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Do you recommend any songs or artists? I've never heard of Shoegaze music, but I might have a listen over the next week. Always nice to find new stuff

resputin 4y ago
Here's a great flowchart that I saved years ago as I was first exploring the genre. https://i.redd.it/rxrtulf0m5631.jpg https://i.redd.it/rxrtulf0m5631.jpg The three classic albums of the genre Loveless - My Bloody Valentine Souvlaki - Slowdive Nowhere - Ride
- bamboozled 4y ago
  If listening to "Loveless" from My Bloody Valentine, make sure your volume is low, especially if wearing headphones, you've been warned. My ears will never be the same again, thanks. Wow.
  - laurex 4y ago
    The loudest show I've ever been to (and I've been to metal, noise, and other kinds of loud-oriented shows) was MBV, where you could actually feel the sound almost like a wave against your whole body. So I think Kevin Shields would disagree with this advice. :D
    - zeppelin101 4y ago
      This is why I never went to see them in concert. I love this band but I don't want to damage my hearing.
- JKCalhoun 4y ago
  Love "Machine Gun" from Souvlaki: https://youtu.be/SQ6pHlVKW9w https://youtu.be/SQ6pHlVKW9w
  - ceravis 4y ago
    This is a rather different style than the original, but Múm does an amazing cover of Machine Gun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii2wxG647ds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii2wxG647ds
- partomniscient 4y ago
  If you like those, and you haven't yet heard Flyying Colours - Wavygravy, it's linked here for you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9wnpiiMUJs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9wnpiiMUJs
dvschnitz 4y ago
Not op but my favorites are Slowdive, My Bloody Valantine and Ride.
52-6F-62 4y ago
The Canadian sweethearts Alvvays are excellent. There’s more to PEI than potatoes! https://youtu.be/eH5mqLjwg6U https://youtu.be/eH5mqLjwg6U Paul’s Boutique represent.
kypro 4y ago
Bands like My Bloody Valentine and Slowdive is probably a good place to start. If you're asking for my recommendations though, when I'm anxious this song is probably my favourite, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ4Mn2X-Wm4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ4Mn2X-Wm4 Put some good earphones on, turn it up, and just let your mind shut off as the fuzz and noise slowly builds. The part around ~3.45 is almost orgasmic to my ear, but I'm on the spectrum and I'm quite sensitive to audible sounds so perhaps others don't hear it quite like I do.
- UncleOxidant 4y ago
  Lately when I'm anxious I find this one to be amazingly calming: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnDcJMKCTLM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnDcJMKCTLM The combination of the music and the jellyfish floating by in that video.
- N1H1L 4y ago
  I would add Mazzy Star, and a lot of Jangle pop to the list too. Thurston Moore's album The Best Day is another great recent addition to the jangle pop genre.
- callahad 4y ago
  Not sure if I'm on the spectrum or not, but that was good, thank you for sharing it. Seems like that particular YouTube link is unavailable (maybe just in the UK?), but I believe this is another copy of the same track, The Radio Dept. - The City Limit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNOjIJN5u7E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNOjIJN5u7E
FumblingBear 4y ago
A general starting place will be My Bloody Valentine's album Loveless which is usually agreed to be the album that kickstarted the genre. There are a lot of different directions you could go from there, but personally, one of my favorite releases is Guilty of Everything by Nothing as a more modern take on shoegaze. (mid 2010's vs 90's) Additionally, there are some critically acclaimed releases in extensions of the genre like post-metal with Deafheaven's album Sunbather being a great entry into that particular sub-genre. Hope that gives you a bit of a starting off point!
trentearl 4y ago
Spacemen 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWhH8NPtQlI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWhH8NPtQlI
bilekas 4y ago
kinoko teikoku long goodbye Is a top choice and rare enough - you can find it on spotify now though !
nkozyra 4y ago
Two pre-shoegaze recommendations: Cocteau Twins Talk Talk (Laughing Stock and Spirit of Eden, post-synthwave) This all falls under dream pop and while I don't think it has much in common with noise's effect on the brain, it can be a little disorienting due to the depth and variance in sound.
dr-smooth 4y ago
There are some great recommendations here for classic 90s shoegaze. I recently found a more current band that is playing some great shoegaze: Deserta. Love these guys!
rsolva 4y ago
The lovely "Simon Says No!" from Norway is a hidden shoegaze gem!

resputin 4y ago

Here's a great flowchart that I saved years ago as I was first exploring the genre. https://i.redd.it/rxrtulf0m5631.jpg https://i.redd.it/rxrtulf0m5631.jpg The three classic albums of the genre Loveless - My Bloody Valentine Souvlaki - Slowdive Nowhere - Ride

bamboozled 4y ago
If listening to "Loveless" from My Bloody Valentine, make sure your volume is low, especially if wearing headphones, you've been warned. My ears will never be the same again, thanks. Wow.
- laurex 4y ago
  The loudest show I've ever been to (and I've been to metal, noise, and other kinds of loud-oriented shows) was MBV, where you could actually feel the sound almost like a wave against your whole body. So I think Kevin Shields would disagree with this advice. :D
  - zeppelin101 4y ago
    This is why I never went to see them in concert. I love this band but I don't want to damage my hearing.
JKCalhoun 4y ago
Love "Machine Gun" from Souvlaki: https://youtu.be/SQ6pHlVKW9w https://youtu.be/SQ6pHlVKW9w
- ceravis 4y ago
  This is a rather different style than the original, but Múm does an amazing cover of Machine Gun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii2wxG647ds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii2wxG647ds
partomniscient 4y ago
If you like those, and you haven't yet heard Flyying Colours - Wavygravy, it's linked here for you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9wnpiiMUJs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9wnpiiMUJs

dvschnitz 4y ago

Not op but my favorites are Slowdive, My Bloody Valantine and Ride.

52-6F-62 4y ago

The Canadian sweethearts Alvvays are excellent. There’s more to PEI than potatoes! https://youtu.be/eH5mqLjwg6U https://youtu.be/eH5mqLjwg6U Paul’s Boutique represent.

kypro 4y ago

Bands like My Bloody Valentine and Slowdive is probably a good place to start. If you're asking for my recommendations though, when I'm anxious this song is probably my favourite, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ4Mn2X-Wm4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ4Mn2X-Wm4 Put some good earphones on, turn it up, and just let your mind shut off as the fuzz and noise slowly builds. The part around ~3.45 is almost orgasmic to my ear, but I'm on the spectrum and I'm quite sensitive to audible sounds so perhaps others don't hear it quite like I do.

UncleOxidant 4y ago
Lately when I'm anxious I find this one to be amazingly calming: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnDcJMKCTLM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnDcJMKCTLM The combination of the music and the jellyfish floating by in that video.
N1H1L 4y ago
I would add Mazzy Star, and a lot of Jangle pop to the list too. Thurston Moore's album The Best Day is another great recent addition to the jangle pop genre.
callahad 4y ago
Not sure if I'm on the spectrum or not, but that was good, thank you for sharing it. Seems like that particular YouTube link is unavailable (maybe just in the UK?), but I believe this is another copy of the same track, The Radio Dept. - The City Limit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNOjIJN5u7E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNOjIJN5u7E

FumblingBear 4y ago

A general starting place will be My Bloody Valentine's album Loveless which is usually agreed to be the album that kickstarted the genre. There are a lot of different directions you could go from there, but personally, one of my favorite releases is Guilty of Everything by Nothing as a more modern take on shoegaze. (mid 2010's vs 90's) Additionally, there are some critically acclaimed releases in extensions of the genre like post-metal with Deafheaven's album Sunbather being a great entry into that particular sub-genre. Hope that gives you a bit of a starting off point!

trentearl 4y ago

Spacemen 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWhH8NPtQlI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWhH8NPtQlI

bilekas 4y ago

kinoko teikoku long goodbye Is a top choice and rare enough - you can find it on spotify now though !

nkozyra 4y ago

Two pre-shoegaze recommendations: Cocteau Twins Talk Talk (Laughing Stock and Spirit of Eden, post-synthwave) This all falls under dream pop and while I don't think it has much in common with noise's effect on the brain, it can be a little disorienting due to the depth and variance in sound.

dr-smooth 4y ago

There are some great recommendations here for classic 90s shoegaze. I recently found a more current band that is playing some great shoegaze: Deserta. Love these guys!

rsolva 4y ago

The lovely "Simon Says No!" from Norway is a hidden shoegaze gem!