Ryan Pinkard

Shoegaze

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Produktbeschreibung

Guides readers through the enigmatic genre of shoegaze--a subgenre of 90s indie rock defined by dreamy melodies and obscured vocals and made popular by bands like My Bloody Valentine, Ride, and Slowdive.

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Produktdetails

• Genre: A 33 1/3 Series
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
• Seitenzahl: 178
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 309mm x 205mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 206g
• ISBN-13: 9798765103418
• Artikelnr.: 70060760

Autorenporträt

Ryan Pinkard is a writer, editor, and record collector from Colorado. He is the author of the 33 1/3 book about The National's Boxer (2022) and an editor on numerous other 33 1/3 titles.

Inhaltsangabe

Shoegaze Voices
Introduction
1. What is Shoegaze?
2. Shoegaze Ancestors
3. Shoegaze Origins
4. Shoegaze for Sale
5. The Almighty Music Press
6. Shoegaze Rising
7. The Scene That Celebrates Itself
8. Shoegaze Peaking
9. What's in a Name?
10. Shoegaze Fading
11. Shoegaze Falls Off a Cliff
12. Shoegaze Renaissance
13. The Legacy of Shoegaze
Afterword
Ten Essential Tracks
Acknowledgements

Rezensionen

Pinkard vividly renders the whiplash of shoegaze's rapid rise and fall, and the qualities (vulnerability, sensitivity) that fueled its revival. The result is a lively ode to an enigmatic musical genre.