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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Bang Head Bang
Single - Released November 15, 2024

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Accaoui
Alex Orange Drink
Apollo Moon Hoax
Argyle
BE/HOLD
BIG SPECIAL
Baby Lasagna
Beaumont
Beforefrances
Bike Routes
Burrrn
Calla
Cloudy
Coloured Rocks
Cranes
Céres
Dad Weed
Dave Vettraino
Dead Gowns
Dead Love Triangle
Dead Nature
Earth Cadet
Echoes
Eik Octobre
Fake A Smile
Fashion Club
Feather & Bone
Foregone
Forever in the Making
Friko
Glitter Dream
Harmer Jays
Harpy
Held By Trees
Hiderest
Horse Vision
Humdrum
JACOTÉNE
JPW
Jimmy & the Veil
Lazy Day
Liela Moss
Linger
Liu Bei
MEMORIALS
MRCY
Maps
Mazey Haze
Mid Drift
Milky Sad
Moin
Mood Bored
No Future
North Atlas
Onsloow
Orange House
Peace Bringa
Peace Control
Picture Talk
Possible Oceans
Rookie
SLEEPTALKER
SUA
Seven Hours After Violet
Shane Sato
She's In Parties
Slint
Slo Five
Sonic Descent
TC/TC
Tame the Abyss
Tender Misfit
The Art Of Boys
The Chameleons
The Crooked Rugs
The Fall
The Heard
The Intemperate Sons
The Last Dinner Party
The New York Second
The Peripheries
The Twilight Sad
Twen
Ultraligera
Warm Human
Yesterdaze
amilost
apricot jam
chokecherry
daydreamers
demotapes
mary in the junkyard
midkeys
sleepy dude
tinyumbrellas
ultravividpink
urika's bedroom
wilder Thing
Cigarettes After Sex
leftovermax
Mazzy Star
The Verve
The Last Dinner Party
Cocteau Twins
The Dare
Slowdive
Ichiss
Yoko Gold
Girl On Couch
Pavement
Little Starflower
Baby Lasagna
Alvvays
Sonic Youth
ROMANTICA
my bloody valentine
Grouper
INOHA
a girl and a cat
Offthewally
blythe
Aldae
Dekker
Beach Fossils
The Paul
Malmö 040
South Arcade
Aquilegia
Fordo
Blonde Redhead
The Jesus and Mary Chain
Whirr
Glass Beams
Letdown.
The Brian Jonestown Massacre
Dpsht
DIIV
too unbothered.
Sace
Y2K SPORTS
NOIT
The Radio Dept.
Summer Dusk
Yo La Tengo
Hakuuro
Kowloon
leapyear
Vaarwell
French Police
Krooked Kings
sunflwr
Dinosaur Jr.
The Castellows
bomull
Roofies Dragon
SKARS
softclouds
Echoes
Ferragno
Ghostly Kisses
Nerv
Sobbel Sosch
Saint Avangeline
Alcest
spring gang
Sweet Trip
Lush
Swans
Sur Coast
S:NE
дипинс
LSD and the Search for God
lilibu
Pealeaf
Ride
Yannis & The Yaw
Passion Mango
Low
senses
AMORE
Static Dress
Комната культуры
daydreamers
Dina Ögon
Loomington
Santiago Penitente
Adumbration
Linior
demotapes
Wild Nothing
Horse Jumper of Love
Kiabits
Deerhunter
Luna Serenade
cloudyfield
A Whisper
R. Missing
Alan Wake