shoegaze
These are the best shoegaze artists featured on Release Wave.
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Outlander
Outlander, a Birmingham-based slow-core/shoegaze band, is set to release their second album "Acts of Harm" in June 2024 under Church Road Records. With a sound that blends shoegaze and doom influences, the band appeals to fans of Codeine, Duster, Catherine Wheel, and Swervedriver.
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Horse Jumper of Love
Horse Jumper of Love is an American indie rock/slow core band based in Boston, Massachusetts. Known for their versatile sound, the band seamlessly navigates between dense chords, distortion, indie-folk, and dreamy slow-core. Fans of bands like (insert similar artists here) may find their discography particularly appealing.
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Death By Gong
The band Death By Gong is set to release their debut LP titled "Descalator" in September 2024 under Crazy Sane Records. Their sound blends heaviness and vulnerability, drawing inspiration from bands like FAILURE, TORCHE, ELLIOTT SMITH, MY BLOODY VALENTINE, and DIIV, with synthetic textures akin to Geoff Barrow's work with PORTISHEAD and BEAK, exploring themes of human decline.
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Cold Gawd
Cold Gawd is a post-hardcore/shoegaze outfit from Rancho Cucamonga, CA. Inspired by early aughts nu-gaze and R&B melodies, Cold Gawd presents a refined, modernized take on the genre.