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“Fools” OUT NOW! ORDER 7” BELOW. NOVEMBER 2025 SHOW DETAILS BELOW
“Fools” originated with some beautiful heavy chords Steve came up with. I think he was trying to trick me into bringing a bit more gaze than we have since Delaware. And it worked. It’s a snake let in under the door. And as snakes do, it coils into itself. More than writing it, this song happened to us. And so that’s what the subject of the song is about, itself. Chris McLaughlin (Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé, Kanye West) totally understood all of this and delivered a searing mix that’s both metallic and oozing with warmth, which is not easy to achieve. We are ecstatic to have him and his bag of tricks on hand for the next album.”
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“Fools” b/w “Fools (demo)”
250 hand-numbered 7”s featuring hand screened jackets.
“Fools” is from an album to come in 2026. “Fools” is a classic shoegaze swooner w/ layers of gliding guitar beneath gentle vocals from Greg Ackell & Paula Kelley. “Fools” was mixed by Chris McLaughlin (Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé, Bon Iver) who melds the gauzy textures and stomping beat.
The band play in L.A., San Francisco & NYC in November to support “Fools.”
Second Pressing is on Black Vinyl. It has been Re-Plated.
Soft Cloud Vinyl is Down to Last Copies.
Special Edition LPs come with Bumper Sticker.
3LP + 7” Bundle Contains Hard Light (Black Vinyl), Delaware (Yellow Vinyl), 1991 (White Vinyl) & White Dress 7” (Black Vinyl)
Hard Light delivers diverse, surprising sounds akin to Drop Nineteens’ legacy. 2023 sees them at the peak of their craft. defining their genre anew. 
A - White Dress
B - White Dress (demo)
The band follow up the official release of the 1991 album with their first ever 7”, White Dress b/w White Dress (demo). The 7” features the band’s cover of the Lana Del Ray classic in two versions. It comes on the anniversary of the band’s digital release of “White Dress.”
This is an edition of 500 black 7”s and 200 white vinyl 7”s, and is sure to be a collectable item for fans of shoegaze and Drop Nineteens alike.
These ship on 8/1 or when we receive them.
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DELUXE EDITION IS ON BARBERSHOP VINYL & COMES WITH KICK THE TRAGEDY” T-SHIRT AND BUMPER STICKER. ***SPECIFY T-SHIRT SIZE AT CHECK OUT IN THE ‘ADDITIONAL INFORMATION’ SECTION***
SPECIAL EDITION IS ON DAFFODIL VINYL AND COMES WITH BUMPER STICKER.
LIMITED EDITION IN ON DAFFODIL VINYL.
“Delaware set Drop Nineteens squarely in a league of their own” - Pitchfork
DELUXE EDITION IS ON SWIRL VINYL & COMES WITH 24" X 24" POSTER & T-SHIRT. ***SPECIFY T-SHIRT SIZE AT CHECK OUT IN THE ‘ADDITIONAL INFORMATION’ SECTION***
SPECIAL EDITION IS ON WHITE VINYL AND COMES WITH 24" X 24" POSTER.
LIMITED EDITION IN ON WHITE VINYL.
Following the release of Drop Nineteens’ first album in 30 years, Hard Light and the re-issue of their 1992 shoegaze masterwork Delaware, we are excited to announce the official release of Drop Nineteens’ 1991. This 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.
Swells of layered guitars and buried vocal harmonies adorn these tracks, displaying Drop Nineteens when the comparison to their UK contemporaries like Slowdive and Ride were apt. 1991’s songs, recorded with a low fi charm, show an ambitious young band capable of writing songs filled with texture and hooks, on the eve of their breakthrough with Delaware.