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Riverside
Riverside are a Philadelphia band led by brothers Keith and Glenn Kochanowicz, pairing chiming guitars, close harmonies and melancholy melodies with the British guitar-po...
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The best dream-pop artists featured on Release Wave
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Luke Buneo's shoegaze and grunge project; the self-titled debut was recorded in Fort Collins with Gleemer's Corey Coffman.
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Drag Talk
Drag Talk are a Los Angeles band whose sound combines layered shoegaze guitars, ’90s alternative rock and Britpop melody. The project grew from guitarist Ross O’Carroll’s...
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Knifeplay
Philadelphia six-piece led by songwriter Tj Strohmer, landing somewhere between shoegaze, slowcore and folk. Their third album What Is Truth? is out January 22, 2027 on D...
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Crate
Crate is a Brooklyn-based slowcore/shoegaze band of four members influenced by My Bloody Valentine, American Analog Set, Acetone, and Duster, blending shoegaze distortion...
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smush
Brooklyn-based shoegaze band smush pair hazy, melodic guitars with noise-rock weight and increasingly adventurous electronic production. Their second album, i’ll always w...
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Always You
Always You is the Los Angeles duo of identical twins Christoph and Anton Hochheim, formerly known as Ablebody. Across their own records and work with artists including Be...
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Deux Visages
Philadelphia-based trio Deux Visages pair dream-pop atmosphere and shoegaze texture with sharp indie-rock dynamics and emotionally direct songwriting. Featuring Daphney H...
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M83
M83, spearheaded by Anthony Gonzalez, underwent sonic evolution from shoegaze and synth-heavy soundscapes to ambient synth work and lounge-pop with releases like Hurry Up...
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Devereux Scales
Devereux Scales are a five-piece from El Cerrito, California, assembled out of a couple of decades of East Bay band history — Fake French, Passing Lanes, Geisha Boys, and...
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Ruby Haunt
Ruby Haunt are a Los Angeles dream-pop and slowcore duo — childhood friends Wyatt Ininns and Victor Pakpour — who have been self-releasing hushed, widescreen records sinc...
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Cold Gawd
Cold Gawd is a California shoegaze and post-hardcore band built around dense guitars, gauzy melody and a hard rhythmic push. The group returns August 28, 2026 with the si...
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she's green
Minneapolis five-piece she's green make immersive dream pop and shoegaze they describe as “moss music,” pairing Zofia Smith’s airy vocals with shimmering guitars, soft-fo...
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Bantom Woods
Though relatively new as a project, Bantom Woods are far from newcomers. The group is comprised of longtime veterans of Austin’s indie rock ecosystem: Jeff Black, John Hu...
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Slow Pulp
Slow Pulp are an indie rock four-piece from Madison, Wisconsin, now based in Chicago — Emily Massey (vocals/guitar), Henry Stoehr (guitar), Alex Leeds (bass), and Teddy M...
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Wishy
Originating from an era where dreamy melodies fuse seamlessly with elements of shoegaze and indie rock, Wishy is a captivating group poised to release their sophomore LP...
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Waves Crashing
Waves Crashing is an Olympia, Washington-based alternative indie-rock trio formed in 2019, known for blending 80s/90s alt-rock nostalgia, shoegaze and dream pop textures...
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Immanu El
Immanu El is a Swedish dreamy post-rock band formed in 2004 in Jönköping by brothers Claes and Per Strängberg, known for blending ambient, indie/dream-pop, and atmospheri...
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The Dreamtoday
The Dreamtoday, a Massachusetts-based band, combines shoegaze and emo influences to create a powerful, textured sound reminiscent of My Bloody Valentine and modern acts l...
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Mad Honey
Mad Honey is an Oklahoma City-based indie/dream-pop and shoegaze band formed in 2018, known for a "dark, yearning, and hazy" sound. Founded by Tiff Sutcliffe and Branden...