Real Shoegaze: A Short Guide by JulianR

Shoegaze is one of the most underappreciated genres out there, and in my opinion, the critical consensus on what is good is quite bad. There are a bunch of bands out there that are essentially noise post-punk, such as MBV's earlier works including Isn't Anything. These bands, with retrospect, are not really shoegaze much at all, but much closer to noise-rock. So, I have taken it upon myself to educate the masses on what is both real and good shoegaze (yes, I'm consciously on my high horse :). The albums are in a random order, I suppose

Quick PSA: Ride is not shoegaze, and is also extremely mediocre

• Chart updated: 02/22/2018 17:45
• (Created: 02/21/2018 03:41).
• Chart size: 10 albums.

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Loveless 

 My Bloody Valentine

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If one had to pick the holy trinity of shoegaze, this album would be all three. [First added to this chart: 02/20/2018]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

2,110 charts

Rank Score:

33,726

Rank in 1991:

2

Rank in 1990s:

4

Overall Rank:

22

Average Rating:

 86 (2,407 votes)

Comments:

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2. (3) 1

Eyedazzler 1992-1996 
Compilation

 Alison's Halo

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This is an almost literally unheard of, but stunningly gorgeous, shoegaze album with dream pop leanings. [First added to this chart: 02/20/2018]

Year of Release:

1997

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

41

Rank in 1997:

392

Rank in 1990s:

3,803

Overall Rank:

23,383

Average Rating:

 71 (13 votes)

Comments:

1

3. (2) 1

Infinity Maps 

 Panda Riot

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This one is an amazing modern shoegaze album from a chicago band, I believe. This album is packed with a bunch of super catchy power-shoegaze tunes. [First added to this chart: 02/20/2018]

Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

6 charts

Rank Score:

20

Rank in 2017:

944

Rank in 2010s:

9,319

Overall Rank:

36,843

Average Rating:

 73 (3 votes)

Comments:

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4. (5) 1

Whirlpool 

 Chapterhouse

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A great classics-era shoegaze album that never got its proper due [First added to this chart: 02/20/2018]

Year of Release:

1991

Appears in:

87 charts

Rank Score:

367

Rank in 1991:

55

Rank in 1990s:

674

Overall Rank:

3,920

Average Rating:

 77 (91 votes)

Comments:

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5. (4) 1

m b v 

 My Bloody Valentine

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Hey! Give it the same chance that loveless gets! I feel like people listen to it once, and then toss it away saying "its no loveless" without remembering that loveless took a while to really love too. This album, though of course not as good as loveless, is still superb, and deserves much more recognition. [First added to this chart: 02/20/2018]

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

445 charts

Rank Score:

3,044

Rank in 2013:

9

Rank in 2010s:

81

Overall Rank:

580

Average Rating:

 78 (735 votes)

Comments:

71

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Souvlaki 

 Slowdive

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This is an album that is more dream pop than shoegaze at points, but its so damn good that I had to include it. [First added to this chart: 02/20/2018]

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

883 charts

Rank Score:

12,331

Rank in 1993:

4

Rank in 1990s:

22

Overall Rank:

116

Average Rating:

 85 (981 votes)

Comments:

76

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Auras 

 Deafcult

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Another modern shoegaze record like Infinity Maps [First added to this chart: 02/20/2018]

Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

14

Rank in 2017:

1,194

Rank in 2010s:

11,944

Overall Rank:

46,036

Average Rating:

 73 (3 votes)

Comments:

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Crush 

 Astrobrite

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This one is a fairly unique one that came out a little after the turn of the century. Its much noiser and more lo-fi than a lot of these other ones, but its decidedly shoegaze. [First added to this chart: 02/20/2018]

Year of Release:

2001

Appears in:

20 charts

Rank Score:

53

Rank in 2001:

359

Rank in 2000s:

3,680

Overall Rank:

19,520

Average Rating:

 77 (21 votes)

Comments:

1

9. (10) 1

Daylight Storms 

 Air Formation

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This one is a cool record, and one that I would highly recommend, but its kinda a placeholder for their EP "57 Octaves Below", which is an amazing effort that clocks in at 19 minutes. [First added to this chart: 02/20/2018]

Year of Release:

2007

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

3

Rank in 2007:

2,032

Rank in 2000s:

19,479

Overall Rank:

97,057

Average Rating:

 76 (3 votes)

Comments:

0

10. (9) 1

Slowdive 

 Slowdive

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A beautiful comeback record, though not really as boundary pushing or just all around good as m b v [First added to this chart: 02/20/2018]

Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

474 charts

Rank Score:

3,662

Rank in 2017:

5

Rank in 2010s:

68

Overall Rank:

490

Average Rating:

 80 (591 votes)

Comments:

46

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Real Shoegaze: A Short Guide composition

Decade	Albums	%
1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	0	0%
1960s	0	0%
1970s	0	0%
1980s	0	0%
1990s	4	40%
2000s	2	20%
2010s	4	40%
2020s	0	0%

Artist	Albums	%
My Bloody Valentine	2	20%
Slowdive	2	20%
Alison's Halo	1	10%
Panda Riot	1	10%
Chapterhouse	1	10%
Deafcult	1	10%
Astrobrite	1	10%
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Country	Albums	%
	4	40%
	3	30%
	2	20%
	1	10%

Real Shoegaze: A Short Guide chart changes

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Up 1 from 10th to 9th Daylight Storms by Air Formation
Up 1 from 5th to 4th Whirlpool by Chapterhouse
Up 1 from 3rd to 2nd Eyedazzler 1992-1996 by Alison's Halo

Biggest fallers
Down 1 from 2nd to 3rd Infinity Maps by Panda Riot
Down 1 from 4th to 5th m b v by My Bloody Valentine
Down 1 from 9th to 10th Slowdive by Slowdive

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From Leonard 03/14/2020 09:07

Missing RIDE!!!

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From tk421ucopy 01/26/2020 05:34

Thanks!

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