Drop Nineteens

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Drop Nineteens is an American shoegaze band formed in 1990 in Boston by classmates Greg Ackell (lead vocals, guitar) and Chris Roof (drums). The original lineup featured Paula Kelley (vocals, guitar), Motohiro Yasue (lead guitar), and Steve Zimmerman (bass). The group gained professional attention with the 1991 Mayfield demo and released their debut studio album, Delaware, in 1992. The lead single, “Winona”, received significant play on the program 120 Minutes. Following major lineup changes, the ensemble released National Coma in 1993, featuring the single “Limp”. That same year, the band performed at major events including the Reading Festival and Lollapalooza. Drop Nineteens disbanded in 1995 but resumed activity in 2022. The reunited group, featuring Greg Ackell, Paula Kelley, Motohiro Yasue, Steve Zimmerman, and Pete Koeplin, released the album Hard Light in 2023. This record included the single “Scapa Flow” and reached number 24 on the UK Record chart. In 2025, the ensemble issued the archival demos album, 1991, along with the single “Fools.”

Top tracks

03	Winona	Drop Nineteens	Delaware	03:27
	Composers: Steve Zimmerman - Chris Roof - Motohiro Yasue - Paula Kelley - Gregg Ackell
04	Kick The Tragedy	Drop Nineteens	Delaware	08:51
	Composers: Steve Zimmerman - Chris Roof - Motohiro Yasue - Paula Kelley - Gregg Ackell
07	Reberrymemberer	Drop Nineteens	Delaware	04:35
	Composers: Steve Zimmerman - Chris Roof - Motohiro Yasue - Paula Kelley - Gregg Ackell
01	Delaware	Drop Nineteens	Delaware	04:59
	Composers: Steve Zimmerman - Chris Roof - Motohiro Yasue - Paula Kelley - Gregg Ackell
02	Scapa Flow	Drop Nineteens	Hard Light	04:00
	Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Paula Kelley - Peter Koeplin - Motohiro Yasue
03	Gal	Drop Nineteens	Hard Light	04:08
	Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Paula Kelley - Peter Koeplin - Motohiro Yasue
03	Skull	Drop Nineteens	National Coma	03:23
	Writer: Greg Ackell / Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Megan Gilbert - Justin Crosby - Pete Koeplin
05	Baby Wonder's Gone	Drop Nineteens	Delaware	03:06
	Composers: Chris Roof - Motohiro Yasue - Paula Kelley - Ackell - Zimmerman
07	A Hitch	Drop Nineteens	Hard Light	03:28
	Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Paula Kelley - Peter Koeplin - Motohiro Yasue
10	(Plus Fish Dream)	Drop Nineteens	Delaware	02:21
	Composers: Steve Zimmerman - Chris Roof - Motohiro Yasue - Paula Kelley - Gregg Ackell
06	Happen	Drop Nineteens	Delaware	03:37
	Composers: Steve Zimmerman - Chris Roof - Motohiro Yasue - Paula Kelley - Gregg Ackell
04	Tarantula	Drop Nineteens	Hard Light	03:14
	Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Paula Kelley - Peter Koeplin - Motohiro Yasue
08	Angel	Drop Nineteens	Delaware	05:18
	Composers: Stephen Bray - Madonna
01	Shannon Waves	Drop Nineteens	Shannon Waves	03:34
	Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Paula Kelley - Motohiro Yasue
08	Lookout	Drop Nineteens	Hard Light	02:24
	Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Paula Kelley - Peter Koeplin - Motohiro Yasue
01	Limp	Drop Nineteens	National Coma	03:18
	Writer: Greg Ackell / Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Megan Gilbert - Justin Crosby - Pete Koeplin
05	The Price Was High	Drop Nineteens	Hard Light	03:34
	Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Paula Kelley - Peter Koeplin - Motohiro Yasue
09	Another One Another	Drop Nineteens	Hard Light	04:50
	Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Paula Kelley - Peter Koeplin - Motohiro Yasue
10	Policeman Getting Lost	Drop Nineteens	Hard Light	02:28
	Composers: The Clientele
01	Hard Light	Drop Nineteens	Hard Light	03:06
	Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Paula Kelley - Peter Koeplin - Motohiro Yasue
02	Nausea	Drop Nineteens	Your Aquarium EP	02:49
	Composers: Steve Zimmerman - Chris Roof - Motohiro Yasue - Paula Kelley - Gregg Ackell
09	My Aquarium	Drop Nineteens	Delaware	02:59
	Composers: Paula Kelley - Gregg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Chris Roof - Motohiro Yasue
02	All Swimmers Are Brothers	Drop Nineteens	National Coma	02:52
	Writer: Greg Ackell / Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Megan Gilbert - Justin Crosby - Pete Koeplin
02	Nest	Drop Nineteens	White Dress	04:28
	Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Motohiro Yasue - Paula Kelley - Peter Koeplin
01	My Aquarium (Second Time Around)	Drop Nineteens	Your Aquarium EP	03:09
	Composers: Steve Zimmerman - Chris Roof - Motohiro Yasue - Paula Kelley - Gregg Ackell
12	The Dead	Drop Nineteens	National Coma	04:02
	Writer: Greg Ackell / Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Megan Gilbert - Justin Crosby - Pete Koeplin
01	White Dress	Drop Nineteens	White Dress	04:33
	Composers: Elizabeth Grant - Jack Antonoff
08	Snowbird	Drop Nineteens	1991	05:39
	Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Paula Kelley - Motohiro Yasue
01	White Dress (demo)	Drop Nineteens	White Dress (demo)	04:37
	Composers: Elizabeth Grant - Jack Antonoff
03	Back in Our Old Bed	Drop Nineteens	1991	04:20
	Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Paula Kelley - Motohiro Yasue
08	Franco Inferno	Drop Nineteens	National Coma	03:43
	Writer: Greg Ackell / Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Megan Gilbert - Justin Crosby - Pete Koeplin
04	Cuban	Drop Nineteens	National Coma	02:22
	Writer: Greg Ackell / Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Megan Gilbert - Justin Crosby - Pete Koeplin
05	Rot Winter	Drop Nineteens	National Coma	02:50
	Writer: Greg Ackell / Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Megan Gilbert - Pete Koeplin - Justin Crosby
07	7/8	Drop Nineteens	National Coma	02:16
	Writer: Greg Ackell / Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Megan Gilbert - Justin Crosby - Pete Koeplin
11	Superfeed	Drop Nineteens	National Coma	03:16
	Writer: Greg Ackell / Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Megan Gilbert - Justin Crosby - Pete Koeplin
05	Mayfield	Drop Nineteens	1991	02:55
	Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Paula Kelley - Motohiro Yasue
09	My Hotel Deb	Drop Nineteens	National Coma	02:07
	Writer: Greg Ackell / Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Megan Gilbert - Justin Crosby - Pete Koeplin
09	Another Summer	Drop Nineteens	1991	05:55
	Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Paula Kelley - Motohiro Yasue
07	Kissing the Sea	Drop Nineteens	1991	03:32
	Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Paula Kelley - Motohiro Yasue
02	Tempest	Drop Nineteens	Limp	03:52
	Writer: Greg Ackell / Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Megan Gilbert - Justin Crosby - Pete Koeplin
13	Royal	Drop Nineteens	National Coma	03:11
	Writer: Greg Ackell / Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Megan Gilbert - Justin Crosby - Pete Koeplin
03	Sea Rock	Drop Nineteens	Limp	04:01
	Writer: Greg Ackell / Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Megan Gilbert - Justin Crosby - Pete Koeplin
10	Moses Brown	Drop Nineteens	National Coma	04:02
	Writer: Greg Ackell / Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Megan Gilbert - Justin Crosby - Pete Koeplin
06	Martini Love	Drop Nineteens	National Coma	02:27
	Writer: Greg Ackell / Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Megan Gilbert - Justin Crosby - Pete Koeplin

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Discography

Albums

2025 Wharf Cat Records: 07-02-2025

1991

01	Daymom	Drop Nineteens	1991	06:03
	Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Paula Kelley - Motohiro Yasue
02	Song for J.J.	Drop Nineteens	1991	05:44
	Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Paula Kelley - Motohiro Yasue
03	Back in Our Old Bed	Drop Nineteens	1991	04:20
	Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Paula Kelley - Motohiro Yasue
04	Soapland	Drop Nineteens	1991	03:59
	Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Paula Kelley - Motohiro Yasue
05	Mayfield	Drop Nineteens	1991	02:55
	Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Paula Kelley - Motohiro Yasue
06	Shannon Waves	Drop Nineteens	1991	03:34
	Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Paula Kelley - Motohiro Yasue
07	Kissing the Sea	Drop Nineteens	1991	03:32
	Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Paula Kelley - Motohiro Yasue

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2023 Wharf Cat Records: 03-11-2023

Hard Light

01	Hard Light	Drop Nineteens	Hard Light	03:06
	Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Paula Kelley - Peter Koeplin - Motohiro Yasue
02	Scapa Flow	Drop Nineteens	Hard Light	04:00
	Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Paula Kelley - Peter Koeplin - Motohiro Yasue
03	Gal	Drop Nineteens	Hard Light	04:08
	Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Paula Kelley - Peter Koeplin - Motohiro Yasue
04	Tarantula	Drop Nineteens	Hard Light	03:14
	Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Paula Kelley - Peter Koeplin - Motohiro Yasue
05	The Price Was High	Drop Nineteens	Hard Light	03:34
	Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Paula Kelley - Peter Koeplin - Motohiro Yasue
06	Rose With Smoke	Drop Nineteens	Hard Light	02:31
	Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Paula Kelley - Peter Koeplin - Motohiro Yasue
07	A Hitch	Drop Nineteens	Hard Light	03:28
	Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Paula Kelley - Peter Koeplin - Motohiro Yasue

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℗ 1993 Caroline Records Inc: 01-01-1993

National Coma

01	Limp	Drop Nineteens	National Coma	03:18
	Writer: Greg Ackell / Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Megan Gilbert - Justin Crosby - Pete Koeplin
02	All Swimmers Are Brothers	Drop Nineteens	National Coma	02:52
	Writer: Greg Ackell / Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Megan Gilbert - Justin Crosby - Pete Koeplin
03	Skull	Drop Nineteens	National Coma	03:23
	Writer: Greg Ackell / Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Megan Gilbert - Justin Crosby - Pete Koeplin
04	Cuban	Drop Nineteens	National Coma	02:22
	Writer: Greg Ackell / Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Megan Gilbert - Justin Crosby - Pete Koeplin
05	Rot Winter	Drop Nineteens	National Coma	02:50
	Writer: Greg Ackell / Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Megan Gilbert - Pete Koeplin - Justin Crosby
06	Martini Love	Drop Nineteens	National Coma	02:27
	Writer: Greg Ackell / Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Megan Gilbert - Justin Crosby - Pete Koeplin
07	7/8	Drop Nineteens	National Coma	02:16
	Writer: Greg Ackell / Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Megan Gilbert - Justin Crosby - Pete Koeplin

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℗ 1992 Caroline Records Inc: 01-01-1992

Delaware

01	Delaware	Drop Nineteens	Delaware	04:59
	Composers: Steve Zimmerman - Chris Roof - Motohiro Yasue - Paula Kelley - Gregg Ackell
02	Ease It Halen	Drop Nineteens	Delaware	03:52
	Composers: Steve Zimmerman - Chris Roof - Motohiro Yasue - Paula Kelley - Gregg Ackell
03	Winona	Drop Nineteens	Delaware	03:27
	Composers: Steve Zimmerman - Chris Roof - Motohiro Yasue - Paula Kelley - Gregg Ackell
04	Kick The Tragedy	Drop Nineteens	Delaware	08:51
	Composers: Steve Zimmerman - Chris Roof - Motohiro Yasue - Paula Kelley - Gregg Ackell
05	Baby Wonder's Gone	Drop Nineteens	Delaware	03:06
	Composers: Chris Roof - Motohiro Yasue - Paula Kelley - Ackell - Zimmerman
06	Happen	Drop Nineteens	Delaware	03:37
	Composers: Steve Zimmerman - Chris Roof - Motohiro Yasue - Paula Kelley - Gregg Ackell
07	Reberrymemberer	Drop Nineteens	Delaware	04:35
	Composers: Steve Zimmerman - Chris Roof - Motohiro Yasue - Paula Kelley - Gregg Ackell

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EPs

℗ 1993 Caroline Records Inc: 01-01-1993

Limp

01	Limp	Drop Nineteens	Limp	03:20
	Writer: Greg Ackell / Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Megan Gilbert - Justin Crosby - Pete Koeplin
02	Tempest	Drop Nineteens	Limp	03:52
	Writer: Greg Ackell / Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Megan Gilbert - Justin Crosby - Pete Koeplin
03	Sea Rock	Drop Nineteens	Limp	04:01
	Writer: Greg Ackell / Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Megan Gilbert - Justin Crosby - Pete Koeplin

℗ 1993 Caroline Records Inc: 01-01-1992

Your Aquarium EP

01	My Aquarium (Second Time Around)	Drop Nineteens	Your Aquarium EP	03:09
	Composers: Steve Zimmerman - Chris Roof - Motohiro Yasue - Paula Kelley - Gregg Ackell
02	Nausea	Drop Nineteens	Your Aquarium EP	02:49
	Composers: Steve Zimmerman - Chris Roof - Motohiro Yasue - Paula Kelley - Gregg Ackell
03	Movie	Drop Nineteens	Your Aquarium EP	04:31
	Composers: Steve Zimmerman - Motohiro Yasue - Paula Kelley - Gregg Ackell - Chris Roof
04	Mandy	Drop Nineteens	Your Aquarium EP	03:09
	Composers: Richard Kerr - Scott English
05	My Aquarium	Drop Nineteens	Your Aquarium EP	02:59
	Composers: Paula Kelley - Gregg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Chris Roof - Motohiro Yasue

Singles

2025 Wharf Cat Records: 16-10-2025

Fools

01	Fools	Drop Nineteens	Fools			03:24
	Writer: Greg Ackell - Paula Kelley - Steve Zimmerman - Motohiro Yasue - Peter Koeplin / Composers: Paula Kelley - Steve Zimmerman - Motohiro Yasue - Peter Koeplin - Greg Ackell

2025 Wharf Cat Records: 28-03-2025

White Dress (demo)

01	White Dress (demo)	Drop Nineteens	White Dress (demo)			04:37
	Composers: Elizabeth Grant - Jack Antonoff

2025 Wharf Cat Records: 15-01-2025

Mayfield

01	Mayfield	Drop Nineteens	Mayfield			02:55
	Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Paula Kelley - Motohiro Yasue

2024 Wharf Cat Records: 09-12-2024

Shannon Waves

01	Shannon Waves	Drop Nineteens	Shannon Waves			03:34
	Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Paula Kelley - Motohiro Yasue

2024 Wharf Cat Records: 15-10-2024

Daymom

01	Daymom	Drop Nineteens	Daymom			06:03
	Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Paula Kelley - Motohiro Yasue

2024 Wharf Cat Records: 28-03-2024

White Dress

01	White Dress	Drop Nineteens	White Dress	04:33
	Composers: Elizabeth Grant - Jack Antonoff
02	Nest	Drop Nineteens	White Dress	04:28
	Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Motohiro Yasue - Paula Kelley - Peter Koeplin

2023 Wharf Cat Records: 19-10-2023

The Price Was High

01	The Price Was High	Drop Nineteens	The Price Was High	03:34
	Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Paula Kelley - Peter Koeplin - Motohiro Yasue
02	A Hitch	Drop Nineteens	The Price Was High	03:28
	Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Paula Kelley - Peter Koeplin - Motohiro Yasue
03	Scapa Flow	Drop Nineteens	The Price Was High	04:00
	Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Paula Kelley - Peter Koeplin - Motohiro Yasue

2023 Wharf Cat Records: 13-09-2023

A Hitch

01	A Hitch	Drop Nineteens	A Hitch	03:28
	Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Paula Kelley - Peter Koeplin - Motohiro Yasue
02	Scapa Flow	Drop Nineteens	A Hitch	04:00
	Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Paula Kelley - Peter Koeplin - Motohiro Yasue

2023 Wharf Cat Records: 02-08-2023

Scapa Flow

01	Scapa Flow	Drop Nineteens	Scapa Flow			04:00
	Composers: Greg Ackell - Steve Zimmerman - Paula Kelley - Peter Koeplin - Motohiro Yasue