Shoegaze

Shoegaze is a genre characterized by swirling, distorted guitars, ethereal vocals, and hypnotic rhythms, often creating a dreamy, introspective atmosphere. Emerging in the UK in the late 1980s, shoegaze evolved from the noise-pop and indie rock scenes, influenced by the likes of Cocteau Twins and My Bloody Valentine. The genre's heyday was the early 1990s, with bands like Slowdive and Ride achieving critical acclaim. Shoegaze's cultural significance lies in its rejection of mainstream rock's bombast, instead embracing a more intimate, introspective sound. This style paved the way for later genres like chillwave and ambient pop. Shoegaze is distinct from similar styles, such as dream pop, in its emphasis on sonic experimentation and texture, often blurring the lines between melodic and dissonant elements.

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Hide in the Shadows
Single - Released January 15, 2025

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Accaoui
Accidental Friend
Alex Henry Foster
Aludra
Argyle
Baby Jane
Baby Lasagna
Beach Cowboys
Before 95
Big Child
Bridgerton Vail
Camisade
Camp Saint Helene
Carriers
Cloudburst Swe
Coquí
Crying Tomorrow
DIIV
Dean & Britta
Desert Cinema
Dreamstruck
EARTH TO EMILY
EtaCas
Ethel
Fate
Felt Galaxy
Fig Tape
Fine Lines
Florentenes
Friko
Glass Mattress
Glasshousetenant
Her Eyes Were Green
Highway Gloom
If I May
Ivory Daze
Jesabel
Kiabits
Kim Deal
LOST AT SEA
Letdown.
Litchi
Live Like Glass
Looseleaf
Lucy Gaffney
Made Of Marble
Mirrorball
MissYou
Monte Clerigo
Mood Bored
Mother Mersy
My Wonderful Boyfriend
Natsuma
No Future
Pariah Was One
Pawasonic
Polaroid Fade
Porcelain Moon
Protect
ROYALIST
Retail Parks
SUA
Same Side
Shelltown Paradise
Sleeper's Bell
Slow Coast
Sobbel Sosch
Sol Paradise
Solemn Golem
Solene
Somadamantina
Some Days Are Darker
Stained With Silver
Starsdyedred
Taipei Tapes
Teenage Celebrities
The Age of Ore
The Amnesia
The Army, The Navy
The Art Of Boys
The Away Days
The Castellows
The Fall
The Far Removed
The Fine Vines
The Unveiled
The Vanished People
Toy
Vane Lily
Vikash Singh 1n
Whisper
daydreamers
dedde
fourin
mary in the junkyard
midkeys
nearr
sleepy dude
tezpu
vinter
Cigarettes After Sex
leftovermax
Mazzy Star
The Verve
The Last Dinner Party
Cocteau Twins
The Dare
Slowdive
Ichiss
Yoko Gold
Little Starflower
Pavement
Girl On Couch
Alvvays
Red Luna
Baby Lasagna
Sonic Youth
Grouper
my bloody valentine
ROMANTICA
a girl and a cat
Caos
Offthewally
INOHA
Aldae
Dekker
The Vanished People
South Arcade
Aquilegia
blythe
Beach Fossils
The Paul
Malmö 040
The Jesus and Mary Chain
Fordo
Blonde Redhead
Whirr
Glass Beams
Letdown.
Dpsht
Sace
Y2K SPORTS
The Brian Jonestown Massacre
DIIV
too unbothered.
Yo La Tengo
Summer Dusk
The Radio Dept.
Vane Lily
NOIT
Vaarwell
French Police
Krooked Kings
leapyear
Kowloon
Hakuuro
sunflwr
Dinosaur Jr.
Protect
The Castellows
bomull
Ferragno
Echoes
softclouds
Roofies Dragon
SKARS
Sobbel Sosch
spring gang
Sweet Trip
Nerv
Pealeaf
Saint Avangeline
Alcest
Ghostly Kisses
Swans
Sur Coast
S:NE
Lush
дипинс
LSD and the Search for God
lilibu
senses
Low
Ride
daydreamers
Static Dress
AMORE
Комната культуры
Passion Mango
demotapes
Horse Jumper of Love
Wild Nothing
Linior
Santiago Penitente
Dina Ögon
Yannis & The Yaw
Adumbration
Loomington
Deerhunter
W8lss