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    What is shoegaze music? History, bands, and key characteristics
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    What is shoegaze? History, bands, and key characteristics

    Learn about the origins, key characteristics, and iconic bands of shoegaze music, in addition to how you can make your own music in the genre.

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    Shoegaze is sounding bigger and more crushing than ever before

    We spoke with the musicians, producers, and engineers behind Nothing, Cloakroom, DIIV, and Greet Death on the state of creating shoegaze records in 2020.

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