Shoegaze
Everything published on Viyolens under Shoegaze — reviews, buying advice and how-tos written for players and producers in the UK.
The History of Shoegaze
A sound built from at least four earlier traditions, named as an insult, and granted barely half a decade in the spotlight before quietly outliving everything that displaced it.
The Best Shoegaze Songs Right Now
Not a chart, not a countdown — just the shoegaze songs that make the argument for the genre fastest, three or four minutes at a time.
Shoegaze Subgenres, Explained
The word gets thrown around loosely these days. Here's an honest breakdown of classic shoegaze and everything that's since branched off from it.
The Best Shoegaze Artists to Know
Strip the fuzz and reverb away from these artists and real songs remain underneath. Here's the songwriting behind the genre's defining names.
Essential Shoegaze Albums Explained
Made on small budgets by one independent label and a scattering of UK studios, these six records prove how much range this genre had, even at its peak.
Shoegaze for Newcomers: Where to Start
It might sound like noise for the first minute or two, and that's completely normal. Here's a gentler way into shoegaze than diving straight into Loveless.
A Beginner's Guide to Shoegaze
Distortion, feedback and a pop melody buried somewhere underneath: here's what shoegaze actually is, where its odd name came from, and why it never really went away.
