Drop Nineteens – Fools

Drop Nineteens release their first new track, “Fools,” since their return to the spotlight in 2023 with the Hard Light album. The track sees them in swooning shoegaze mode featuring layers of glide guitar beneath gentle vocals sung by Greg Ackell and Paula Kelley. The band re-issued ‘Delaware’ and ‘1991’ in 2024 & 2025 respectively, gaining even more accolades along the way & solidifying the band’s reputation as a first wave shoegaze band “in a league of their own” (Pitchfork). These last 3 albums received praise from Pitchfork, Stereogum, Brooklyn Vegan and countless others.”Fools” was mixed by Chris McLaughlin (Kendrick Lamar, Beyonc, Kanye West) and features a video directed by Liza Willsey. Here is what band leader Greg Ackell has to say about the track:”Fools” originated with some beautiful heavy chords Steve came up with. I think he was trying to trick me into bringing a bit more gaze than we have since Delaware. And it worked. It’s a snake let