Nordic Shoegaze

Nordic shoegaze is a dreamy and introspective music genre characterized by swirling guitar textures, driving rhythms, and ethereal vocals. Emerging in the 1990s and 2000s, it drew inspiration from the UK shoegaze movement, but with a distinctly Scandinavian twist, incorporating elements of indie rock, noise pop, and electronic music. The genre thrived in the 2000s, particularly in Sweden and Iceland, where it became a staple of the underground music scene. Nordic shoegaze is marked by its use of lush reverb, distorted guitars, and hypnotic beats, often accompanied by whispered or distant vocals. What sets it apart from its UK counterparts is its emphasis on melodic sensibility and a more subdued, introspective atmosphere, reflecting the region's cultural affinity for minimalist aesthetics and nature-inspired soundscapes. The genre's DIY ethos and lo-fi production also contributed to its cult following and influence on subsequent indie rock and dream pop movements.

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Fade Into You
Single - Released October 20, 2024

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Aabenbart
Aasma
Agent blå
American Levitation Co.
Astronomies
Bolywool
Boy With Apple
CHIVVY
Cassette Fortuna
Catch The Breeze
Cats Of Transnistria
Cave Moss
Chamber of Reflection
Collider
D4RKSTAR
Dekadent Ways
Divers
Donna Martin Graduates
Echo Ladies
Falling From Aeroplanes
Favourite Colours
Fine Wind, Clear Morning
Frank Follows
Frygtløs
Fuckleberry Hinn
Future Nostalgia
Glassmanet
Great Hare
Gryningen
Gísli Gunnarsson
Haemi
Hattara
Helsinki Horizon
Hemværnet
Holy Ship
Ignoran
Isoberlinia
KLASS II
Kallsup
Kindsight
Kitten Paws
L23
LOOSER
Lieblings
Linn Koch-Emmery
Liongeist
Loom
Ludalloy
Lyckorus
Meltway
Mirror Of Haze
Misty Coast
Moonwards
Mumrunner
Musta Huone
My Favorite War
Mystery Language
New Age Doom
Oyama
Pilgrimage Years
Pinemoon
Pink Milk
Quaking Aspens
Radio Supernova
Revival Hymns
Room Om
Routine Death
Ruissalo Amping
SVIIR
Samase
Sindersholmen
Sindy
Softcore Wethands
Spunsugar
Stay In Nothing
Svart Ridå
T A K E R
TAPE TRASH
TELUS
Teksti-TV 666
The Age of Colored Lizards
The Essential Ether
The Lonely
The New Tigers
Thelma's Dream
Trash Ratio
Tyynyt
Veenia
Viimeiset
Violence
Vægtløs
Wolfschmidt
ZKIN
aeonatan
fucales
llawgne
oliv såpa
sameheads
sm_uuts
The Radio Dept.
Gísli Gunnarsson
Linn Koch-Emmery
Svart Ridå
Star Horse
Rancho Relaxo
Westkust
Teksti-TV 666
Sindy
New Age Doom
Agent blå
Divers
Violence
Quaking Aspens
Kindsight
Frank Follows
Hattara
Catch The Breeze
Wolfschmidt
Radio Supernova
Boy With Apple
Pink Milk
Spunsugar
Softcore Wethands
Ruissalo Amping
Mumrunner
Collider
Astronomies
Vægtløs
llawgne
Misty Coast
Echo Ladies
Glassmanet
Kallsup
KLASS II
fucales
T A K E R
sameheads
Ludalloy
Pilgrimage Years
Musta Huone
Future Nostalgia
Kitten Paws
Viimeiset
Aasma
TAPE TRASH
The New Tigers
Holy Ship
Oyama
Gryningen
Loom
Routine Death
Meltway
Mirror Of Haze
Falling From Aeroplanes
Isoberlinia
Cave Moss
D4RKSTAR
TELUS
Corduroy
Fuckleberry Hinn
L23
Fine Wind, Clear Morning
Cats Of Transnistria
Thelma's Dream
Aabenbart
Minute
Helsinki Horizon
Trash Ratio
Samase
Liongeist
Stay In Nothing
Moonwards
Donna Martin Graduates
Hemværnet
CHIVVY
LOOSER
Black Twig
Cassette Fortuna
Room Om
Ignoran
My Favorite War
The Age of Colored Lizards
oliv såpa
Favourite Colours
SVIIR
Revival Hymns
Veenia
American Levitation Co.
Great Hare
The Lonely
Lieblings
Bolywool
Chamber of Reflection
Mystery Language
The Essential Ether
sm_uuts
aeonatan
Tyynyt
Dekadent Ways