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Shoegaze is a style of indie and alternative rock that emerged in the late 1980s in Ireland and the UK, featuring ethereal vocals, guitar distortion and effects, and loud volume. Learn about the origins, influences, bands, and evolution of shoegaze, from its coining to its revival in the 2010s.
Oct 24, 2016 · Lists & Guides. The 50 Best Shoegaze Albums of All Time. From Slowdive to Blonde Redhead—and yes, My Bloody Valentine—these are the records that rise above. By Pitchfork. October 24, 2016. Every...
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- Cocteau Twins - Treasure (1984) Okay, we know: Cocteau Twins aren’t a shoegaze band, and Treasure isn’t a shoegaze album, but there are few artefacts that better pinpoint the genesis of the movement than this.
- Ride - Nowhere (1990) It’s easy to gesture lazily in the general direction of My Bloody Valentine when explaining shoegaze as a thing, asserting that Loveless was the genre’s Big Bang moment – and that’s true to an extent.
- My Bloody Valentine - Loveless (1991) If grunge has Nevermind, shoegaze has Loveless. Okay, that might be overstating things ever so slightly, but there can be no argument – Loveless is the definitive shoegaze album.
- Slowdive - Pygmalion (1995) If shoegaze bands had a rough time of things in the British press in general, Slowdive took a complete and utter battering.
- My Bloody Valentine – “Only Shallow” (1991) The burst of sheer sound at the start of Loveless is, in its own odd way, every bit as iconic as the four chords that kick off Nevermind or the upright bass notes that open Kind Of Blue (or the “oh, yeaaah” at the start of Exile On Main St. or the icy synth chords at the beginning of Kid A or… you get the idea).
- Ride – “Vapour Trail” (1990) “Vapour Trail” is gorgeous and revelatory, and it also has a rare vulnerability to it. Maybe it’s because the lyrics are largely discernable for once, grasping at a possible unrequited love (“the sun will blind my eyes/ I love you anyway”).
- Cocteau Twins – “Cherry-Coloured Funk” (1990) In 500 years, when we’re all dead from an environmental extinction event and the Martians trek down to Earth to try to understand our fallen civilization, I hope they’re still poring over Cocteau Twins’ music for clues, feverishly trying to make sense of Elizabeth Fraser’s inscrutable vocals.
- Slowdive – “Machine Gun” (1993) The mercurial British music press swallowed up Slowdive and spit them out with historic speed, but the band’s masterpiece, Souvlaki, lived on long after it was panned in Melody Maker.
Jun 9, 2021 · Shoegaze Music Guide: History and Artists of Shoegaze. Written by MasterClass. Last updated: Jun 9, 2021 • 3 min read. Atmospheric, psychedelic indie rock built on walls of distorted guitars is often referred to as shoegaze pop. Explore.
Jul 9, 2019 · A list of the most influential and memorable shoegaze albums from the UK and beyond, featuring bands like My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, Ride and more. Discover the history and evolution of this indie sub-genre that combines ethereal vocals, reverberating guitars and heavy distortion.
