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Best shoegaze artists of the 2020s

It opened with nobody able to tour, so records got finished in bedrooms and discovery moved to a feed. Drill turned up in every city with a postcode, and Afrobeats and Latin pop went mainstream worldwide without waiting to be translated.

Everyone who released a shoegaze album in the 2020s, ordered by how Riffiter listeners rate their catalog.

Spiritualized№ 1Spiritualized1 album here4.0Weighted score4.0 avg · 3 ratings
  1. 2GrivoGrivo2 albums here3.93.9 avg · 7 ratings
  2. 3Wye OakWye Oak3 albums here3.83.7 avg · 3 ratings
  3. 4ParannoulParannoul8 albums here3.73.2 avg · 3 ratings
  4. 5Wild NothingWild Nothing1 album here2.91.6 avg · 4 ratings
  5. 6The Pains of Being Pure at HeartThe Pains of Being Pure at Heart1 album here2 ratings
  6. 7Autumn's Grey SolaceAutumn's Grey Solace5 albums here2 ratings
  7. 8Have a Nice LifeHave a Nice Life1 album here1 rating
  8. 9Atlas SoundAtlas Sound1 album here1 rating
  9. 10Galaxie 500Galaxie 5001 album here1 rating
  10. 11Pale SaintsPale Saints1 album here1 rating
  11. 12Just MustardJust Mustard1 album here1 rating
  12. 13Drop NineteensDrop Nineteens2 albums here1 rating
  13. 14They Are Gutting a Body of WaterThey Are Gutting a Body of Water5 albums here1 rating
  14. 15trauma raytrauma ray1 album here1 rating
  15. 16Hotline TNTHotline TNT4 albums here1 rating
  16. 17Scarlet HouseScarlet House2 albums here1 rating
  17. 18NothingNothing4 albums here1 rating
  18. 19EyedressEyedress10 albums here
  19. 20The KVBThe KVB9 albums here
  20. 21WidowspeakWidowspeak1 album here
  21. 22Spacemen 3Spacemen 310 albums here
  22. 23PuzzlePuzzle13 albums here
  23. 24CranesCranes1 album here
  24. 25Dream, IvoryDream, Ivory3 albums here
  25. 26AutoluxAutolux1 album here
  26. 27NovulentNovulent6 albums here
  27. 28Slow PulpSlow Pulp5 albums here
  28. 29ChapterhouseChapterhouse6 albums here
  29. 30CurveCurve2 albums here
  30. 31ivriivri1 album here
  31. 32quannnicquannnic3 albums here
  32. 33No JoyNo Joy1 album here
  33. 34BleachBleach30 albums here
  34. 35SoftcultSoftcult1 album here
  35. 36MØLMØL3 albums here
  36. 37GurriersGurriers1 album here
  37. 38GlareGlare1 album here
  38. 39Max FryMax Fry2 albums here
  39. 40Horse Jumper of LoveHorse Jumper of Love1 album here
  40. 41MidwifeMidwife5 albums here
  41. 42ClarionClarion4 albums here
  42. 43A.R. KaneA.R. Kane1 album here
  43. 44MooseMoose14 albums here
  44. 45ZeruelZeruel1 album here
  45. 46BoyishBoyish6 albums here
  46. 47Greet DeathGreet Death1 album here
  47. 48Slow JoySlow Joy3 albums here
  48. 49SkywaveSkywave9 albums here
  49. 50Leaving TimeLeaving Time2 albums here

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