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Delaware (album)

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Delaware
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 19, 1992 (1992-06-19)
StudioDowntown (Boston, Massachusetts)
GenreShoegaze
Length43:15
Label
Producer
  • Drop Nineteens
  • Paul Degooyer
Drop Nineteens chronology
Mayfields
(1991)
Delaware
(1992)
Your Aquarium
(1992)
Singles from Delaware
  1. "Winona"
    Released: 1992

Delaware is the debut studio album by American indie rock band Drop Nineteens. It was released on June 19, 1992, by Caroline Records.[1] Hut Records issued the album, along with the single "Winona", in the United Kingdom the same year.[2][3]

On April 20, 2009, Delaware was reissued by Cherry Red Records with four bonus tracks from the band's 1992 EP Your Aquarium.[4]

Artwork

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The artwork for Delaware features a young girl holding a revolver in front of a barber shop.[5] When the album was reissued in 2024, the band chose to replace the revolver in the image with a flower because of the prevalence of gun violence in the United States, donating a portion of its sales to the Artist for Action charity.[6] Additionally, the band's friend Phil, who was mentioned in the song "Kick the Tragedy", died from a gun-related incident.[7]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
NME8/10[9]
Record Collector[10]

The New York Times noted that the band's "use of atonal chords, excessive distortion and mumbled non sequiturs can be traced back to Sonic Youth's 1988 album Daydream Nation."[11]

In 2016, Pitchfork ranked Delaware at number 45 on its list of the 50 best shoegaze albums of all time.[12]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Greg Ackell, except where noted; all music is composed by Ackell, Paula Kelley, Chris Roof, Motohiro Yasue and Steve Zimmerman, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Delaware"4:59
2."Ease It Halen"3:54
3."Winona"3:27
4."Kick the Tragedy"8:53
5."Baby Wonder's Gone"3:06
6."Happen"3:39
7."Reberrymemberer"4:36
8."Angel" (lyrics and music by Madonna and Stephen Bray)5:19
9."My Aquarium"3:00
10."(Plus Fish Dream)"2:22
Total length:43:15
2009 reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Nausea"2:50
12."Movie"4:32
13."Mandy" (lyrics and music by Scott English and Richard Kerr)5:08
14."My Aquarium (2nd Time Around)"3:09
Total length:58:54

Personnel

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Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[13]

Drop Nineteens

  • Greg Ackell – guitar, vocals
  • Paula Kelley – vocals, guitar
  • Chris Roof – drums
  • Motohiro Yasue – guitar
  • Steve Zimmerman – bass

Production

  • Vincent Buckholtz II – mixing, recording (assistant)
  • Paul Degooyer – production, mixing, recording
  • Drop Nineteens – production
  • Dave Snider – recording
  • Jennifer Spaziani – mixing (assistant)
  • Jeff Way – mixing (assistant)

Design

  • Petrisse Brièl – photography
  • Ellie Hughes – design
  • Tom Hughes – design
  • Turlach MacDonagh – photography

Charts

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Chart (1992) Peak
position
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[14] 5

References

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  1. ^ Kenney, Edward L. (July 28, 1992). "Delaware is matter of record". The News Journal.
  2. ^ Delaware (press advertisement). Hut Records. 1992. Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved May 7, 2021.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ Winona (press advertisement). Hut Records. 1992. Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved May 7, 2021.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "Drop Nineteens". Cherry Red Records. Archived from the original on May 15, 2009. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  5. ^ "Drop Everything, There's A New Drop Nineteens Album". Stereogum. 2023-08-02. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
  6. ^ "Drop Nineteens Share Cover Of Lana Del Rey's "White Dress": Listen". Stereogum. 2024-03-28. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
  7. ^ "Drop Nineteens Are Back in the Driver's Seat".
  8. ^ Raggett, Ned. "Delaware – Drop Nineteens". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  9. ^ Williams, Simon (August 8, 1992). "Drop Nineteens: Delaware". NME. p. 29.
  10. ^ Bent, Grahame (July 2009). "Delaware | Drop Nineteens". Record Collector. No. 364. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  11. ^ Schoemer, Karen (Aug 20, 1992). "Pop and Jazz in Review". The New York TImes. p. C18.
  12. ^ "The 50 Best Shoegaze Albums of All Time". Pitchfork. October 24, 2016. p. 1. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  13. ^ Delaware (liner notes). Drop Nineteens. Caroline Records. 1992. CAROL 1723-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  14. ^ "The Independent Charts: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. August 22, 1992. p. 18. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
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