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The Sound of Midwest Shoegaze

“The Sound of Midwest Shoegaze” brings together a wide-angle view of the region’s underground dreamers, distortion sculptors, and reverb explorers. Built from fuzzed-out guitars, hypnotic rhythms, and breathy vocals, the playlist weaves through gauzy highlights like Slow Pulp’s “Falling Apart,” the textured beauty of Flooding’s “Insure Me, Procure Me,” and the raw luster of Bomb Bunny’s “Bleach Daisy.” It offers a blend of lo-fi haze and post-punk influences, bridging indie rock immediacy with ambient detachment.

There's a sense of quiet introspection that runs through tracks like “Comatose Dream” by They Need Machines To Fly? and “i'd like to be” by twin coast, while acts like Prize Horse and Still lean harder into gritty, feedback-drenched tones. Whether you’re soaking in the haze of shoegaze classics reimagined or drifting through slowcore glaze and sparkling delays, this mix paints a wide—but cohesive—picture of what shoegaze sounds like when filtered through Midwest basements and empty practice spaces.

Double Grave 2 tracks
Lake Love 2 tracks
Cusp 2 tracks
DAYFIRE AVENUE 2 tracks
Old Coke 2 tracks
They Need Machines To Fly? 2 tracks
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