This Is Our Music (Galaxie 500 album)

This Is Our Music is the third and final studio album by American indie rock band Galaxie 500, released in 1990 on Rough Trade Records.

This Is Our Music
Studio album by Galaxie 500
Released	September 1, 1990
Recorded	1990
Studio	Noise New York
Genre	Dream pop slowcore
Length	45:45
Label	Rough Trade
Producer	Mark Kramer
Galaxie 500 chronology
On Fire (1989) This Is Our Music (1990) Copenhagen (1997)
Singles from This Is Our Music
"Fourth of July" Released: September 1990

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[2]
Drowned in Sound	9/10[3]
Mojo	[4]
Pitchfork	8.3/10[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[6]
Select	5/5[7]
The Village Voice	B−[8]

In 2010, the album was re-issued and peaked at number 18 on the UK Independent Album Breakers Chart.[9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Galaxie 500, except as noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Fourth of July"	5:35
2.	"Hearing Voices"	3:34
3.	"Spook"	4:35
4.	"Summertime"	5:59
5.	"Way Up High"	4:03
6.	"Listen, the Snow Is Falling" (Yoko Ono)	7:48
7.	"Sorry"	4:15
8.	"Melt Away"	4:35
9.	"King of Spain, Pt. 2"	5:07
Total length:		45:45

1997 CD reissue bonus track

No.	Title	Length
10.	"Here She Comes Now" (Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison)
Total length:		51:52

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Galaxie 500

• Damon Krukowski – drums, backup vocals
• Dean Wareham – guitar, vocals
• Naomi Yang – bass guitar, vocals on "Listen, the Snow Is Falling"

Additional personnel

• Mark Kramer – production, engineering, mirage, "cheap flute", backup vocals
• Norman Gholson – photography
• Ray Agony – photography

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
UK Independent Album Breakers (OCC)[9]	18

Release history

Year	Label	Format	Region
1990	Rough Trade	LP, CD, cassette	UK
1990	Rough Trade US	CD	US
1997	Rykodisc	CD	US
2010	20/20/20	LP	US

References

1. Raggett, Ned. "This Is Our Music – Galaxie 500". AllMusic. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
2. Kot, Greg (October 11, 1990). "Galaxie 500: This Is Our Music (Rough Trade)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
3. alex_snax (March 26, 2010). "Album Review: Galaxie 500 – Today, On Fire, This is Our Music (reissued)". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
4. "Galaxie 500: Today / On Fire / This Is Our Music". Mojo (197). April 2010.
5. Richardson, Mark (March 30, 2010). "Galaxie 500: Today / On Fire / This Is Our Music". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
6. Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Galaxie 500". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 321. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
7. Perry, Andrew (November 1990). "Starlight, Starbright". Select (5): 95.
8. Christgau, Robert (December 4, 1990). "Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
9. "Official Independent Album Breakers Chart Top 20: 28 March 2010 - 03 April 2010". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 15, 2018.

External links

• This Is Our Music at Discogs (list of releases)
• This Is Our Music at MusicBrainz (list of releases)