites on my playlist.
They worked fast - their first two albums were recorded in short blasts, a few days each if memory serves - produced by the genius producer and muso Kramer. I remember reading at the time that he strong armed the singer Dean Wareham (who went on to form Luna) into singing higher than his normal range - it works a treat. I could fill a blog waxing lyrical about my love of their first (and subsequent albums), there would be lots of wistful sighing and happy memories. Instead I'll let you listen and enjoy Tugboat - their first single.
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