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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93MillionMilesFromTheSun
A Place To Bury Strangers
AFTER GEOGRAPHY
Accaoui
Apollo Moon Hoax
Art Directors
BE/HOLD
BIG SPECIAL
Barefoot on Bumblebees
Beaumont
Big Sleep
Bike Routes
Burrrn
Calla
Chasing The Eclipse
Cloud
Cloudy
Coloured Rocks
Cranes
Crashing Castles
Céres
Dave Vettraino
Dead Gowns
Dead Love Triangle
Earth Cadet
Echoes
Eik Octobre
Fake A Smile
Fashion Club
Faydruh
Feather & Bone
Fremantle Doctor
Glitter Dream
Goner
Harmer Jays
Harpy
Harvest Emotions
Hiderest
Horse Vision
Humdrum
JPW
Jimmy & the Veil
Juniper
L.A. Exes
LOW-RES
Lazy Day
Liela Moss
Linger
Liu Bei
Luna Serenade
MEMORIALS
Marble Sun
Mazey Haze
Medicine
Mid Drift
Milky Sad
Moin
Mother Sun
Muun Bato
Nameless Servant
No Future
North Atlas
Onsloow
Orange House
Peace Control
Possible Oceans
Roka!
Salarymen
Seven Hours After Violet
Shane Sato
She's In Parties
Sky Goes Boom
Slint
Slo Five
Slow Karma
Sonic Descent
Stained With Silver
The Aether
The Chameleons
The Dream Eaters
The Intemperate Sons
The Last Dinner Party
The New York Second
The Peripheries
The Takes
The Telescopes
The Twilight Sad
Twen
Ultraligera
Vitesse X
Warm Human
Waves In April
Yesterdaze
berj
daydreamers
demotapes
lost.mindd
sleepy dude
tinyumbrellas
ultravividpink
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
Offthewally
a girl and a cat
blythe
Aldae
Dekker
Beach Fossils
The Paul
Malmö 040
South Arcade
Aquilegia
Blonde Redhead
Fordo
The Jesus and Mary Chain
Glass Beams
Whirr
Letdown.
The Brian Jonestown Massacre
Dpsht
too unbothered.
DIIV
Y2K SPORTS
Sace
NOIT
Summer Dusk
The Radio Dept.
Yo La Tengo
Hakuuro
leapyear
Kowloon
Vaarwell
French Police
Krooked Kings
Dinosaur Jr.
bomull
The Castellows
sunflwr
SKARS
Echoes
Roofies Dragon
softclouds
Ferragno
Ghostly Kisses
Nerv
Sobbel Sosch
Alcest
Saint Avangeline
spring gang
Sweet Trip
Lush
Swans
Sur Coast
дипинс
LSD and the Search for God
lilibu
S:NE
Pealeaf
Yannis & The Yaw
Static Dress
senses
Low
Passion Mango
AMORE
Ride
Комната культуры
daydreamers
Santiago Penitente
Dina Ögon
Adumbration
Loomington
demotapes
Linior
Horse Jumper of Love
Wild Nothing
Kiabits
Deerhunter
cloudyfield
A Whisper
Luna Serenade
sleepy dude
Playyard