“Ground Swell” closes out the album in the same nervous stutter it started with

all crowned by Bargeld's bloodcurdling screams and feverish

interlocking acoustic guitars combining to pigment a washy

So beautiful

GALAXIE 500 - On Fire LP Riot Grrrl “Ground Swell” closes out theOn Fire is widely recognized as the canonic pinnacle of Galaxie 500's career. The artwork conveys this, with a low angle shot of the band, looking up towards an amber sky. This record marked the realization of their signature sound. Nowhere is it clearer than on the album opener, "Blue Thunder," the closest a song can come to waves crashing on a beach in song form. Lyrically inconsequential, with a chorus composed entirely of "la"s, the track's power