Shoegaze

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Created on: 24 Apr 2004
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The best group on last.fm

Shoegaze is dreamy/noisy/chaotic/calm, often hypnotic guitar based music. The genre had its "golden" years between 1988-93. Some of the most important bands at that time were My Bloody Valentine, Curve, Slowdive, Ride, Chapterhouse, Cocteau Twins and Lush. New bands that could be described as shoegaze are Deerhunter, Asobi Seksu, M83, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart and A Place to Bury Strangers, etc... There's a longer list of bands under Connections. Check it out!

Here is our list of some defining tracks: RESULTS: Top Shoegazing Songs

Related styles:
Dream Pop, Post-Rock, Ambient, Noise Rock, Space Rock.

Active Discussions

Siamese_Dream_ commented on
“Q&A: Slowdive” (19) yesterday evening

shagpile commented on
“Great obscure shoegaze band/albums” (4) yesterday afternoon

Cl_Cl_ commented on
“Dark Shoegaze” (26) Saturday afternoon

anagain commented on
“Shoegaze 2009 releases” (35) Friday afternoon

sinswtf commented on
“How well do you fit in?” (221) Monday afternoon

Recent Journals

10/08 Vanishing Point presents: Shoegaze night at Public Assembly Brooklyn NY by stellarscope | 5 Oct 2009 | Add comment
My Bloody Valentine Glasgow Barrowland 3rd July 2008 by susannetiger | 29 Jun 2009 | Add comment
Collection of extreme melancholy and beauty by Michikawa | 25 Dec 2008 | 4 comments

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Weekly Top Artists

Overall Unique to this Group

1	Radiohead	723
2	My Bloody Valentine	659
3	The Cure	548
4	The Smiths	533
5	Sonic Youth	528
6	Slowdive	513
7	Joy Division	507
8	Animal Collective	499
9	The Beatles	396
10	M83	386

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ShockedOfLight wrote:
yesterday evening

Radiohead, The Cure, Joy Division, The Smiths and The Beatles!? Oh come on! Who comes up with these lists!?

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megacityone wrote:
Saturday evening

I don't love them, they shouldn't be number one in a group of supposed shoegaze fans. It dissapoints me that the diluted boredom that is Radiohead is even discussed here. I'd add a similarly ignorant, arrogant ending in response but I'm not a desperate 16 year old prom victim who thinks my shit opinion is final. a'looooooooooooooooooool. I'll give you that though.

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eyetoons wrote:
Saturday evening

i actually like radiohead, its just them and a few other bands on the overall chart aren't shoegaze bands, the unique to this group should be showing. i'll make petty digs, deal with it :D

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Shannonline wrote:
Saturday morning

"seriously why is radiohead number one " because everyone loves them except you, deal with it :D

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sakurabunny wrote:
Friday evening

The Jesus and Mary Chain's Psychocandy group.

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eyetoons wrote:
Wednesday evening

seriously why is radiohead number one

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persej wrote:
7 days ago

http://www.lastfm.ru/music/ill!noiz dependent illnoise with sax

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cyrusgbg wrote:
8 days ago

I love this group :-) Thanks for all recs!

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goyushek wrote:
11 days ago

Stereotype is based on the precedent and you should not expect every shoegaze band to stare at their feet. Autolux - Future Perfect: http://indielibertines.net/autolux-future-perfect-october-26-2004/

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ryanlescure wrote:
13 days ago

lilys and swirlies are my favorites!

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doolittleschizo wrote:
13 days ago

Slap.

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MrBLuD wrote:
14 days ago

ew Radiohead

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pietson wrote:
14 days ago

My November-playlist is available to download, 30 awesome songs. check my group page to find the download link! http://www.last.fm/group/Indie+Pietlist

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Jojo-kun wrote:
14 days ago

Shoegaze is like a warm blanket on a cold autumn day.... :)

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Spacemen33 wrote:
15 days ago

Evening everyone

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applie wrote:
16 days ago

Geeze, took me long enough to join this group. :P Anyway, yay shoegaze!

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TooYoungTooHot wrote:
19 days ago

Slowdive <3

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felipedestroy wrote:
19 days ago

http://www.last.fm/music/Sociedad+alta HELLO shoe lovers

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joeyBoho wrote:
19 days ago

shoegaze is like heroin. a warm, otherworldly peace.

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beat-mo wrote:
20 days ago

Sorry for the intrusion: London based band with own rehearsal studio looking for a drummer in the vein of the Velvet Underground, Stooges, MBV, Jesus and Mary Chain, Sonic Youth. About to release an album and gigs lined up. Contact drummers@live.co.uk ASAP.

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