In their first incarnation, Drop Nineteens did not last long. The Boston shoegaze band started in 1990, released a couple of albums and a handful of extra tracks, and played their final show in Boston in December 1993. Over the years, the band’s cult grew. And after many years of denying they’d ever do it, Drop Nineteens finally reunited last year. The band broke the news of their return in a Stereogum interview and released Hard Light, their third album. They had plans to play shows last year, too, but they had to pump the brakes on those.
