dreamgaze

English

Etymology

Blend of dream pop +‎ shoegaze.

Noun

dreamgaze (uncountable)

1. (music) A mixture of dream pop and shoegaze.
   • 2000 October 5, FRED of LA, “Kid a.”, in alt.music.alternative‎^[1] (Usenet):

     Can't say I agree with it, but it sure was well written and well informed. I guess everything depends on one's propensity for this new ethereal, atonal, industrial, dreamgaze style.

   • 2018 March 6, Jude Noel, “Amidst work with her Dreamgaze band Soften, Cincinnati’s Brianna Kelly releases new Ambient Folk project”, in CityBeat‎^[2], archived from the original on 2024-04-20:
   • 2019 March 1, Mike Breen, “Dazzling Canadian Indie Rock/Dreamgaze Band Living Hour to Play Free Concert in Cincinnati on Heels of Stellar New LP's Release”, in CityBeat‎^[3], archived from the original on 2024-04-20:

     Living Hour first came together in a Winnipeg basement in 2015. An appearance on a British compilation that year and a limited cassette release of the group’s debut album led to Portland, Oregon indie label Lefse re-releasing the LP, which helped attract the attention of Dreamgaze fans worldwide fairly quickly.

   • 2020 February 19, “Interview: No Swoon”, in Good Album Friday‎^[4], archived from the original on 2024-04-20:

     No Swoon is a dreamgaze band based in Brooklyn, New York.

   • 2022 January 14, Angela, “Best of 2021: Angela’s List”, in Nine Circles‎^[5], archived from the original on 2024-04-20:

     Ash of the Womb is a dreamgaze beauty that is darkly elegant. Shantel Amundson’s vocals are haunting and perfectly encapsulates the themes of the album which center on our impact on the environment and the 2021 devastating fires in California where she resides.

   • 2022, Louise Harris, Composing Audiovisually: Perspectives on audiovisual practices and relationships, Routledge, page 173:

     Close to be Close to Me is a 2016 song by Swedish self-described showgaze^[sic]/dreamgaze band, Echo Ladies, taken from their self-titled EP.

   • 2023 July 18, Jon Dunbar, “Tierpark plans final Korea tour before going on hiatus again”, in The Korea Times‎^[6], archived from the original on 2024-04-20:

     The four-member "dreamgaze" band Tierpark has two final shows in Seoul this weekend and Busan next weekend, before two of its core members move away.