So the lead singer’s probably not going to erupt onto the stage from a mysterious cloud of smoke, nor will there be any crazy pyrotechnics (on purpose anyway), but that’s sort of the beauty of shoegaze; your attention should be on the music.
And while most associate the genre with late ’80s/early ’90s bands like My Bloody Valentine and the Jesus and Mary Chain, today there are plenty of bands carrying on the torch, with fuzzy, distorted guitars turned way up. And you know what? They’re all connected in a little game we and our pal Kevin Bacon like to call Six Degrees.
We kick things off with A Place to Bury Strangers, who describe the second generation of shoegaze bands, like Curve and Swervedriver (more on them later).
Also based in Brooklyn, Crystal Stilts may be considered shoegaze to some, but they recognize the benefit of blending categories.
Speaking of bands on the same bill, Crystal Stilts have played shows with Titus Andronicus, who lovingly refer to the scene as “shitgaze.”
Then there’s Friendly Fires, labelmates on XL with Titus Andronicus. But don’t call them an indie band. They’re into way more than that.
But Friendly Fires isn’t the only band with English roots on the list. Magnetic Morning is Swervedriver’s Oxford-bred Adam Franklin and Interpol’s Sam Fogarino.
Finally, Rich Costey produced for both Interpol and Mew, who explain the originators of it all, the decibel-shattering My Bloody Valentine.
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