The subgenre classification “shoegazer” may have been conceived as a joke, and the British scene was in its prime only from about 1990 to 1995, but the music has continued to influence bands over the ...

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'Shoegazing' has shaken off the image of bands who just stare at the ground while playing and is hip again, writes Jude Rogers… 'Shoegazing' has shaken off the image of bands who just stare at the ...

The first live performance at the inaugural Riga Music Week is by Saucējas. This seven-piece vocal ensemble is avowedly ...

Although technically, Asobi Seksu falls into the shoegaze genre, their newest album Citrus distinguishes them from other shoegaze bands like My Bloody Valentine and the Cocteau Twins; with this album, ...

It’s no surprise that a generation adept at staring for hours at a glowing screen through a curtain of badly maintained hair has found something new to relate to in shoegazing music, the classic 90’s ...

I’m afraid “wall of sound” may not be a musical term of endearment these days, given that the creator of this wailing electronic reverberation, Phil Spector, hasn’t the most sterling reputation after ...

Whenever the story of shoegazing is told today – when Slowdive reform to headline festivals or Lush announce comeback dates – it typically reads like a story of betrayal. A wave of young bands in ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. You could call it dream pop. Or shoegazing. Music you could fall asleep to. Asobi ...

There was a joke circulating in the early Nineties. Q: How can you spot an extrovert indie guitarist? A: They stare at your shoes, rather than their own. Shoegazing was the rather dismissive term ...