Painful is a nocturnal anthem that combines post rock, indie, dream pop, shoegaze, slowcore and some ambience. A dark majestic neo-folk work with many dark ambient moments that crafts an incredible esoteric atmosphere.īetter than ICHTHBAO. Dissonant bows, oppressive atmosphere, pessimistic lyrics, industrial noises and weird pieces like a german polka. Some "just ok" songs prevent me to pick bloom Higher on the list, still it deserves all the attention it got.ĭarkwave/goth/dream pop hybrid in the style of cranes but with more diversity, quirkiness and much darker. The first four songs are all classics, so it's on the sea. First of all, the keyboards sound is one of the best ever. While it's not among my all time favorites it still has it's huge amount of merits. Influenced by spacemen 3, this longing dream pop icon combines bluesy guitar lines with saxophone-led scorches, dense atmospheres, depressive lyrics and loneliness. Maybe the less accessible album in the list, still if you dig enough inside the chaotic destructive sound you'll discover a beautiful impending doom atmosphere. If they only released a full length like this it would be at least in the top 30. Jesu's discography is solid but they never topped the silver ep. How come this band is so unknown? Space rock tinged shoegaze with post rock elements and memorable songs. The childish vocals add that weird touch that i love.ĭepressive slowcore at it's best filled with emotional duets, decaying autumnal vibes and dream pop influences. A combination of gothic rock, darkwave and dream pop that balances dreamy atmosphere with a somehow uneasy feeling. While at moment sounds a bit stale the unique sound and weird atmosphere contained in wings of joy makes it a must listen. Twilight at the carbon lake is a masterpiece of the genre. While i'm not a fan of indie rock this album makes exception for most of it's length. Hypnotic and relaxing indie/ neo-psychedelia with huge shoegaze and dream pop elements. 1995 alone makes this album worth listening Still the best song is the dreamy fable-like opener.Ī soothing introspective dream pop work with lots of acoustic melancholia. Split has a huge variety throughout the tracklist combining dream pop, shoegaze, indie, punk, post punk and britpop. Common reactor is an amazing closer, one of the most memorable songs in the genreĪctually more complex than many listeners believed it to be. Song of the siren has one of the most emotional vocal performances in the genre.Īccessible shoegaze/alternative rock with catchy choruses. Kangaroo had a huge impact in dream pop and also inspired Radiohead's Talk show host. The big problem with the album is that the best songs are all placed at the beginning of the album making the second half just ok compared to the greatness of the first. While it may have aged quite a bit there are some iconic tracks throughout the long tracklist.Įthereal wave meets dream pop. The vocals are pretty average but that's not a huge problem since they are padded behind the dense music.Īctually Psychocandy came before shoegaze was even a thing, still it had a huge impact on the genre. In particular the first half of the album is beyond good. South korean lo-fi shoegaze with mellow bittersweet melodies hidden into a chaotic noise rock production. If you think that sunbather is the most positive black metal album ever you missed this one.Ī minimal electronic album that matches desolate soundscapes, shogeaze/ dream pop aesthetics and post rock vibes.Ī post-hardcore/shoegaze hybrid with aggressive guitar sound and apathetic male vocals. Very good russian shoegaze revival album. Ranking the best shoegaze and dream pop albums, including non-pure (whatever it means) gaze/dream pop LPs with huge influences in those genres.
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