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Genre
american shoegaze
Parent Genre: rock

American shoegaze is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It is characterized by its use of heavily distorted guitars, ethereal vocals, and a focus on creating a dreamy, atmospheric sound. The genre is often associated with introspective lyrics and a sense of melancholy. Bands in this genre typically use effects pedals to create a wall of sound that envelops the listener.


Top artists of american shoegaze genre

Whirr
Glare
Narrow Head
Superheaven
Blue Smiley
Horse Jumper of Love
Cathedral Bells
Ovlov
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List of american shoegaze artists

Here is a list of american shoegaze artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the american shoegaze genre. You can find out what american shoegaze genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
Whirr
52 79 26 63 6 17 115 119988
2
Glare
50 61 31 58 3 12 128 47696
3
Narrow Head
49 56 30 84 3 27 132 62249
4
Superheaven
49 3 46 86 1 33 131 62021
5
Blue Smiley
48 81 42 68 6 49 112 20984
6
Horse Jumper of Love
47 44 44 39 48 26 107 55192
7
Cathedral Bells
46 52 43 87 5 56 128 25552
8
Ovlov
45 35 28 83 13 32 139 47669
9
Nothing
44 62 34 72 7 22 125 112598
10
LSD and the Search for God
44 67 27 74 28 28 134 105974
11
Leaving Time
43 77 27 66 2 20 112 12416
12
Modern Color
43 25 36 85 5 34 127 28249
13
SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE
42 47 38 63 8 32 112 64779
14
waveform*
41 40 50 48 41 38 117 17882
15
Ringo Deathstarr
41 69 30 84 7 26 133 68928
16
trauma ray
41 73 18 70 13 21 129 15950
17
Launder
40 61 49 72 9 38 124 27215
18
Gleemer
40 41 48 64 7 37 129 41887
19
Glitterer
40 28 55 60 5 47 126 20456
20
Soft Kill
40 60 50 83 5 50 138 70871
21
Soul Blind
39 58 39 89 0 29 132 24930
22
They Are Gutting a Body of Water
39 69 33 74 11 30 119 19843
23
Drop Nineteens
38 63 33 64 18 38 111 58757
24
Holy Fawn
38 72 33 59 24 10 119 44257
25
all under heaven
37 76 29 81 5 32 130 10506
26
Airiel
36 71 31 82 3 32 134 45466
27
Planning For Burial
36 84 29 34 32 11 106 33728
28
A Place To Bury Strangers
35 42 32 85 2 30 137 92286
29
Blouse
35 50 49 70 19 46 134 59627
30
Swirlies
34 60 41 64 11 44 119 42572
31
Greet Death
34 46 39 62 7 24 121 19953
32
Happy Diving
34 11 19 85 4 26 120 12656
33
True Widow
34 60 38 55 13 25 114 58628
34
Lovesliescrushing
33 82 17 41 40 19 105 36791
35
Fleeting Joys
33 72 30 76 3 29 131 31147
36
Stove
32 47 52 74 9 48 116 11935
37
Sleepwalk
31 78 28 74 0 37 100 6526
38
Soft Blue Shimmer
30 68 49 74 9 43 128 9458
39
Vyva Melinkolya
30 85 30 71 45 17 150 2149
40
Kraus
30 84 26 76 14 17 131 8614
41
Muted Color
29 43 35 67 18 18 114 4063
42
Toner
29 51 33 80 4 46 132 7891
43
Rumskib
29 49 33 57 14 26 109 13811
44
Cloakroom
29 74 43 58 5 28 106 31284
45
Bleed
29 8 42 89 13 26 131 9991
46
Warm
29 37 40 59 1 16 122 3868
47
Bedlocked
28 64 32 58 9 33 138 4062
48
Lilys
28 52 44 66 16 38 130 22639
49
Them Are Us Too
28 46 39 71 11 24 133 16875
50
Vivienne Eastwood
28 59 28 63 10 40 128 8085
51
Film School
28 62 39 76 1 40 135 20304
52
Big Bite
28 46 38 86 0 25 141 9940
53
Knifeplay
28 71 39 62 5 21 127 11611
54
Weed
27 86 23 70 1 27 118 10354
55
Miserable
27 44 28 51 18 15 119 20618
56
cursetheknife
27 84 34 84 2 27 131 6597
57
Money
27 67 39 95 0 22 156 3811
58
Trementina
27 82 17 73 8 29 148 9837
59
Alison's Halo
27 56 33 59 20 27 129 11861
60
Grivo
27 79 36 58 0 16 127 8122
61
Downward
27 37 47 71 6 23 113 6870
62
Glaze
26 86 39 80 10 60 155 3788
63
Deserta
26 78 42 66 2 19 123 8941
64
Heavenward
26 15 36 89 0 22 123 3954
65
The Daysleepers
26 46 35 76 12 34 112 17842
66
Ridgeway
25 55 46 72 5 40 119 3494
67
Astrobrite
25 73 23 63 17 24 125 28202
68
Keep
25 56 35 78 7 25 116 3430
69
Drowse
24 80 29 46 35 15 101 9653
70
Death Of Lovers
24 48 52 78 1 45 141 14643
71
The Meeting Places
24 73 30 75 4 31 129 10467
72
Animal Ghosts
23 78 23 68 0 33 116 5503
73
MILLY
23 12 51 56 1 26 129 7560
74
Moaning
22 29 44 79 0 42 139 13025
75
Doused
22 77 32 71 12 34 119 3961
76
Young Prisms
22 70 39 81 3 52 111 10924
77
Blushing
20 64 37 70 2 24 121 8453
78
Relay Tapes
20 89 46 74 1 21 126 810
79
Mascara
20 44 23 81 0 17 145 3104
80
Wray
20 75 52 70 11 57 144 4371
81
Luster
20 84 37 88 0 16 116 2528
82
Tennis System
19 38 33 85 0 41 120 8329
83
Malory
18 47 31 60 25 22 120 7672
84
Leave the Planet
18 90 30 76 4 19 116 4254
85
Tears Run Rings
18 77 21 62 15 13 120 9420
86
Infinity Girl
18 73 37 70 13 42 119 5661
87
topographies
18 70 46 81 4 43 129 4102
88
Day Aches
17 72 36 75 0 32 130 1755
89
the sleepover disaster
17 67 28 80 2 26 99 5005
90
Prize Horse
17 53 46 85 0 32 145 2081
91
Secret Shine
16 68 24 73 0 27 151 7824
92
Elizabeth Colour Wheel
16 9 16 13 1 4 134 5518
93
No Sun
16 54 34 68 8 20 118 4047
94
SPC ECO
16 63 36 58 18 26 112 7616
95
Cheatahs
14 82 28 89 1 22 124 11445
96
Anne
14 0 0 0 0 0 0 1022
97
Floating Room
12 16 45 72 13 41 121 2776
98
Velveteen
12 68 33 79 0 34 104 927
99
Dead Horse One
12 87 41 87 0 36 144 2559
100
The High Violets
11 45 39 76 0 35 125 2224
101
The Fauns
11 86 42 56 7 18 133 5198
102
Bedroom Eyes
11 79 27 82 0 29 114 1567
103
Bethany Curve
11 75 30 74 1 26 102 5351
104
Soundpool
11 84 45 85 0 28 117 6802
105
Crystal Canyon
11 61 40 56 2 22 146 661
106
The Stargazer Lilies
11 64 31 68 8 31 101 5982
107
Roseville
10 80 50 44 37 29 123 1373
108
Flowerbed
10 94 29 78 0 12 78 1054
109
Heavytrip
10 85 40 63 34 7 97 647
110
Lazy Legs
10 93 48 38 39 14 150 2967
111
Distressor
10 78 34 83 0 32 118 551
112
Lowtide
10 78 32 70 0 26 120 4074
113
Pure Hex
10 65 31 68 0 30 135 1497
114
Dead Leaf Echo
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 3690
115
Mondaze
9 79 13 76 0 22 142 1548
116
Panda Riot
9 23 35 85 9 45 110 4581
117
dottie
9 91 28 46 22 11 95 912
118
Highspire
9 88 30 83 0 41 97 4822
119
Fawning
8 89 45 70 0 22 105 925
120
Conheartist
8 78 29 75 0 18 129 1233
121
Daze
8 76 38 77 0 35 179 1493
122
Slide
8 91 24 48 0 10 104 775
123
She Sir
7 87 43 67 2 41 124 2524
124
Fake Eyes
7 71 44 67 0 22 119 1971
125
Sciflyer
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2293
126
Newmoon
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3786
127
Lacing
7 73 25 68 0 19 105 1947
128
Wildhoney
7 89 26 85 0 32 104 4035
129
Shadowhouse
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 971
130
Iris
7 80 27 72 0 41 75 1807
131
The Prids
7 66 40 91 0 66 109 1835
132
Indoor Voices
6 94 37 79 4 21 141 1442
133
Gleue
6 23 41 96 0 62 148 596
134
Kindling
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2405
135
Stella Luna
6 85 24 56 1 14 130 4054
136
Danxia
6 96 34 51 16 14 140 1102
137
Warper
6 72 47 63 1 31 156 875
138
Lightfoils
6 30 36 85 0 49 128 2078
139
Brief Candles
6 87 20 86 0 18 162 2409
140
Spirits of Leo
6 52 55 80 0 54 144 1066
141
Aerofall
5 70 36 68 0 27 124 1714
142
Glia
5 82 28 81 0 17 116 357
143
Swirlpool
5 68 35 70 0 33 125 912
144
Spotlight Kid
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3093
145
Bloody Knives
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1676
146
The Cherry Wave
5 59 36 84 0 25 117 1368
147
Darkswoon
5 0 41 70 2 36 90 670
148
Still
5 87 41 63 0 20 113 434
149
The Morelings
5 48 37 82 4 30 124 1829
150
Hollow Sunshine
5 71 39 88 14 35 78 1117
151
Petal Head
4 87 25 82 0 14 118 654
152
Miniatures
4 73 25 74 0 27 97 1231
153
Audiobaton
4 62 28 68 0 17 89 351
154
echodrone
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2364
155
JAGUWAR
4 99 24 50 0 21 102 2154
156
Moon Phase
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 581
157
Valet
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1963
158
VHS Dream
4 91 28 42 49 10 78 1571
159
Fiancé
4 29 47 80 1 34 136 1389
160
Sheer
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 532
161
Submotile
4 78 33 69 0 55 150 959
162
Citrus Clouds
4 95 38 92 0 25 140 946
163
Pure Ghost
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 819
164
Static Daydream
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2025
165
Black Nite Crash
3 74 26 95 0 35 150 524
166
Reveries
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 417
167
4Vesta
3 83 33 52 0 32 86 493
168
Dirty Sidewalks
3 87 41 94 0 75 160 312
169
New Age Healers
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 777
170
Whimsical
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1119
171
Erik Blood
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1166
172
Rev Rev Rev
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1675
173
Venera 4
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1030
174
Maria False
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 587
175
Tender Age
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1268
176
La Casa Al Mare
2 92 27 80 0 55 165 1087
177
Power Pyramid
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 424
178
Slowness
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1068
179
Slowly
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 547
180
Visiting Diplomats
2 79 44 84 3 28 134 228
181
Soda Lilies
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 606
182
Savage Sister
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1190
183
Lavender Blush
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 659
184
To The Wedding
1 35 46 48 25 8 126 254
185
Highlands
1 93 38 41 6 21 137 492
186
Greynier
1 78 43 93 0 15 155 714
187
presents for sally
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1162
188
Mercury's Antennae
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 271
189
Bangbakc
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
190
No Aloha
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 255
191
Threading
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 721
192
Jetman Jet Team
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 331
193
SuckerForLights
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 61
194
Manorlady
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 91
195
Cat Hoch
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 465
196
A Certain Smile
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