On Fire (Galaxie 500 album)

On Fire
Studio album by Galaxie 500
Released 1989
Recorded 1989
Genre Dream pop, slowcore, shoegazing
Length 40:13
51:32 (with bonus tracks)
Label Rough Trade
Producer Mark Kramer
Galaxie 500 chronology

Today
(1988)
On Fire
(1989)
This Is Our Music
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic link
Pitchfork (10/10) link
Robert Christgau (B) link
Rolling Stone link
Spin [1]
Tiny Mix Tapes link

On Fire is the second studio album by American alternative rock band Galaxie 500, released in 1989 on Rough Trade Records. It was recorded at Noise NY in New York City with Mark Kramer handling production duties. The Rolling Stone Album Guide called it Galaxie 500's "best album by far".[2]

In 1997, Rykodisc re-released the album with three bonus tracks. The CD version of the re-issue also included the music video for the song "When Will You Come Home".

Track listing

All songs written by Galaxie 500 except where noted.
No. Title Length
1. "Blue Thunder"   3:45
2. "Tell Me"   3:50
3. "Snowstorm"   5:10
4. "Strange"   3:16
5. "When Will You Come Home"   5:21
6. "Decomposing Trees"   4:05
7. "Another Day"   3:41
8. "Leave the Planet"   2:40
9. "Plastic Bird"   3:15
10. "Isn't It a Pity" (George Harrison) 5:10
Total length:
40:13

1997 CD reissue bonus tracks

No. Title Length
11. "Victory Garden" (Steve Cunningham, Mayo Thompson) 2:48
12. "Ceremony" (Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Bernard Sumner) 5:55
13. "Cold Night"   2:36

Personnel

Re-releases

Notes

  1. Weisbard & Marks, 1995. p.162

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