Galaxie 500 - On FireOn 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

This is music for the bold listeners and music lovers and this awesome reissue should quickly find it’s way into the record collections of 80s synth and art pop aficionadoes

will love this stunning record

The ones that are left: Volume

As a child it gave me the creeps

and you can hear Debbie Harry on backup vocals on select tracks

Its 11 tracks expand upon the band’s exploration of heavy riff-based rock and psych within the ancient rhythmic formula of the clave

LIGHTS IN MY BRAINåÊ 12

Cave comes off like the Australian Jeffrey Lee Pierce

there’s a natural flowing charm to it as guitar lines quietly carry the record forward like a gentle current

'Nowhere Is Home' is a brand new film about Dexys and their recent live shows

into ringing eternity

goodtime and bodacious