also shoegaze jungle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt6bIdn2V3w
― building a hole (NickB), Monday, 17 May 2021 20:53 (two years ago) link
I would imagine Guided By Voices/Robert Pollard has about a million of these.
― Are Animated Dads Getting Hotter? (Tom D.), Monday, 17 May 2021 21:01 (two years ago) link
also re: shoegaze jungle, Accelera Deck - narcotic beats
― brimstead, Monday, 17 May 2021 22:26 (two years ago) link
Assume this has been talked about somewhere on here.
In 2023, shoegaze is bigger than ever. Major label signees, unprecedented Billboard charts, record streaming figures, and mainstream visibility. The sound, look, and reach of the genre are changing. And TikTok is the engine. My analysis for @stereogum.https://t.co/f4V3exuPpJ— Eli (@eli_enis) December 18, 2023
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 26 December 2023 11:54 (four months ago) link
tbh I've never really known what is meant by shoegaze. It's just indie rock surely?
― The Italian Yob (Tom D.), Tuesday, 26 December 2023 12:16 (four months ago) link
I mis-read this thread title as 'Shoegaze Jungle'.
― you gotta roll with the pΔ czki to get to what's real (snoball), Tuesday, 26 December 2023 12:22 (four months ago) link
xp indie rock with guitar processed into textures, and vocals mixed lower than guitars often
― assert (matttkkkk), Tuesday, 26 December 2023 12:31 (four months ago) link
genre name obviously highlighting the centrality of effects pedals to the sound
― assert (matttkkkk), Tuesday, 26 December 2023 12:32 (four months ago) link
Sounds like indie rock to me.
― The Italian Yob (Tom D.), Tuesday, 26 December 2023 13:42 (four months ago) link
can someone show me a NEW shoegaze band
― π ππ’π¨ (caek), Tuesday, 26 December 2023 14:03 (four months ago) link
Correct assumption!
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 26 December 2023 17:56 (four months ago) link
xp sounds like you may not have heard a wide range of indie rock?
― assert (matttkkkk), Tuesday, 26 December 2023 19:14 (four months ago) link
xxxp
This is what I've got from recent years that include both tags:
1. Flyying Colours β You Never Know (Poison City, 2023) 2. Alvvays β Blue Rev (Transgressive, 2022) 3. Drop Nineteens β Hard Light (Wharf Cat, 2023) 4. Soft Kill β Dead Kids, R.I.P. City (Cercel Social, 2020) 5. Soft Science β Lines (Shelflife, 2023) 6. Hatchie β Giving the World Away (Secretly Canadian, 2022)7. Say Sue Me β The Last Thing Left (Damnably, 2022)
― Fastnbulbous, Tuesday, 26 December 2023 19:50 (four months ago) link
Not recently. I kind of suspect people make up genre names because they're embarrassed to admit they are fans of indie.
― The Italian Yob (Tom D.), Tuesday, 26 December 2023 20:49 (four months ago) link
why do you suspect that
― brimstead, Tuesday, 26 December 2023 21:04 (four months ago) link
Iβm very much in favour of indie rock, I just donβt think the Shins are shoegaze
― assert (matttkkkk), Tuesday, 26 December 2023 22:13 (four months ago) link
(xp) I'm a bit out of touch, is indie rock considered good again?
― The Italian Yob (Tom D.), Tuesday, 26 December 2023 22:32 (four months ago) link
yeah itβs been getting a lot better, actually, gen z bands have way better taste
― brimstead, Tuesday, 26 December 2023 22:49 (four months ago) link
yeah there's nothing distinctive about the way my bloody valentine sound compared to generic 'indie rock'
― ufo, Tuesday, 26 December 2023 23:17 (four months ago) link
*side-eyes*
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 27 December 2023 00:10 (four months ago) link
more like *eye roll* re: this whole tangent
shoegaze has been an easily recognizable style of guitar rock with distinctive qualities for three decades
― alpine static, Wednesday, 27 December 2023 00:27 (four months ago) link
I kind of suspect people make up genre names because they're embarrassed to admit they are fans of indie.
β The Italian Yob (Tom D.), Tuesday, December 26, 2023 3:49 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
this feels like a very ilx-bubble sort of comment...
― Evan, Wednesday, 27 December 2023 15:57 (four months ago) link
Very probably, I blame years of entrenched ILX indie-hatred.
― The Italian Yob (Tom D.), Wednesday, 27 December 2023 16:00 (four months ago) link
I'm sure we could recommend some albums based on what you already like, if you were open to giving it a shot.
― Evan, Wednesday, 27 December 2023 16:13 (four months ago) link