Today (Galaxie 500 album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Today

| type = studio

| artist = Galaxie 500

| cover = Today (Galaxie 500) (Front Cover).png

| alt =

| released = 1988

| recorded = July 1988

| venue =

| studio = Noise New York

| genre = {{hlist|Dream pop|neo-psychedelia{{cite web|last=Potter|first=Jordan|date=April 11, 2022|title=The most underrated albums of the 1980s year by year|url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/underrated-albums-of-1980s-year-by-year/|access-date=July 21, 2022|website=Far Out Magazine}}|slowcore{{cite web|last=Sodomsky|first=Sam|date=January 24, 2018|title=6 Great Albums Named After Other Great Albums|url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/6-great-albums-named-after-other-great-albums/|access-date=July 21, 2022|website=Pitchfork}}}}

| length = {{Duration|m=36|s=40}}

| label = Aurora

| producer = Mark Kramer

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = On Fire

| next_year = 1989

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Today

| type = studio

| single1 = Tugboat" / "King of Spain

| single1date = May 1988

}}

Today is the debut studio album by the American indie rock band Galaxie 500.{{cite book |title=The Rough Guide to Rock |date=1999 |publisher=Rough Guides |page=391 |edition=2nd}} It was released in 1988 on Aurora Records.

In 2010, the album was re-issued and peaked at number 16 on the UK Independent Album Breakers Chart.

Critical reception

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/today-mw0000654882 |title=Today – Galaxie 500 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=December 28, 2015 |last=Raggett |first=Ned}}

| rev2 = Drowned in Sound

| rev2score = 8/10{{cite web |url=https://drownedinsound.com/releases/15244/reviews/4139503 |title=Album Review: Galaxie 500 – Today, On Fire, This is Our Music (reissued) |website=Drowned in Sound |date=March 26, 2010 |access-date=December 28, 2015 |author=alex_snax |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105144718/https://drownedinsound.com/releases/15244/reviews/4139503 |archive-date=January 5, 2016 |url-status=live}}

| rev3 = Mojo

| rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine |title=Galaxie 500: Today / On Fire / This Is Our Music |magazine=Mojo |issue=197 |date=April 2010 |last=Segal |first=Victoria}}

| rev4 = NME

| rev4score = 8/10{{cite magazine |title=Galaxie 500: Today |magazine=NME |date=August 26, 1989 |last=Williams |first=Simon |page=41}}

| rev5 = Pitchfork

| rev5score = 9.5/10{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14083-today-on-fire-this-is-our-music/ |title=Galaxie 500: Today / On Fire / This Is Our Music |website=Pitchfork |date=March 30, 2010 |access-date=December 28, 2015 |last=Richardson |first=Mark}}

| rev6 = Record Collector

| rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine |title=Galaxie 500: Today / On Fire / This Is Our Music |magazine=Record Collector |issue=373 |date=March 2010 |page=87}}

| rev7 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide

| rev7score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite book |chapter=Galaxie 500 |last=Sheffield |first=Rob |author-link=Rob Sheffield |title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |title-link=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |editor-last=Brackett |editor-first=Nathan |editor-link=Nathan Brackett |editor2-last=Hoard |editor2-first=Christian |editor2-link=Christian Hoard |publisher=Simon & Schuster |edition=4th |year=2004 |isbn=0-7432-0169-8 |page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=t9eocwUfoSoC&pg=PA321 321]}}

| rev8 = Spin Alternative Record Guide

| rev8score = 7/10{{cite book |chapter=Galaxie 500 |last=Sheffield |first=Rob |author-link=Rob Sheffield |title=Spin Alternative Record Guide |title-link=Spin Alternative Record Guide |editor-last=Weisbard |editor-first=Eric |editor-link=Eric Weisbard |editor2-last=Marks |editor2-first=Craig |publisher=Vintage Books |year=1995 |isbn=0-679-75574-8 |page=162}}

| rev9 = The Village Voice

| rev9score = B+{{cite news |url=https://robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv389-89.php |title=Consumer Guide |newspaper=The Village Voice |date=March 28, 1989 |access-date=February 20, 2018 |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau}}

}}

In 2018, Pitchfork ranked it at number 16 on its "The 30 Best Dream Pop Albums" list.{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-30-best-dream-pop-albums/?page=2 |title=The 30 Best Dream Pop Albums |website=Pitchfork |date=April 16, 2018 |access-date=April 24, 2018 |page=2}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_writing = Galaxie 500, except where noted

| headline =

| total_length = 36:40

| title1 = Flowers

| length1 = 4:26

| title2 = Pictures

| length2 = 3:23

| title3 = Parking Lot

| length3 = 2:52

| title4 = Don't Let Our Youth Go to Waste

| writer4 = Jonathan Richman

| length4 = 6:47

| title5 = Temperature's Rising

| length5 = 5:05

| title6 = Oblivious

| length6 = 3:18

| title7 = It's Getting Late

| length7 = 3:29

| title8 = Instrumental

| length8 = 3:01

| title9 = Tugboat

| length9 = 3:53

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = 1989 CD reissue German edition bonus tracks

| total_length = 43:00

| title10 = King of Spain

| length10 = 4:33

| title11 = Crazy

| length11 = 1:55

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = 1991 / 1997 CD reissue US edition bonus track

| total_length = 41:16

| title10 = King of Spain

| length10 = 4:33

}}

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Galaxie 500

Damon Krukowski – drums
Dean Wareham – guitar, vocals
Naomi Yang – bass guitar

Additional personnel

Mark Kramer – production, engineering
Marc Alghini – executive production

Cover photograph is by Eugene Atget.

Charts

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" !scope="col"\| Chart (2010) !scope="col"\| Peak position
scope="row"\| UK Independent Album Breakers (OCC){{cite web \|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/independent-albums-breakers-chart/20100328/255/ \|title=Official Independent Album Breakers Chart Top 20 \|publisher=Official Charts Company \|access-date=March 15, 2018}} \| 16

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!scope="col"| Chart (2010)

!scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| UK Independent Album Breakers (OCC){{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/independent-albums-breakers-chart/20100328/255/ |title=Official Independent Album Breakers Chart Top 20 |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=March 15, 2018}}

| 16

Release history

class="wikitable"
Year ! Label ! Format ! Catalog ! Region
1988 \| Aurora \| LP \| 002 \| US
1989 \| Schemer \| CD \| 8905 \| Germany
1991 \| Rough Trade US \| CD \| R266 \| US
1991 \| Rough Trade US \| LP \| R266 \| US
1994 \| Rockville \| cassette \| 6082 \| US
1997 \| Rykodisc \| enhanced CD \| 10356 \| US
2009 \| 20/20/20 \| LP, CD \| 202020.07 \| US

class="wikitable"

Year

! Label

! Format

! Catalog

! Region

1988

| Aurora

| LP

| 002

| US

1989