Galaxie 500
USA
Formed: 1988
Died: 01 January 1991
Genres: Pop/Rock
Styles: Alternative/Indie Rock, Dream Pop, Alternative Pop/Rock, Slowcore, Indie Rock, College Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Pop, Shoegaze
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Though criminally overlooked in their own lifetime, Galaxie 500 later emerged as one of the pivotal underground groups of the post-punk era; dreamy and enigmatic, their minimalist dirges presaged the rise of both the shoegazer and slowcore movements of the 1990s. The group formed in Boston, MA, in 1986 and comprised vocalist/guitarist Dean Wareham (a transplanted New Zealand native), bassist Naomi Yang and drummer Damon Krukowski, longtime friends who first met in high school in New York City before all three attended Harvard University. Wareha...
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