This Is Our Music (Galaxie 500 album)

This Is Our Music
Studio album by Galaxie 500
Released	1990
Recorded	1990
Genre	Dream pop, slowcore
Length	48:54
Label	Rough Trade
Producer	Mark Kramer
Galaxie 500 chronology
On Fire (1989) This Is Our Music (1990) Copenhagen (1997)

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This Is Our Music is the third and final album by Galaxie 500, released in 1990 on the record label Rough Trade. It was recorded at Noise in New York City. The album title was lifted from the 1960 album of the same name by jazz legend Ornette Coleman. The Brian Jonestown Massacre, in turn, referenced the title with their 2003 release And This Is Our Music.

Track listing

All songs written by Galaxie 500 except as noted.

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" (by Yoko Ono) - 7:48
7. "Sorry" - 4:15
8. "Melt Away" - 4:35
9. "King of Spain, Pt. 2" - 5:07

Re-releases

• Rykodisc
  • 1997
  • Remastered by Mark Kramer and Alan Douches in 1996.
  • Includes the Velvet Underground cover "Here She Comes Now" as a bonus track.
  • Includes the music video for "Fourth of July".
• 20/20/20
  • 2010
  • Released on vinyl LP and CD. Vinyl version contains no bonus tracks.
  • CD version contains "Here She Comes Now" and the live album Copenhagen as a bonus disc.

Credits

Band

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

Production

• Mark Kramer – producer, engineer, mirage, "cheap flute", backup vocals

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