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>Favorite favorite albums?
It's hard to chose my favorite shoegaze album, but I feel Astrobrites Crush, MBV's Loveless, and Tokyo Shoegazers Crystallize are among the best i've listened to so far.
>Favorite favorite bands?
Same as above, Astrobrite, My Bloody Valentine, Tokyo Shoegazer, Whirr, Slowdive, Bethany Curve...
>What have you been listening to recently?
A lot of Coaltar of the Deepers and Blond Redhead
>Shoegaze AOTYs?
Tie between The Unnatural World, Guilty of Everything and Heart
>(Worst) shoegaze AOTYs?
Well, I was really disappointed in the new Lemon's Chair album. It was more of the same with less noise..
>Any upcoming shoegaze you're looking forward to?
Apparently Luminous Orange, Whirr and their split with Nothing, but that's all I can think of right now
>Things you like/dislike about the genre shoegaze?
I dislike how many of the 'essential' artists were the best in shoegaze, but decided to quite the sound early because of what the press believe e.g. Ride, Moose, etc.

Who liked this album. This or The Unnatural World is probably my AOTY.

>>48485594
for got pic

>>48485610
Another anon mentioned that album in the last shoegaze thread, and I liked it a lot, it's just that cover is hideous. Doesn't fit with the music at all

>>48485251
New Luminous Orange?

i need a source or something friend.

>>48485610
>>48485594
Downloadin' this now, thanks bud

>>48485656
Underneath it looks like this. I think it's pretty okay.

>>48485657
Apparently it's going to be entitled Soar, Kiss The Moon, and the only source I have is word of mouth, but it's on their Wiki page, if that counts for anything...

>>48485705
Definitely an improvement, just not what I'd pick for a 'shoegaze', even though they really are not a shoegaze band

>>48485749
The guitar effects and tone feels pretty shoegaze to me idk

>>48486216
For that one album, i agree, but for the rest of their discography, it's a blend between shoegaze, and dark ambient drone. Really unique, and I'm talking about the album Touched. I feel like they don't self identify with shoegaze

It's a shame Verve gave up on shoegaze
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCzacm7qqoE

>Silver
Damn this is nice.

As someone who is new to Shoegaze and have only listened to one shoegaze album where should I start?

>>48488032
What album did you listen to?

Loveless is essential, but shoegaze can get pretty diverse at times.

What are you looking for? Dreamy, melancholic stuff, or heavily distorted, noisy stuff?

>>48485657
>>48485720
http://www5a.biglobe.ne.jp/~luminous/english_.htm

>>48487103
this album is the best american shoegaze album hands down

>>48488154
Thanks, we worked really hard on it.

>>48488073
>pic related
be gentle pls
I guess I'll go with more of the dreamy and melancholic stuff. I don't know anything about shoegaze.
>loveless
Who is it by?

>>48488177
-_-

>>48488197
Loveless by My Bloody Valentine?
You've really never heard of it?

Is whirr good shoegaze? I like all their shit.

>>48488233
I have not. I'm completely new to this and I don't know where to go next.

>>48488197
Essential:
Loveless by My Bloody Valentine
Souvlaki by Slowdive
Nowhere by Ride

Shit I like:
Velocity : Design : Comfort by Sweet Trip
You Will Never Know Why by Sweet Trip
Deathconsciousness by Have a Nice Life
Pigment by The Ecstacy of Saint Theresa
In Her Gentle Jaws by The Depreciation Guild
Exploding Head by A Place to Bury Strangers
Around by Whirr
Delaware by Drop Nineteens
Crystallize by Tokyo Shoegazer
Citrus by Asobi Seksu
LSD and the Search for God by LSD and the Search for God

That should keep you busy. Loveless is like the definitive shoegaze album. Also it's /mu/core. Weird how you haven't heard of it on here before.

Hope this helps!

>>48488345
Thanks anon. I'll have to screenie that.

>>48484958
The best shoegaze release since LSD and The Search for god imo. So incredibly good, I love female vocals. It has good pop appeal, some catchy hooks.

>God-tier

Souvlaki

>Great-Tier

Whirlpool, Loveless

>Good-tier

Nowhere

>Ok-Tier

Ferment

>Shit-Tier

The Comforts of Madness

>>48488368
No problem, shoegaze is a lot of diverse than most people seem to think.

>>48488245
I like Whirr. I like the EPs much more than the full length though.

>>48488423
I believe Whirr, currently in time, is the best shoegaze band when it comes to melancholy. But nothing will touch Slowdive's Souvlaki

>>48488394
that closing song mang

>They'll never make a new album

>>48488492
I could agree with that, expect Sweet Trip's stuff is some of the most melancholic music I've ever heard, although some don't think they're purely shoegaze.

>>48488394
As much as I like the record, there isn't really much shoegaze to it, or is it just me? It's lacking something idk

I've been listening to Isn't Anything a lot lately

just amazing
>>48488526
W-what happened?

>>48488554
I like them for what they are, but do believe shoegaze is more of a secondary component to their music. Without it they defiantly would lose a lot of their sound, but at the same time I wouldn't classify them as "shoegaze", maybe something like a fusion. Though You Will Never Know Why is a much better album, again the shoegaze influence is pretty small. Pretending is GOAT tho

any other Deerhunter fans here? I love the shoegazey moments on Microcastle and Halcyon Digest, I love Lockett and Bradford's guitar work. both are 10/10 albums for me

I need recs for some warm, mellow Shoegaze

Ideally looking for a mix of Dream Pop, Ambient and Drone

I love Shoegaze, but am not a fan of Noise Rock in particular

plz help anon, you're my only hope

>>48488676
Duuude

Listen to Common Era by Belong and Constance by Southpacific

>shitty lyrics
>beta members
>ugly women singers
>songs about loser

Is shoegazer the most beta pussy virgin genre ever ?

>>48488666
Yeah I like them quite a lot

Bradford Cox looks like he could drop dead at any minute. It's kind of sad

>>48488676
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yysDf7_ToWo

Listened to this on a cold winter night while half asleep in bed... one of the best experiences I had with shoegaze

>>48488709
>songs about loser
i'm making that the name of my noise project

>>48488709
Metal and IDM exist.

Slowdive is and always will be the ultimate. They pioneered the modern "post rock" sound imo.

>>48488676
Also try Lovesliescrushing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLe_-ZZbs5k

>>48488666
same here, breh. still gotta really get into cryptograms, though

how many of you shoegazers are into ASMR? I feel like the goal of asmr is the same thing i experience with some shoegaze

>>48488912
I've experienced ASMR listening to Shoegaze but it's not the reason I listen to it

>>48488950
Me neither, I just think they are similar, by focusing on textured sounds, wipers, relaxation (sometimes), figured people who like shoegaze would end up liking asmr too

>>48489032
you mean like this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOenzaclYbk

>>48488860
you should, its a great album.

>>48485610
this is great, thanks

>>48488761
I haven't checked out any of Slowdive EPs, for what I've heard, some of their best stuff is on there.

What does /mu/ actually think of this? I thought it was ok.

Anyone going to see Slowdive on their upcoming tour? Low is opening, going to be an awesome show. Low is a pretty perfect band to open for them imo (also a big fan so pretty biased)

pic unrelated, great shoegaze album that i feel doesn't get enough attention here

Does anyone have a DL for the Ride and Play EPs? Or the Smile compilation, same content.

Is the new Ringo Deathstarr good? I didn't absolutely hate Mauve.

>>48488345
nice taste

I like a few songs from deathconciousness, mainly the louder ones, I dont love, earthmover.

Where can i go from there to get into more shoegaze?

>>48491862
>mainly the louder ones
>>48491788
>>48488526
those maybe? they're pretty up-tempo even if motfd isn't really super shoegaze-y

>My Loveless record just skipped.
>TFW thinks it's skipping all the time now.

>>48488666
Weird era is a better 'shoegaze' release even though I think microcastle is the better album

>>48488773
Is the rest of this album as godawful as it seems. The opening track is great but everything I have heard after that made me turn it off

>>48492133
Shit, what?! Are those distant muffled voices in the section bridging What You Want and Soon?
Never heard it before, but sounds like a really low radio or something.