The 100 Best Alternative Songs of the 1980s
The best alternative songs of the 1980s span punk, post-punk, new wave, college rock, underground, goth, new romantic, ska, power pop, hardcore, and indie rock.
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‘In Ribbons’ Reissue Revisits Experimentation of Pale Saints
Delayed a year due to Covid, the 30th anniversary re-release of In Ribbons by Pale Saints last October is a reminder of how expansive shoegaze can be.
10 Great Unsung Shoegaze Songs
Shoegaze’s trademark sound, rippling sheets of guitar noise, is endlessly pliable, easily molded into sonic textures smooth and abrasive alike.
Revisiting Dream Pop Past with Pale Saints on ‘The Comforts of Madness’
Straining to be heard over the noise of a 1,000 over-effected electric guitars, are Pale Saints the lost champions of shoegaze?
Various Artists: Still in a Dream 1988-1995: A Story of Shoegaze
This handsome, five-disc, 87-track box has more shoegaze than you can shake a delay pedal at.
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