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Genre: shoegaze

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Shoegaze is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It is characterized by ethereal and dreamy soundscapes created through the use of heavily distorted guitars, reverb, and delay effects. The genre often features hushed vocals that blend into the instrumentation, creating a hypnotic and immersive listening experience. Shoegaze is known for its introspective and melancholic lyrics, which often explore themes of love, loss, and nostalgia.


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List of shoegaze artists

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

#namepopularityfollowers
1 45 295453
2 48 351292
3 47 382093
4 42 128555
5 52 497563
6 53 189988
7 34 92204
8 35 38196
9 40 33521
10 51 313355
11 58 523297
12 39 69250
13 46 147078
14 31 41715
15 27 16801
16 39 184209
17 24 13894
18 30 46729
19 62 874005
20 45 126449
21 35 44348
22 38 156131
23 39 92317
24 40 264485
25 39 67167
26 55 834637
27 44 279520
28 32 64183
29 32 56826
30 38 75527
31 31 96648
32 25 52559
33 57 239508
34 31 47641
35 42 55871
36 23 12143
37 79 8983071
38 66 1108545
39 61 896073
40 34 50308
41 56 1091695
42 33 72244
43 30 84968
44 38 28144
45 26 11633
46 27 14962
47 28 22444
48 46 251230
49 44 213969
50 41 216611
51 34 47943
52 50 454485
53 31 61272
54 26 28705
55 36 52586
56 33 39508
57 35 27109
58 57 550326
59 26 25106
60 51 350397
61 26 19020
62 35 84279
63 24 31727
64 41 242263
65 24 15066
66 45 186009
67 29 62852
68 47 153215
69 23 10370
70 29 42620
71 34 65617
72 30 51166
73 27 15991
74 26 25354
75 55 542351
76 23 18189
77 25 25334
78 29 18393
79 28 19825
80 64 2250693
81 38 117393
82 40 189390
83 41 137365
84 44 263480
85 30 56350
86 36 23277
87 34 89679
88 39 150054
89 27 58696
90 27 31622
91 37 37391
92 26 23468
93 33 43497
94 28 36797
95 27 39985
96 32 24880
97 27 28878
98 23 13309
99 25 12690
100 25 7167

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