Nu gaze

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Nu gaze (also spelled nu-gaze) is the shoegaze revival, which began in the 2000s and continued into the 2020s.

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In 2007, Jude Rogers of the Guardian reported on an ongoing resurgence of interest in shoegaze under renewed labels such as "nu-gaze", "stargaze" and "shoetronica". [1] She noted that contemporary albums by artists including Maps, Blonde Redhead, Mahogany, Deerhunter, Asobi Seksu, and Ulrich Schnauss showed an influence from 1990s shoegaze, blending jangly indie with layers of distortion. [1] Nathaniel Cramp (founder of Sonic Cathedral) suggested that the Lost in Translation soundtrack, curated by My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields, helped accelerate the shoegaze revival in the 2000s. [1] In a 2009 editorial for Drowned in Sound , Cramp dismissed nu-gaze as a "bad pun", emphasizing that it was not a distinct music scene but rather a renewed interest in shoegaze. [2] In 2015, Pitchfork described nu-gaze as a diverse spectrum of bands from around the world who incorporated both analog and digital production in their shoegaze-adjacent sound and approach. [3]

In 2025, a few prominent American news outlets referred to Wisp and her debut album If Not Winter as "nu-gaze". [4] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Rogers, Jude (27 July 2007). "Diamond gazers". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  2. ↑ Cramp, Nathaniel (20 April 2009). "Shoegaze Week: "There's no such thing as Nu‑Gaze"". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  3. ↑ de Revere, Paul (27 October 2015). "Ride's Nowhere at 25 and the Evolution of Shoegaze". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "'If Not Winter' by Wisp Review: A 'Nu-Gaze' on a Familiar Genre", The Wall Street Journal, 29 July 2025, archived from the original on 30 July 2025, retrieved 14 September 2025
  5. ↑ "'Nu-gaze' rocker went viral before her band even had a name", The Washington Post, 13 August 2025, archived from the original on 14 August 2025, retrieved 14 September 2025
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