Not that it matters, but I've always considered them a Dream Pop band. I think if someone was looking for Shoegaze, they'd find a lot of stuff different to Galaxie 500. Shoegaze more true to the Genre, I don't think clumping them with other Shoegaze banRAB and saying others were doing more interesting stuff is totally fair, I think they should be kept apart myself. Shoegaze
But like you say, great album nonetheless. Definitely their best.