Shoegaze

Monday Music: An escape into the many lenses of shoegaze

By: Nejdana Houshyar, SFU Student Shoegaze is defined as “melodic rock music typically characterized by heavily processed electric guitar and indistinct, often distant-sounding vocals.” Shoegaze works well because of the emotions — like sadness and melancholy — poured into the songs. These intense emotions are what listeners resonate with the most and what gave shoegaze its cult following. The genre peaked in the ‘90s with notable bands such as Slowdive, Lush, and My Bloody Valentine. This playlist is my choice of three songs, from the 1990s to the 2020s, that bring out those comforting, sad feelings. “2” by Dean Blunt…

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