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Essential shoegaze & dream pop albums

Fifteen albums of shoegaze and dream pop, from Psychocandy's feedback to the genre's 2020s revival.

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  1. 1Psychocandy coverPsychocandyThe Jesus and Mary Chain · 19851985 · bubblegum melodies buried in feedback
  2. 2On Fire coverOn FireGalaxie 500 · 19891989 · slow-motion beauty
  3. 3Heaven or Las Vegas coverHeaven or Las VegasCocteau Twins · 19901990 · dream pop's celestial standard
  4. 4Nowhere coverNowhereRide · 19901990 · shoegaze with an engine
  5. 5Loveless coverLovelessMy Bloody Valentine · 19911991 · the genre's untouchable monument
  6. 6Whirlpool coverWhirlpoolChapterhouse · 19911991 · scene-era texture and groove
  7. 7Spooky coverSpookyLush · 19921992 · 4AD shimmer with pop bones
  8. 8Souvlaki coverSouvlakiSlowdive · 19931993 · the slow-burn classic that won in the end
  9. 9So Tonight That I Might See coverSo Tonight That I Might SeeMazzy Star · 19931993 · desert-noir dream pop
  10. 10Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts coverDead Cities, Red Seas & Lost GhostsM83 · 20032003 · shoegaze goes electronic
  11. 11Halcyon Digest coverHalcyon DigestDeerhunter · 20102010 · memory-haze indie at its best
  12. 12Oshin coverOshinDIIV · 20122012 · the revival's flagship debut
  13. 13Bloom coverBloomBeach House · 20122012 · dream pop's modern architects
  14. 14Cigarettes After Sex coverCigarettes After SexCigarettes After Sex · 20172017 · slowcore romance for the streaming era
  15. 15Blue Rev coverBlue RevAlvvays · 20222022 · the genre's sharpest songbook in years