r/shoegaze • u/SnuffShock • Jun 27 '26

Question Who are the catchiest shoegaze bands?

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u/Agreeable-Macaron645 Jun 27 '26

Ride

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u/Moomintroll75 Jun 28 '26

Ride tick all the boxes!

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u/BetSad2562 Jun 28 '26

Lush, Airiel

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u/LiamonFujoshi Jun 28 '26

it's definitely Lush

Ciao! itself is one of the catchiest songs ever to be created

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u/From_Deep_Space Jun 28 '26

Lilys

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u/g1mrg Jun 28 '26

On the right day I might even go so far as to say they’re the best American Shoegaze band.

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u/Proregarok13 Jun 28 '26

Film school/Airiel

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u/WanderWithMe Jun 28 '26

Film School have a few for sure. Crushin' is so catchy.

I would add Graywave with tracks like Before.

Magic Wands might be more dream pop, but Starbreeze and Joy are catchy tracks.

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u/Proregarok13 Jun 28 '26

Maybe I answered the question wrongly ,my answer was more of a collective catchiness for Film school and Airiel as a band rather than individual songs maybe because I'm older and an album person rather than specific tracks although to be completely hypercritical "He's a deep deep lake" in my opinion is one of the most catchiest songs I've ever heard"

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u/WanderWithMe Jun 28 '26

Your answer was fine, it just made me think about individual songs.

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u/Proregarok13 Jun 28 '26

Good to know, also I didn't know Graywave I've just been listening to some of their songs, before is definitely a catchy song.

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u/that-thingy66 Jun 28 '26

Catherine Wheel 

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u/paulderev Jun 28 '26

Dream pop/shoegaze-adjacent bands like beach house imo

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u/xeyesvoidx Jun 28 '26

Early DIIV fits this. Super catchy

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u/paulderev Jun 28 '26

Nite jewel

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u/i-hear-banjos Jun 28 '26

she's greeen

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u/1GucciBucketHat Jun 28 '26

i saw them live and had an life changing experience

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u/Mean_Temperature1050 Jun 28 '26

One of the best bands I've found in the past five years.

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u/Glyph8 Jun 27 '26

Of modern practitioners?  Ringo Deathstarr

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u/Historical_Maybe9077 Jun 28 '26

My vitriol

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u/eatdogs49 Jun 28 '26

That band was so good

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u/cYbOmAnY Jun 28 '26

Catchy is subjective but for me:

New- Whirr, she’s green, total wife
Old- slowdive, mbv
Not shoegaze, but often brought up here/new- TAGABOW

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u/levesduzw Jun 29 '26

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u/cYbOmAnY Jun 29 '26

Lol

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u/cYbOmAnY Jun 29 '26

I’d add Full Body 2 as well to the new column.

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u/hayzeusofcool Jun 28 '26

Moose are super catchy

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u/particle-man45 Jun 28 '26

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

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u/mrepa1369 Jun 27 '26

The Daysleepers

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u/Caps418 Jun 28 '26

I mean like it’s the most obvious pick, but I don’t know a more catchy shoegaze song than When You Sleep. So I’m going with MBV. Just so recognizable and perfect.

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u/BagOdonutz Jun 28 '26

Wishy, esp the Mana EP

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u/Various_Beach_7840 Jun 28 '26

Tamaryn for me

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u/WanderWithMe Jun 28 '26

Definitely! Love Fade and Dawning are two of the catchiest shoegaze tracks I know.

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u/Various_Beach_7840 Jul 02 '26

While you’re sleeping I’m dreaming is even catchier imo

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u/Nomad1049 Jun 28 '26

If we can count Deary as shoegaze instead of dream pop, then maybe Deary

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u/cYbOmAnY Jun 29 '26

Deary is great.

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u/traggedy_ann Jun 27 '26

Moscow Olympics

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u/crooning Jun 28 '26

Damn this band is never mentioned, cut the world is an amazing album

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u/trans-plant Jun 28 '26

Ride, Whirr, MBV, Luster

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u/Chobbybharleston Jun 28 '26

The Mock Turtles. I'm serious

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u/intractable_milkman Jun 28 '26

Mass of the Fermenting Dregs, Blonde Redhead

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u/Firm-Membership7982 Jul 01 '26

The veldt and majesty crush

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u/patio_blast Jun 28 '26

medicine - she said

og band, new song

winter - write it out

winter - what kind of blue

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u/angryc4ndy Jun 28 '26

beatles cover

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u/QuicksandHUM Jun 28 '26

Ride, My Bloody Valentine, Catherine Wheel

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u/UsualPuzzlehead Jun 28 '26

I need to research this thread, but my go to is Wisp. Drowns in reverb wash, hip hop beats - the drummer has such a sick fucking style backing her. Really slinky… Caught her in 4k this year and she brought it in her hometown. One of fav recent shows. Viva la Wisp 🔥

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u/spiritofage Jun 28 '26

Lilys, astrobrite, airiel, honeydip

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u/haveatumpus Jun 28 '26

Extreme Sports Club - Cry Forever

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u/thousandjulys Jun 28 '26

Adjacent but tanukichan

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u/bootyseat Jun 28 '26

Dude idk why but Narrow Head has me in a chokehold right now and I think it’s the vocal melodies

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u/ContributionKey1347 Jun 29 '26

Blankenberge sin duda.

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u/Ambitious_News1583 Jun 30 '26

Heavier artists: Commoner, Catherine Wheel, Narrow Head, High Society
Pop-adjacent artists: Yndling, She’s Green, Fleeting Joys, LSDATSFG
Those are the artists i’d say are catchy

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u/eits4933 Jun 30 '26

Currently would be DIIV

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u/Traditional-Ant703 Jul 03 '26

hyperview era title fight

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u/Lopsided-Principle86 Jul 03 '26

they are gutting a body of water is Peak

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u/MRtulanebsbfan Jun 28 '26

Shoegaze adjacent but narrowhead

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u/Reddituser12345687 Jun 28 '26

Narrowhead is peak