For decades, Drop Nineteens were still one of yer favourite inactive bands, 2023, saw the shoegaze band return with live shows. Last November, the band released their first album in 30 years, Hard Light and their first shows since the early 90s while reissuing their 1992 favourite Delaware via Wharf Cat Records. In October the band shared a track from the record entitled “Daymom,” and today they are sharing a second track, “Shannon Waves.” Today, the band are also sharing a video for their beloved Delaware album cut “Kick The Tragedy” that features fan submitted footage.

On February 7th of 2025, the band will officially release an album called 1991. The LP comprises the band’s first two demo sessions which were mailed out via cassette to labels in 1991 finding their way to the UK music press and generating instant buzz and an ensuing feeding frenzy to sign the band. After signing with Caroline Records Drop Nineteens decided to write an entirely new record, Delaware, for their first official release, leaving the songs on 1991 behind, frozen in time. Long known as Mayfield (1991) and traded as a bootleg among shoegaze fans who regard it as a classic in its own right, the re-named, remixed and remastered 1991 will be released on vinyl, CD, and streaming services.

Of the release, Drop Nineteens leader Greg Ackell says:

These songs were written and recorded in 1991 on an 8-track reel to reel largely in our dorm rooms. We called them demos at the time, but now they’re just unreleased Drop Nineteens songs that never benefited from the fidelity of a recording studio. We remastered them, some 33 years later for this release, but they still evoke our infancy as a band.

After signing to Caroline Records, I suggested to the band we not re-record any of the demos for our debut. It was nothing against the songs. But we were overly confident the way 19-20 year olds typically are, and wanted to challenge ourselves with writing an album from scratch in a short period of time, largely in the studio. That became Delaware.

Tracklist

Daymom
Song for J.J.
Back in Our Old Bed
Soapland
Mayfield
Shannon Waves
Kissing the Sea
Snowbird
Another Summer

Drop Nineteens 2025 Tour Dates

Feb 1 – Cambridge, Ma – The Sinclar w/ Wishy & Horsejumper of Love

pre-order 1991 HERE