With 59 million views on YouTube, I may be late to the party for this one. The obvious point of comparison is Mazzy Star’s “Fade Into You.”
The band hails from El Paso.
Posts Tagged ‘Shoegazer’
Shoegazer Sunday: Cigarettes After Sex’s “Nothing’s Gonna Hurt You Baby”
Sunday, June 21st, 2026Shoegazer Sunday: Rainsong’s “When You Were Leaving”
Sunday, March 15th, 2026Rainsong seem to be a pretty new Shoegaze band; their Facebook page only goes back to 2023, and “When You Were Leaving” seems to have only been posted to YouTube last week. It’s very pretty.
Shoegazer Sunday: Matt Darey/Urban Astronauts/Kate Louise Smith’s “See The Sun”
Sunday, February 15th, 2026This is a strange one, in that this original version of “See The Sun” from 2009 has under 10,000 hits, but some of the remixes has hit ranging up into the millions. And while it might qualify more as Synthpop than Shoegaze, it has that “floating” sensation that some of the best Shoegaze invokes. And Kate Louise Smith has a voice very reminiscent of Sarah McLachlan.
For contrast, here’s the longer, dance-oriented Aurosonic Remix, which I don’t like as much as the original.
Shoegazer Sunday: SPC ECO’s “For All Time”
Sunday, January 11th, 2026Been a while since we did served up a slice of SPC ECO, so enjoy “For All Time”:
Shoegazer Sunday: Echodrone’s “Falling From Planes”
Sunday, January 4th, 2026For today’s doze of Shoegazer Sunday, here’s “Falling From Planes,” another track from Echodrone’s Five.
(Previously.)
Merry Christmas: Stellarscope’s “Silent Night”
Thursday, December 25th, 2025As is the now annual tradition, enjoy Stellarscope’s version of “Silent Night”:
Merry Christmas!
Shoegazer Sunday: Night Tapes’ “Helix”
Sunday, December 14th, 2025Night Tapes are a UK-Estonian band, and “Helix” sounds a bit like Mallory to me.
Shoegazer Sunday: His Name is Alive’s “Blue Moon”
Sunday, November 9th, 2025I’m not sure if this is technically Shoegaze or not, but it’s close enough. Here’s His Name Is Alive’s cover of Big Star’s “Blue Moon.”
Shoegazer Sunday: Charlotte Hatherley’s “Rejoice in the Sun”
Sunday, October 5th, 2025This isn’t Shoegaze so much as Chillwave, but it’s Shoegaze adjacent and reminiscent of something like Mallory: Charlotte Hatherley covering Peter Schickele’s “Rejoice in the Sun” from the soundtrack to Silent Running.
For comparison, here’s the original from the closing credits:
Silent Running is still tree-hugging space hippie bullshit, and I’ve always found something off-putting Joan Baez’s voice (maybe the excessive vibrato?), but I’ve got a soft spot for this song.
Shoegazer Sunday: Sleep Party People’s “The Dwarf And The Horse”
Sunday, May 25th, 2025It’s been over seven years since I posted a video featuring the spooky rabbit people, so here they are with “The Dwarf And The Horse.” I think it’s even from the same performance.
No, I don’t know what they’re singing. And no, I’m not a 100% sure this counts as Shoegaze, but I’m not sure what the hell else you would call it…