Galaxie 500 - This Is Our Music (+ Copenhagen) [2xCD]

After producing two albums celebrated by a thirsty underground network of fans, Galaxie 500 released what turned out to be their unexpected swansong, This Is Our Music. The title is an intentionally declarative statement. After being labeled masters of the disengaged and forlorn, Damon Krukowsi, Dean Wareham, and Naomi Yang delivered a full-length comprised of their most stately material. Here, one can hear potential realized, as well as changes afoot. 
"Fourth of July" is a surprisingly up-front song for the band, with rolling drums and a bass-heavy refrain, and it proved to be their most popular single. The track sets the stage for the dynamism of This Is Our Music. When Galaxie 500 sounds wistful ("Summertime"), it sounds like years of yearning actualized; when the band sounds regretful ("Sorry"), it comes pleading on its knees. The trio found a beautiful balance between increased production values and knob-twiddler Mark Kramer's odd-handed approach. 
This Is Our Music is once again available, now as a double-CD with deluxe packaging, featuring the bonus disc Copenhagen, a live album capturing the band at their most fully realized. It documents what was to be one of their final performances ever.

Tracklist

1. Fourth Of July
2. Hearing Voices
3. Spook
4. Summertime
5. Way Up High
6. Listen, The Snow Is Falling
7. Sorry
8. Melt Away
9. King Of Spain, Part Two
10. Here She Comes Now
11. Decomposing Trees
12. Fourth Of July
13. Summertime
14. Sorry
15. When Will You Come Home
16. Spook
17. Listen, The Snow Is Falling
18. Here She Comes Now
19. Don't Let Our Youth Go To Waste