shoegaze

“It's great to be back!“ Guy Chadwick was beaming Friday night at The House of Love's show at Gramercy Theater, their first in NYC since 1992.

Inspired by the release of Hum's first album in 22 years, we put together a list of 30 essential songs that occupy the middle ground between shoegaze and heavier music - a sound which has existed for decades but is now more prominent than ever.

One of Lilys' hardest to find records is finally getting reissued on vinyl. We talked to bandleader Kurt Heasley about it and what else he has coming up in a freewheeling interview.

The EP was the perfect format for the original shoegaze scene, allowing bands to stretch out...but not too much. Here are the best Extended Plays of the early '90s era.

This week in the basement: Viagra Boys' sleazy punk, a look back at '90s shoegazers Moose, Brazilian/American duo Winter & Triptides, UK percussion duo Rattle, and the France's answer to the Oh Sees.

Chilean band Trementina sound like they could've been from London 1990 signed to 4AD; shimmering dreampop that's not afraid of a little noise or a big hook.

"Does anyone remember the last time we played New York?" asked Andy Bell? Someone from the crowd shouted back "It's been too long!" to which Bell replied "That's for sure...

Brooklyn trio Invisible Days draw from a host of late-'80s/early-'90s UK influences, most of them of the swirling miasma of guitars variety...

Nothing at Saint Vitus, July 2013 (more by Lukas Hodge) Much like their previous material on A389 Records, Nothing mines heavy shoegaze but never veers into full on metal territory, much like their godfathers in My Bloody Valentine did in the past...

While we patiently await the arrival of Australia's Kirin J. Callinan to the US during/around CMJ, the spacey, gothic post-punk guitarist has graciously dropped off a new mixtapes of jams to peruse...