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Shoegaze
- Genre family
- Rock
- Starting recordings
- 6
ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet Shoegaze
Shoegaze is a branch of the Rock family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Shoegaze is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Galaxie 500, Starflyer 59 and Melanie Martinez.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreRock
Current genreShoegaze
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United States · Shoegaze
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
6 recordingsStart with these recordings
01All Done Wrong2000 · Shoegaze · shoegazeOpen in new tab 02When No One Calls (It Will Be Alright)2000 · Shoegaze · shoegazeOpen in new tab 03Flowers2011 · Shoegaze · shoegazeOpen in new tab 04Moonshot2011 · Shoegaze · shoegazeOpen in new tab 05Decomposing Trees2011 · Shoegaze · shoegazeOpen in new tab 06BATTLE OF THE LARYNX2024 · Shoegaze · shoegazeOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
Key artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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