Drop Nineteens announce first new album in three decades, Hard Light

Cult shoegaze legends Drop Nineteens are returning with their first new music in two decades. On November 3, the group will release Hard Light, their third album, via Wharf Cat. The band’s last album, National Coma, was released in 1993, with a different lineup than that of their debut, 1992’s Delaware. But their latest is described as a “spiritual successor” to their revered first album. They’ve shared a new song, “Scapa Flow.” Check it out below, along with the album’s artwork and tracklist, as well as their upcoming live dates.

Drop Nineteens Hard Light tracklist:

1. Hard Light
2. Scapa Flow
3. Gal
4. Tarantula
5. The Price Was High
6. Rose With Smoke
7. A Hitch
8. Lookout
9. Another One Another
10. Policeman Getting Lost
11. T

Drop Nineteens live dates:

October 10 @ The Atlantis (Washington DC) w/ Greg Mendez
October 11 @ Union Transfer (Philadelphia PA) w/ Horse Jumper Of Love
October 12 @ The Paradise (Boston MA) w/ Greg Mendez
October 13 @ Warsaw (Brooklyn NY) w/ Greg Mendez
October 19 @ The Belasco (Los Angeles CA) w/ Winter
October 22 @ The New Parish (Oakland CA) w/ Winter