Categories: Updates

Music Review: Heavy Light – Drop Nineteens

(Wharf Cat)

While it was difficult for shoegaze-influenced bands in the U.S. to stand out in the early nineties, Boston’s Drop Nineteens made a blip on the radar thanks to their debut, Delaware. Over thirty years after that release, the much-beloved cult act picks off right where they left off with an equally approachable sound compared to some of their peers. Seeing as they were mellower even during their start, presumably inspired by the dream pop side of the spectrum, tracks like Scapa Flow and Another One Another embody a life-affirming balm. But it’s the murkier-in-tone moments that stand out: while The Price Was High emerges with spellbinding dissonance and keeps the tension throughout, A Hitch surrounds its ringing hook with rippling guitar work. Tarantula is poised to become a staple on their future setlists alongside past singles like Winona, on which the band turns up the tempo with a driving melodic groove that satisfyingly fades as soon as it hits.

source

TATANKA

Musician turned web developer turned teacher turned web developer turned musician.

Recent Posts

Protecting the Planet, Not the People: The Dark Side of the 30×30 Goal

As the world prepares for the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP16) in Colombia, concerns are growing…

5 hours ago

adaptations: mundo loco (mad world)

how 2025’s america oppresses hispanic communities through propaganda and policies "living on borders and in…

9 hours ago

Robert Smith’s Cathartic Journey

https://youtu.be/PjDmtqtFx38 Unpacking the Inspiration Behind The Cure's 'Alone' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx9SVAtMkJM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx9SVAtMkJM Alone with Robert Smith and…

18 hours ago

(ai gen) reimagining “something in the way” – tatanka’s reinvention of an anthem for the forgotten

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqd5anpo2mA humanity and ai transform nirvana’s classic into a reflection of america in 2025 google’s…

24 hours ago

(ai gen) reimagining “creep” – tatanka’s reinvention of an anthem for the lost

"authenticity is invaluable. originality is nonexistent. steal, adapt, borrow. it doesn't matter where one takes…

1 day ago

(AI Gen) Ana Volkova’s “Ночная Переправа” (Nocturnal Passage): A Darkwave Odyssey

https://youtu.be/9qeUVc2xmKM Track Downloads (FREE) MP3s (320 kbps) - ana-mp3.zip (529 MB) FLACs (Lossless) - ana-flac.zip…

1 day ago