Galaxie 500

USA, 1987–1991

American trio formed at Harvard in 1987. The slow tempos and sparse guitar of On Fire were an early example of what became slowcore.

MusicRoots documents 1 artist who influenced Galaxie 500 and 1 artist Galaxie 500 influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced Galaxie 500?

• The Velvet Underground — Galaxie 500's whole tempo is the VU's third album slowed further — they covered 'Here She Comes Now' in documented devotion.

Which artists did Galaxie 500 influence?

• Beach House — Galaxie 500's slow, spacious guitar hymns are the slowcore ancestor beneath Beach House's drift.