A look at midwestern and Chicago bands and the evolution of shoegaze—with some interesting definitions and ideas about intent: “‘I think more generally of what we make as amplifier sound system music,’ says Dim singer-guitarist George Joseph Miller IV. ‘I know the term ‘shoegaze’ was originally meant as a dig, but it’s ironic how it speaks to the way the music is performed versus the way it sounds … Our focus is the immersive physicality of the sound and losing ourselves in that … ’”
How does our shoegaze grow? - Chicago Reader
As this noisy rock subgenre has surged in popularity, young midwestern artists—Sunshy, Griefeater, Interlay—have played a key role in its evolution.
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