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Genre
indie shoegaze
Parent Genre: rock

Indie shoegaze music is a genre that combines dreamy, atmospheric sounds with distorted guitars and ethereal vocals. The music often features layers of reverb and delay, creating a hazy, otherworldly atmosphere. The lyrics tend to be introspective and emotional, exploring themes of love, loss, and self-discovery. This genre has gained popularity in recent years, with bands like Whirr, Ecovillage, and Divino Niño creating music that captures the essence of shoegaze while adding their own unique twists.


Top artists of indie shoegaze genre

Whirr
Pinkshinyultrablast
Divino Niño
Ecovillage
Fleeting Joys
Pasteboard
Rumskib
Pia Fraus
Lowsunday
Trementina
Mint Julep
The Daysleepers
Oeil
Amusement Parks On Fire
Burrrn
Seasurfer
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List of indie shoegaze artists

Here is a list of indie shoegaze artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the indie shoegaze genre. You can find out what indie 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 25 65 5 18 115 123747
2
Pinkshinyultrablast
36 58 30 83 0 26 141 44266
3
Divino Niño
35 3 62 65 17 70 115 30924
4
Ecovillage
34 91 14 10 94 5 110 750
5
Fleeting Joys
33 72 31 75 3 29 130 31612
6
Pasteboard
33 65 54 44 17 42 106 22037
7
Rumskib
29 49 33 57 14 26 109 14041
8
Pia Fraus
28 77 32 77 7 44 126 17202
9
Lowsunday
28 0 0 0 0 0 0 105
10
Trementina
27 82 17 73 8 29 148 9941
11
Mint Julep
27 40 55 74 9 42 114 13284
12
The Daysleepers
25 46 35 76 12 34 112 17933
13
Oeil
25 83 27 80 25 32 126 14700
14
Amusement Parks On Fire
25 49 21 64 9 13 126 13328
15
Burrrn
24 82 26 78 0 34 130 10355
16
Seasurfer
24 58 37 70 0 30 134 7758
17
Air Formation
24 82 24 68 3 30 118 9305
18
The Meeting Places
23 73 30 75 4 31 129 10548
19
All Natural Lemon & Lime Flavors
23 75 35 77 2 35 124 11520
20
Star Horse
22 72 40 62 1 38 130 7046
21
Swallow
22 65 43 53 37 48 114 10204
22
Isabel's Dream
21 83 29 58 15 32 112 2534
23
Blankenberge
21 88 30 67 10 15 137 8120
24
Wray
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25
The Depreciation Guild
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26
Malory
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27
The Nightblooms
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28
the sleepover disaster
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29
Tears Run Rings
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The Veldt
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Secret Shine
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Majesty Crush
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SPC ECO
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34
Should
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Clams
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36
Southpacific
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37
New Canyons
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38
Hearts of Black Science
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39
Alcian Blue
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40
Hinterland
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41
Gliss
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42
The High Violets
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43
The Fauns
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44
Sway
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45
The Stargazer Lilies
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46
Bethany Curve
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47
Auburn Lull
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48
Aerial Love Feed
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49
Lowtide
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50
Resplandor
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51
Hartfield
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52
Monster Movie
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53
Highspire
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54
broken little sister
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55
A Shoreline Dream
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56
Me You Us Them
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57
Soundpool
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58
Maribel
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59
Panda Riot
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60
Snow In Mexico
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61
Half String
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62
Mahogany
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63
93MillionMilesFromTheSun
7 79 32 83 0 14 147 3830
64
Con Dolore
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65
Dead Leaf Echo
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66
Sianspheric
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67
Team Ghost
7 60 24 56 11 5 125 3018
68
Exit Calm
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69
Indoor Voices
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70
Lightfoils
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71
She Sir
6 87 43 67 2 41 124 2539
72
Sharesprings
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73
Daniel Land & The Modern Painters
6 53 41 69 31 35 131 821
74
Skywave
6 5 31 71 0 4 101 3118
75
Another Green World
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1014
76
Stella Luna
6 85 24 56 1 14 130 4090
77
Sciflyer
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2326
78
Bloody Knives
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1685
79
Difference Engine
5 84 29 85 2 33 146 858
80
Spotlight Kid
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3097
81
Fonda
5 0 21 63 3 54 188 260
82
Brief Candles
5 87 20 86 0 18 162 2420
83
Experimental Aircraft
5 82 49 67 0 42 116 1767
84
Nightmare Air
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1595
85
Monoland
4 85 28 79 0 25 159 965
86
The Cherry Wave
4 59 36 84 0 25 117 1384
87
His Clancyness
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2774
88
Static Daydream
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2025
89
Miniatures
4 73 25 74 0 27 97 1231
90
echodrone
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2372
91
Smashing Orange
3 27 39 79 1 25 98 929
92
Rollerskate Skinny
3 29 38 60 31 39 131 1691
93
The Curtain Society
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 767
94
Volplane
3 85 20 64 1 24 145 532
95
Whimsical
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1128
96
Screen Vinyl Image
3 95 50 86 15 28 130 2589
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Dulcesky
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Venera 4
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99
Blueshift Signal
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100
Tribes of the city
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Tripwires
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Guitaro
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Maria False
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Thrushes
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Low Sea
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Windermere
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La Casa Al Mare
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Electro Group
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Heligoland
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Dead Mellotron
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111
Televise
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 631
112
Astreal
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113
hideka
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114
Scarlet Youth
2 87 18 51 39 4 180 712
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Slowness
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1068
116
Ides Of Space
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117
The Vera Violets
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Popface
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Caucus
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Isobella
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Project Skyward
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Anilore
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Ether Aura
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Elika
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Raymond Scott Woolson
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Relay
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Moonspeed
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The Blessed Isles
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Witherspoon
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presents for sally
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131
The Voices
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132
Monocism
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133
Solar Powered People
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 504
134
Ask For Joy
1 91 25 40 0 21 130 936
135
The Swirlpool
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136
The Sunshine Factory
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1096
137
Crash City Saints
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Heavïness
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Fjord Rowboat
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Deardarkhead
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The History of Colour TV
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Oblisk
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Stellarscope
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Honey Dip
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Chicklet
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Charmparticles
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Orange Yellow Red
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LKWRM
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Jetman Jet Team
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The Emerald Down
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The Rosemarys
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Inner Sleeve
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Eskimohunter
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Vello Leaf
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Ghost Of The Russian Empire
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Model Morning
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Candyaudioline
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Closedown
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Daylight's For The Birds
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Perfect Angel
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broaddaylight
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ifwhen
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Edria
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Fiel Garvie
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Averkiou
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The Insect Guide
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flying virgins
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Daydream Nation
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Buddha On The Moon
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Makaras Pen
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The Eaves
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For Those Who Know
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Insect Guide
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Soren Well
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Dorias Baracca
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Her Vanished Grace
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Nanocycle
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Daixiaole
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Cosmic Dust
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Laboratory Noise
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The Very Hush Hush
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Oppressed By The Line
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Ports of Call
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Cryv
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A Hundred Times Beloved
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Autodrone
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Moonbeams
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