French Shoegaze

French shoegaze is a dreamy, swirling genre characterized by lush, distorted guitars, driving rhythms, and ethereal vocal textures. Emerging in the 2000s, it drew inspiration from 1990s shoegaze and post-rock, but infused with a distinctly French sensibility, often incorporating folk, psychedelia, and ambient elements. The genre's popularity peaked around 2010, with a new wave of bands capturing the mood of a generation. French shoegaze is marked by its introspective, melancholic tone, often exploring themes of love, nature, and existential crisis. Notable for its use of reverb-drenched guitars, pulsing basslines, and soaring vocal melodies, the genre blends the intensity of rock with the atmospheric qualities of electronic music, setting it apart from its Anglophone shoegaze counterparts.

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  1. May 9, 2025
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    Mirror
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    Fantasy
    13 tracks
  13. February 13
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    DSVII
    15 tracks
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    Feelings
    3 tracks
  20. September 12
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  30. December 9, 2016
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    Junk
    15 tracks
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  35. March 1, 2014
  36. April 9, 2013
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  2. June 20, 2024
  3. April 26
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  5. March 1
  6. October 16, 2023
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    Mirror
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  7. April 13
  8. February 13
  9. December 1, 2021
  10. September 29
  11. May 14, 2020
  12. September 19, 2019
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    Feelings
    3 tracks
  13. September 12
  14. September 5
  15. May 17, 2018
  16. January 20, 2017
  17. September 16, 2016
  18. May 15, 2015
  19. December 1, 2012
  20. December 1