shoegaze

10 musicians who are shaping the underground scene on SoundCloud

You may discover these artists listed in movements ranging anywhere from trap and emo rap to hyperpop, hexD/surge and glitchcore. But we recognize a scene kid when we see one. Check out these artists who are changing the game in SoundCloud’s trap/emo-rap underground by throwing it back to the 2000s Myspace era in unique and […]

Cocteau Twins' Simon Raymonde learned that the best plan is none at all

Simon Raymonde is a man of many talents. His artistic range spans from the ’80s with the prolific dream-pop/shoegaze band Cocteau Twins to the founding of Bella Union, an independent record label that’s seen the likes of Beach House, Father John Misty and Explosions In The Sky. His recent project, Lost Horizons, are also signed […]

10 fake songs from TV and movies that should actually be on your playlist

Sometimes a song featured in a TV show or movie goes so hard, we forget that it’s not performed by an actual band. There have been a few times where fictional artists are incorporated into various programs, from animated Nickelodeon shows to ’80s movies. While these songs might not be from actual bands with labels […]

10 bands who are reimagining everything you know about shoegaze

How come everybody’s talking about shoegaze again? Well, there’s hardly any other genre that embodies the spirit of and the need for escapism and distraction so perfectly. A new kind of reality demands new kinds of shoegaze. And it’s not quite the shoegaze as we know it. These bands and artists are changing what shoegaze […]

The 50 best albums of 2020 in alternative, pop punk, metal and beyond

If we could identify one incandescent moment to come out of the coronavirus pandemic, it would have to be having large stretches of time to listen to albums. Yes, in 2020, most of us binged on Netflix and chilled the best we could. But streaming services made access to music downright infinite. We could finally […]

These 10 modern alternative bands sound straight out of the ’90s

If there’s anything about alternative music written down as fact, it’s that the ’90s were pivotal to the modern scene. With the emergence of new subgenres, from indie to grunge, following the breakout success of bands such as Oasis and Nirvana, the decade set the foundation for nearly all contemporary alt outfits.  Of course, many […]

Which song should you listen to under the blue moon based on your zodiac sign?

It’s probably not as fancy as you think. We’ve heard people cheering about the “blue full moon on Halloween” for a while now, and it sounds very exciting. But we need to get a couple of things straight first: The blue moon isn’t actually blue. It’s simply what the full moon is called when it […]

These 10 bands represent the roots and future of shoegaze as we know it

We tip our hats to the British rock-critic cabal of yesteryear. Or maybe just to the person who coined the term “shoegaze.” In a pejorative sense, the term derives from musicians too introverted or weary to participate in the more animated aspects of “rocking out.” In the utilitarian mode of the word, it reflects the […]

Loathe bring the rock (and the roar) on “Screaming”–listen

Would you rather destroy an enemy or caress a loved one for hours? If you need a soundtrack for either act, Loathe have you covered. The British metalcore band are debuting a new track, “Screaming,” with AltPress today. “Much like its surrounding family of tracks, ‘Screaming’ offers a brand-new perspective and identity for Loathe,” guitarist […]

Lives Of The Obscure (ex-The Ataris, Joshua) stream 'Bikini Island' EP

Orange County, NY's Lives Of The Obscure are streaming their new EP, Bikini Island, by way of genre curators Washed Up Emo and Limited Fanfare Records. Head down to hear the tracks. The band include Sean Hansen and Keith Bogart from on-again, off-again '90s emo band Joshua, who released music on labels like Doghouse Records and toured with bands like […]

Everything you need to know about the impending shoegaze revival

Shoegaze is back. Or, depending on the critic you ask, it never left, and now we call it nü-gaze, cuz we’re clever like that. Music writers have been predicting the shoegaze resurgence since the mid-00s, tapping A Place to Bury Strangers, the Silversun Pickups and Deerhunter as members of the new school. Now, buzz bands […]

Swervedriver announce spring tour dates

British shoegazers Swervedriver have announced details for their North American tour in the spring of 2015. Their fifth studio album will likely be out in time for the dates. On October 28, 2014, the band tweeted: “What's happening? Mastering the album, that's what…” At the end of 2013, the band released their first new music in fifteen years, […]
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