Nu gaze

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A sample of Silversun Pickups's song "Panic Switch", from their 2009 album Swoon . The song features distorted guitars, walls of sound, and modern synthesizers.

Nu gaze (also known as nu-gaze or shoegaze revival) is a subgenre of alternative rock that originated in the 2000s, primarily derived from the original shoegaze scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s.

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Characteristics

According to an article in The Oxford Student , nu gaze features "droning riffs, subdued vocals and walls of distorted, messy guitar or synth". The nu gaze revival draws primary inspiration from shoegaze but incorporates more modern synthesizers and drum tracks. [1]

History

In 2001 interview, Som Wardner of English alternative rock band My Vitriol, coined the term "nu gaze" to describe the band's musical style. [2] Following this, a renewed interest in shoegaze occurred in the early 2000s, spearheaded by bands such as Maps, My Vitriol, Silversun Pickups, and the Radio Dept. The genre was derived from the original shoegaze movement of the late 1980s and early 1990s. [3]

During the 2010s and 2020s, bands such as Whirr, Nothing, Glare, and Wisp paved way for the subgenre's popularity, blending shoegaze with influences lifted from nu metal, grunge, post-punk and noise rock. [4] [5] [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Travers, Katherine (6 October 2010). "Hidden Treasures: Nu-Gaze". The Oxford Student. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  2. ↑ "Paint It Back // My Vitriol ~ Finelines - GoldFlakePaint". Goldflakepaint.co.uk. 5 April 2013. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  3. ↑ Rogers, Jude (27 July 2007). "Diamond gazers". The Guardian . London. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
  4. ↑ "'If Not Winter' by Wisp Review: A 'Nu-Gaze' on a Familiar Genre", The Wall Street Journal , 29 July 2025, retrieved 14 September 2025
  5. ↑ "Nu Gaze or: How Gen Z Discovered Shoegaze", The Toilet Ov Hell, 6 August 2025, retrieved 14 September 2025
  6. ↑ "'Nu-gaze' rocker went viral before her band even had a name", The Washington Post , 13 August 2025, retrieved 14 September 2025
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