What is Shoegaze?

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WrkHrdPlayHrdr
01/02/2024
02:05 PM
#1
I've seen the music genre Shoe Gaze or ShoeGaze or something pop up on Reddit recently as a suggested sub. I had never heard of that genre before. It kept popping up like every day and I kept asking myself that question but never looked up the answer.

Today I was reading an article on the 100 Greatest Indie Rock Albums and they listed Turn On The Bright Lights which I loved. They mentioned it had shoegaze qualities. So with that said, WTF is Shoegaze?

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Doe
01/02/2024
02:06 PM
#2
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/d/d567b8e8.jpg
https://imgur.com/gallery/dXDmJHw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75GL-BYZFfY
TheGoldenEel
01/02/2024
02:07 PM
#3
https://youtu.be/FyYMzEplnfU?si=1YH95tt6POm7aefy
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TheGoldenEel
01/02/2024
02:07 PM
#4
This is an interesting read to me as an old guy

https://www.stereogum.com/2245469/tiktok-has-made-shoegaze-bigger-than-ever/columns/sounding-board/
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Shotgunnova
01/02/2024
02:11 PM
#5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mK2MWM8nf84
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MC_BatCommander
01/02/2024
02:13 PM
#6
It's good music

https://youtu.be/LC10DfBV7dg?si=_E6UL13Bfm2_Ogzh
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PoopPotato
01/02/2024
02:18 PM
#8
I'd be down with any kind of rock revival. The current hard rock on the radio is just garbage.
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FaultyCircuitry
01/02/2024
02:20 PM
#9
PoopPotato posted...
I'd be down with any kind of rock revival. The current hard rock on the radio is just garbage.

Rock on the radio always is

Indie scene is alive and well
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Dorfmann_
01/02/2024
02:23 PM
#10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAPKM0RZ4as
Katanablade
01/02/2024
02:23 PM
#11
Shoe Gaze came along in the 90s in the UK, but i dont know how well it ever caught on in the USA. Its rather tranquil and low energy sounding. Its best to give you song examples to explain the genre

The Lightening Seeds - You Showed Me
Curve - Horror Head
Radiohead - How To Disappear

And pretty much any song by Primal Scream
TheGoldenEel
01/02/2024
02:25 PM
#12
PoopPotato posted...
I'd be down with any kind of rock revival. The current hard rock on the radio is just garbage.
Rock music is thriving rn

in particular there is a lot of 90s revivalism going on
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WrkHrdPlayHrdr
01/02/2024
02:29 PM
#13
Thanks for the responses so far.

I'm a big indie rock/alternative guy. I'm not into all the different sub genres. Like I couldn't tell you the difference between Crust Punk and Crunkcore. All the sub genres get into intricacies I don't understand or have the ability to point out.

Like this one... this sounds a bit like the band Stars, which I like, with a little less instruments. It doesn't sound much like the My Bloody Valentine songs that were linked which is band I have heard of but haven't attempted to listen to really.
MC_BatCommander posted...
It's good music

https://youtu.be/LC10DfBV7dg?si=_E6UL13Bfm2_Ogzh

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WrkHrdPlayHrdr
01/02/2024
02:30 PM
#14
TheGoldenEel posted...
This is an interesting read to me as an old guy

https://www.stereogum.com/2245469/tiktok-has-made-shoegaze-bigger-than-ever/columns/sounding-board/

Reading it now, thanks.

Katanablade posted...
Radiohead - How To Disappear

I like that song and band.
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TheGoldenEel
01/02/2024
02:31 PM
#15
WrkHrdPlayHrdr posted...
Thanks for the responses so far.

I'm a big indie rock/alternative guy. I'm not into all the different sub genres. Like I couldn't tell you the difference between Crust Punk and Crunkcore. All the sub genres get into intricacies I don't understand or have the ability to point out.

Like this one... this sounds a bit like the band Stars, which I like, with a little less instruments. It doesn't sound much like the My Bloody Valentine songs that were linked which is band I have heard of but haven't attempted to listen to really.
This song is definitely more dream pop than shoegaze

they are related genres but that band doesnt even call themselves showgaze on bandcamp fwiw
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C-zom
01/02/2024
02:32 PM
#16
MC_BatCommander posted...
It's good music

https://youtu.be/LC10DfBV7dg?si=_E6UL13Bfm2_Ogzh

This was awesome. Like Mazzy Star but lo-fi.
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MC_BatCommander
01/02/2024
02:40 PM
#19
TheGoldenEel posted...
This song is definitely more dream pop than shoegaze

they are related genres but that band doesnt even call themselves showgaze on bandcamp fwiw

Honestly the genres are so often paired I don't even bother differentiating them. They give me the same vibes and feelings
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Katanablade
01/02/2024
02:43 PM
#20
WrkHrdPlayHrdr posted...


I like that song and band.
I prefer Anathema, who are similar. Best song ive heard by Radiohead so far is Blow Out, i love the instrumental ending, it sounds all moody and mysterious

noisetank
01/02/2024
02:45 PM
#21
shoegaze is probably my favorite genre of music tbh. just always usually chill but has some loud moments.

https://youtu.be/_4oCboj39jo?si=XMvvX-NZJH7Gdy2d

one of my favorite shoegaze tracks. this band also just got back together last year and released a new album, which was a banger.

i can pull some more shoegaze tracks if you want.
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kinetika_
01/02/2024
02:46 PM
#22
I love shoegaze/blackgaze. 2022 is when I started to really binge blackgaze, though.
VeesMcGees
01/02/2024
02:47 PM
#23
I like Lush, and I've been told their earlier works count as shoegaze.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3eMtIIf98U&pp=ygUbbHVzaCBsaWdodCBmcm9tIGEgZGVhZCBzdGFy
Tenlaar
01/02/2024
02:48 PM
#24
Turn On The Bright Lights is a great album and Im mostly posting to come back later for more songs.
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WrkHrdPlayHrdr
01/02/2024
02:55 PM
#26
I guess this can now be a "link your best shoegaze songs" thread since some people seem to be discovering some stuff.
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ai123
01/02/2024
03:01 PM
#27
Ride - Drive Blind

https://youtu.be/mIkdTbn0KLU

The Lilys - There's No Such Thing As Black Orchids

https://youtu.be/X-7FuZB8JQw

Catherine Wheel - Black Metallic

https://youtu.be/zFFq-ma4T4g

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tankboy
01/02/2024
03:04 PM
#28
Also Cocteau Twins, right? They have the noisy multilayering of guitar sounds.
TheGoldenEel
01/02/2024
03:07 PM
#29
kinetika_ posted...
I love shoegaze/blackgaze. 2022 is when I started to really binge blackgaze, though.
This is one of my favorite albums discovered relatively recently

not quite blackgaze, more shoegaze with black metal transitions

https://youtu.be/6whlwaIkWmM?si=EOKeTSnK8XxFCbZA
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ablegator
01/02/2024
03:07 PM
#30
https://youtu.be/RO_LX-m74uw?feature=shared
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ai123
01/02/2024
03:07 PM
#31
tankboy posted...
Also Cocteau Twins, right? They have the noisy multilayering of guitar sounds.
Kind of. More of a huge influence, along with JaMC. Put those two bands together and Shoegaze is what you get.
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MartavisBryant
01/02/2024
03:14 PM
#33
When you hear it, you gaze at your shoe and walk away
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BucketCat
01/02/2024
03:35 PM
#34
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3GTDg_nmPI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oy02RYzTNGU
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tankboy
01/02/2024
03:35 PM
#35
ImAMarvel posted...
Speaking of, great song:
https://youtu.be/o7tcFKakZTA?si=9Ruxm6893rnsjFO2

Agreed!

Also, I think I only like two "glitch" songs, and the DJ BC Remix of Love's Easy Tears is one of them:
https://soundcloud.com/emergencybroadcastsongs/cocteau-twins-loves-glitchy

K181
01/02/2024
03:38 PM
#36
Oh, I was expecting this to be about one of the new FLCL series that's sitting on my DVR.
Irregardless, for all intensive purposes, I could care less.
SiO4
01/02/2024
03:53 PM
#37
Shoegaze is about the only modern music movement that hooks me.
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Starks
01/02/2024
03:56 PM
#38
See also: FLCL Shoegaze

https://youtu.be/OH3vhgY6pH8?si=7rR-0JkR6zstzgkC
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Katanablade
01/02/2024
04:08 PM
#39
MartavisBryant posted...
When you hear it, you gaze at your shoe and walk away
For a long time i did think that thats why the genre was called "Shoegaze", because the music puts you in such a dreary semi sedated mental state, that you just stand there with your head hanging down gazing at your feet. But apparently its because the musicians have to interact with foot pedals so much that their spending their time playing while looking at their feet instead of at the audiance.
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SuperExcitebike
01/02/2024
04:31 PM
#41
Some good newish stuff

https://youtu.be/tLoAHVxOXQU?si=9FMy2Q2IUk8YQVDI

https://youtu.be/RAyYtjjmpag?si=N1svms2jr_0TEE_a

https://youtu.be/g81V6Uas5aw?si=jAiEYdtlAbtKiiRt

https://youtu.be/BjBosga1kMY?si=g3gttsE-5vo6-tnk

And I have to mention this Taylor Swift song as it's easily her best if the decade. It gets pretty shoegazy at 45 seconds
https://youtu.be/lvHZjvIyqsk?si=KnpMpE2ZoOeSHa6Y
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SuperExcitebike
01/02/2024
04:39 PM
#42
And yeah I'll be checking everything in this topic. Nothing hits quite like shoegaze when you're really in the mood for it. Gotta have some good headphones to catch everything though
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sfcalimari
01/02/2024
06:15 PM
#44
Ah man someone beat me to posting Alison's halo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdNTyhRfKs8

Other stuff:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zptnrC_ygtU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bie1nAJUgjA
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Rharyx211
01/02/2024
06:18 PM
#45
https://www.khwiki.com/Shoegazer
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MedeaLysistrata
01/02/2024
06:27 PM
#46
dream pop > shoegaze
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FaultyCircuitry
01/02/2024
06:44 PM
#47
slowcore > both
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Katanablade
01/03/2024
03:36 PM
#48
Although Shoegaze is credited for being a genre that was established in the 90s, i do actually think some songs from the 60s and 70s show the same traits that Shoegaze does and could possibly be considered proto shoegaze. Ive got 2 nominations

Blue Oyster Cult - I love the Night
Mathews Southern Comfort - Woodstock

If you listen to the soundtrack of the first ever Crow movie (the one that starred Brandon Lee), you will hear Shoegaze songs on that.
CARRRNE_ASADA
01/03/2024
03:42 PM
#49
Silversun Pickups has kept on going strong with the shoegaze style for almost 2 decades now
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