- I have a incomplete but decent playlist of modern day shoegaze and adjacent stuff that you can check out attached to this post.
- Groups would be TAGABOW (and Jouska), Blue Smiley, Full Body 2, Greet Death, Knifeplay, Parannoul, among others.
- Doug Dulgarian in TAGABOW runs a label Julia's War that releases an insane amount of modern shoegaze related music.
- There's this cool article by Eli Enis that gives a bunch of background on the current wave of shoegaze. Eli also has other articles on the subject you can check out too.
- Kelsey/the Yellow Button also has some comprehensive shoegaze playlists and videos. She talked to Anthony Fantano about it in a video on his channel.
Jun 13, 2024
Related Recs
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sorted by genre, some are forthcoming but all have at least some singles out if not the whole project
alternative/singer-songwriter:
claire rousay - sentiment, experimental/sound collage artist makes an indie guitar ballad album, think boygenius with weirder production
South Hill Experiment - South Hill & Friends, S/H/E are like The Wrecking Crew but in modern times. basically a jam band fronted by two brothers who feature a rotating cast of other musicians/vocalists/rappers. this EP is their latest collaborative project with some folks
Laetitia Sadier - Rooting for Love, solo album of the frontwoman of Stereolab. production has some electronic quirks but mostly kind of alt rock at its core. lots of songs are in french, themes of love and conflict and commentary on social concepts
electronic:
Nourished by Time - Catching Chickens EP, this guy is like the David Byrne of rnb in terms of unique vocal affectation and song concepts. instrumentation is very inspired by 80s/90s club music and early digital production
Thy Slaughter - Soft Rock, actually a very energetic electronic pop record, the last PC music release EVER :(
Squarepusher - Dostrotime, idm wackiness but in the best way. if you just want to jump head first into some bleep bloop drum break madness this is your album (first track is chill guitar instrumental tho)
shoegaze/dream pop
Punchlove - Channels, some CLASSIC style shoegaze here, less pure walls of sound and more melodic and rhythmically driven but though that typical fog you'd expect from the genre
crushed - extra life, vocals are great, production blends triphop/dream pop so the atmosphere across the record is stunning but groove-driven
Mar 14, 2024
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some emo/punk infused with mathrock, and the last one is just shoegaze.
i have less recommendations for the first category as its unique but you could check out:
pool kids - that’s physics, baby
polyphia - rich kids (ft. yvette young)
yvette young - always
the fall of troy - f.c.p.r.e.m.i.x.
for shoegaze i just love slowdive too much to recommend anything else:
slowdive - shanty
slowdive - kisses
slowdive - souvlaki space station
slowdive - alison
May 3, 2025
sink into a sonic landscape that starts with sweet lofi indietronic and alt rnb/soul, then shifts to hiphop/pop and indie dnb before finally transitioning into various breaks that melt you solidly into electronic driven shoegaze 〰️ extra good 4 fellow crushing/yearning spirits
tracklist:
Roy Blair – 12345
Jenevieve – Mellow Eyes
Amaarae, Kyu Steed, 6 – CÉLINE
RUNNER BOY, Evann McIntosh – PRETTY
Coco & Clair Clair – Gorgeous International Really Lucky
Kevin Abstract – Real 2 Me
Take Van – In My Head
Cydnee with a C – As Long As You Love Me - Sped Up
Kito, Sassy 009, Lolo Zouai – Sticky - Sassy 009 Remix
Sipper – mood
dreamstation, TURQUOISEDEATH – Feeling
ivri – dragonfly
Isabel's Dream – Blue Morning
Airiel – Molten Young Lovers
Yndling – Like Love is Real
New Constellations – Hot Blooded
Underworld – Sola Sistim
Bowery Electric – Empty Words
Nov 1, 2024
Top Recs from @buck_mcgraw
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Just because I see a window to get across the street doesn’t mean you don’t have to look both ways. I’ve been on the other side of that though…
May 11, 2025
I met Erin (@RIOTGRRRL) and Jake (@SLOWDAZZLE) last year after I started using PI.FYI—we organized a meetup before a Jonathan Richman show and immediately clicked over our shared taste in music and similar sensibilities. We started hanging out a lot and had some great times together. I’ve also gotten to know many of their friends, who are all really cool. Erin and Jake started dating a couple of months after the three of us became friends, but our group chat still pops off. Their friendship has meant a lot to me, especially since moving to NYC in 2023, and I really appreciate having them in my life.
May 16, 2025
Come hang with some PI.FYI folks at Franklin Park in Crown Heights in Brooklyn on 7/19 @ 6:30. riotgrrrl and slowdazzle will be there too! Link is the Partiful invited!
Jun 22, 2024