Ep. 324: Old Soles – A Shoegaze Revival 2

About this episode

The episode explores the shoegaze genre and its global bands in celebration of Shoe The World Day.

This week, we promote awareness of “Shoe The World Day – March 15” by visiting a long-forgotten genre that emerged in the late 80s – early 90s. A genre that exploited obscured vocals, guitar distortion, effects, feedback, and overwhelming volume: SHOEGAZE. In part 1, we focused mostly on bands from the UK, but in part 2, we are exploring bands from other parts of the world. These bands use the artistry of guitar innovation to paint some wonderfully layered sonic canvases! If you have a preconceived notion that you don’t like this stuff, we ask that you give this episode a shot, as you might be surprised how much it rocks…

Topics covered

• shoegaze
• music revival
• guitar innovation

Keywords

• Shoe The World Day
• March 15
• obscured vocals
• guitar distortion

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Shoe The World Day – March

Places: UK

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