Before Loveless: How Shoegaze Became Shoegaze

For a limited time, use the link in my description to get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: Emerging in the late 80s, Shoegaze would go on to be one of most essential genres of the last thirty years. It was the moment where punk’s cacophonous noise gave way to a dream-like modern psychedelia. Groups like My Bloody Valentine, Ride, Lush, and Slowdive would take hold of its anti-rock sentiment, lust for reverberation and layers and layers of guitar, and create some truly unique music. Though soon overpowered by the more commercially viable Britpop groups, the genre lives on today in a myriad different forms. But how did we get to Shoegaze? Essential steps along the way like The Cure, Wire, “Sugar Hiccup“ by Cocteau Twins, “Never Understand“ by The Jesus and Mary Chain, “New Day Rising“ by Husker Du, “Death Valley ’69“ by Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr, “Revolution“ by Spacemen 3, “You Made Me Realise“ b