{"id":20601,"date":"2024-03-14T09:15:23","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T14:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/takenote\/?p=20601"},"modified":"2026-03-23T12:54:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T17:54:25","slug":"drop-nineteens-return-to-the-road-30-years-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/takenote\/drop-nineteens-return-to-the-road-30-years-later\/","title":{"rendered":"Drop Nineteens Return to the Road 30 Years Later"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>Drop Nineteens photo by Larissa Doronina. The band is, from left, drummer Pete Koeplin, singer and guitarist Greg Ackell, singer and guitarist Paula Kelley, Zimmerman, and lead guitarist Moto Yasue.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-drop-nineteens-found-their-sound-again-and-a-new-generation-of-fans\">How Drop Nineteens Found Their Sound Again (and a New Generation of Fans)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When Steve Zimmerman decided to get a band together with his co-workers for a one-off \u201cstaff jam\u201d night in 2016, he didn\u2019t think he\u2019d need much practice in advance. After all, Zimmerman, who is Berklee Online\u2019s Director of User Experience, had previous experience in a band. As a founding member of the Drop Nineteens he had played bass for several years, touring with acts like PJ Harvey and Blur and sharing bills with acts like Smashing Pumpkins, the Cranberries, and Radiohead. Radiohead and the Cranberries were the openers on those bills, by the way. But this had all been in the 1990s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Drop Nineteens - Winona\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_4oCboj39jo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cWinona,\u201d from the Drop Nineteens\u2019 <em>Delaware<\/em>&nbsp;album was released in 1992 to wide acclaim. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBoy, it\u2019s not like riding a bike,\u201d laughs Zimmerman. \u201cYou really have to re-teach yourself all over again.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the band broke up in 1995 their cult following grew steadily, as <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/floodmagazine.com\/148050\/horse-jumper-of-love-computerwife-cryogeyser-drop-nineteens-influence\/\" target=\"_blank\">younger legions of bands<\/a> glommed onto the Drop Nineteens\u2019 distinctly American interpretation of shoegaze. In contrast to their European counterparts, who would stand like mannequins, looking down at their effects pedals, the members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropnineteens.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Drop Nineteens (opens in a new tab)\">Drop Nineteens<\/a> would smile onstage, bump into each other, and cover songs by <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/1xKpTG8DlPMeE0P0iqL8VS?si=1cbaa58688334ebc\" target=\"_blank\">Madonna<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/3QbRaHWfZL4OOiaQBJfTD6?si=dabd569884434dc7\" target=\"_blank\">Barry Manilow<\/a>, all while honoring other hallmarks of the shoegaze genre: ear-splitting feedback, waterfalls of guitar distortion, drop tuning, buoyant bass, and dreamy melodies.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-second-time-around\"><strong>Second Time Around<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Zimmerman and Drop Nineteens singer and guitarist Greg Ackell stayed in touch over the years, both casually lamenting that they hadn\u2019t really picked up their instruments since post-Drop Nineteens projects failed to take off. But after Zimmerman started playing music again, he couldn\u2019t stop. Suddenly he was writing and recording, investigating and purchasing new musical technologies he had become aware of through his tenure at Berklee Online, and amassing a collection of guitars like he was making up for lost time.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a subsequent conversation between he and Ackell, the two casually discussed what a Drop Nineteens song would even sound like in the third decade of the 2000s. Ackell came back to his old refrain that he hadn\u2019t picked up a guitar in years. In fact, he confessed, he didn\u2019t even own one. After the conversation ended, Zimmerman decided to overnight ship his old friend a Fender Jazzmaster. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-that-is-what-we-do-with-it-all-together\"><strong>\u2018That Is What We Do with It All Together\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Soon the two former bandmates were emailing audio files to each other. Eventually they had a few fully realized songs and started talking to other former Drop Nineteens members\u2014singer and guitarist Paula Kelley, lead guitarist Moto Yasue, and drummer Pete Koeplin\u2014and sharing the tracks with them. Those members contributed parts to the songs and soon enough Zimmerman and Ackell had an answer to their question about what a Drop Nineteens song would sound like in the third decade of the 2000s. Suffice to say they were pleased with the answer.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After several months they had written enough songs for a brand new album, and a number of labels were interested. <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/3GzUPre1YjcoEjvV3cv6kB?si=m5lfxkp9RuKvsGSFWe4CZQ\" target=\"_blank\">Hard Light<\/a> <\/em>came out last fall on the Wharf Cat label to critical acclaim. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stereogum.com\/2232148\/the-5-best-songs-of-the-week-494\/lists\/the-5-best-songs-of-the-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Stereogum<\/a><\/em> hailed the lead single, \u201cScapa Flow\u201d as \u201cmagnificent, a welcome return.\u201d&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Drop Nineteens - Scapa Flow (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xuy3nPM4xak?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cScapa Flow,\u201d the debut single from <em>Hard Light<\/em>, was released last August. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/features\/article\/the-shoegaze-revival-hit-its-stride-in-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pitchfork<\/a> <\/em>hailed the band\u2019s \u201cenduring relevance,\u201d <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.metacritic.com\/music\/hard-light\/drop-nineteens\" target=\"_blank\">MOJO<\/a><\/em> called the album \u201cimpressively elegant and expressive,\u201d and <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pastemagazine.com\/music\/drop-nineteens\/drop-nineteens-hard-light-review\" target=\"_blank\">Paste<\/a> <\/em>called it \u201celating.\u201d <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brooklynvegan.com\/indie-basement-top-40-albums-of-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\">Brooklyn Vegan<\/a><\/em> listed the album at No. 15 on their list of the top 40 albums of 2023.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In just a few weeks the Drop Nineteens will convene together to start rehearsing for their first tour together in nearly 30 years.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Drop Nineteens - Tarantula (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s0qjpBfpz8k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The members of the Drop Nineteens were all in one room together with their instruments to film this video, but Zimmerman says their schedules were too tight to get a full rehearsal in.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m nervous,\u201d says Zimmerman, \u201cbut on the flip side, it\u2019s all really exciting and I\u2019m sure once we get into rehearsals and hear what it sounds like to be playing again, it\u2019ll be alright. Opening the set with \u2018Delaware,\u2019 that\u2019s just a blast to come in with that bass line and build up that suspense into the part where we all come crashing in, and then to get to hear Paula and Greg\u2019s voices together again, that\u2019s going to be exciting.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But that\u2019s not the only gratifying aspect of returning to the stage.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt will also be thrilling\u2014and humbling\u2014to play to multiple generations for whom the music has significance to a particular period in their lives,\u201d says Zimmerman. \u201cFor some, the music has endured, and been a mainstay since first listen. For others, the discovery of our music is more recent. Either way, the interesting thing is that there will be some young first-time attendees, some repeat attendees, and some who waited 30 years to see us.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steve Zimmerman has been Berklee Online\u2019s Director of User Experience for more than 15 years. 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