Shoegaze (aka Shoegazing or Shoegazer) is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged from the UK in the late 1980s. It lasted until the mid 1990s with a critical zenith reached in 1990 and 1991. The British music press — particularly NME and Melody Maker — named this style shoegazing because the musicians in these bands maintained a motionless persona during live performances; they stood on stage and stared at their effects pedals or the floor, hence the idea that they were gazing at their shoes.
An atmospheric, instrumental, indie track that is very eccentric and moving. This track is perfect as an underscore for television shows and movies such as surrealistic dramas, crime stories or even dramatic romantances. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
An atmospheric, instrumental, indie track with a beautiful guitar solo. This track is perfect as an underscore for television shows and movies such as surrealistic dramas, crime stories or even dramatic romances. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
Heavy, soulful and driving blues rock song with powerful drums, raw guitars, groovy bass and electric guitar melody. Mystical and lonely with a pulsating and infectious groove similar to the Black Keys and The Doors. Punchy and intense sound great for extreme sports, end credits or Halloween shows. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
Beautiful Dream Pop song with a lovely, 80's sounding synth intro. The song has a dark wave/ shoegaze vibe. Perfect for any nostalgic or romantic cues. Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
Indie Math Rock Song. The tune features chilled out verses with a loud, noisy chorus and an orchestral outro. Perfect for any angsty or action packed cues. Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
Chill and groovy rock song featuring a smooth and atmospheric electric guitar melody and real horn section. Powerful and spacious real drums and bass keep the vibe going. An overall groovy feeling with a subtle dark air to the sound. Good late night driving song with a somber mood and feeling. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
Pulsating, heavy and driving chill blues rock song featuring a smooth but raw electric guitar melody, powerful horn section, big drums, groovy bass and organ accents. Infectious groove with a punchy and intense sound great for extreme sports or guy oriented reality shows. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
This song is relaxing and tranquil -- it could be good as a massage music and ambient music. Song has a nice buildup at 1:45 in. Melodies are overlapping creating creating a beautiful harmony. Song contains sounds of and ocean and waves crashing. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
Slow heartfelt song about someone wanting someone for themselves and seeing that as selfish. Featuring female vocals sung with teeth clinched. Sparse music. This song would be good for comedy or dramatic content. This song has rock and pop elements. Female Vocals, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
This flowing song starts with strong feedback and builds with drums and melodic guitar lead. Sweet sensual innocent vocals overlay. Features guitarist from Mazzy Star. Layered driving Emotional yet forceful music. This song is about the inner human struggle and feeling of being lost in the world, Female Vocals, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
Sad slow song about pollution and the cycle of life. Simple acoustic guitar strum, slide guitar and sweet female vocals. This song is good for a dramatic sound track, or any need for a soft emotional setting, Female Vocals, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
Beautiful melody, moody, dramatic and flowing. There are layers of smooth guitars with lovely soft vocals. Sounds like Mazzy Star, and the guitarist is a former player of Mazzy Star. This song gives the element of floating. It is complex yet simple and creates a landscape of beauty. Female Vocals, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
Creeping guitar lead, droning keyboard create a weird and direct feel. Smooth cello like female vocals. Backwards guitars ending. This is a strange and beautifully honest song. Lyrics tell of change and loss. It is the story of getting old. Aging, Indie, Thrillers, Sci-Fi, suspense, women's issue, Instrumental, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
Heavily effected shoegaze sounding wall of guitars form waves of sound with a dreamy organ part blending in. Drums build throughout with tambourine providing percussion. Very epic sounding track. Great for scenic panorama shots or tv commercial branding ad campaigns. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
Slow moody, beautiful dreamy song with breathy smooth female vocals. Drums are played with brushes and have a jazz feel. Song is about a broken relationship and lies and untruths of the souls. Female Vocals, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
Instrumental steady tempo song featuring hard guitars and melodic flute. Long repeative themes with sudden outbursts. Progressive rock style with post-rock elements. Best for Sci-fi & underground movies. Works well for "chasing scenes" or mystery or claustrophobic scenes. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
Mellow and introspective. Dream pop without the vocals. Spacey ebow guitar and piano. Laid back drum beat building to an urgent chorus section. Very atmospheric and emotional. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
Atmospheric ambient-rock instrumental track featuring warm electric e-bowed guitars and complicated organ-style pad sounds with electronic beat and live bass & drums. Mellow, sleepy intro turns into a wall of sound. Great for nature documentaries, ads, movies or even may be good for corporate needs. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
Slow flowing spacious melodic female vocals ooze over solid moody drums and strange haunting guitar cries. This music is beautiful and atmospheric. Perfect for thrillers, dark comedy, and romance. Ambient, suspense, contemplative. Song of abduction. Eerie lovely gothic feel. Edgy and meditative, Female Vocals, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
Moody beautiful flowing non aggressive alternative song with female vocals. This song creates the feeling of floating. Layers of instruments yet a feeling of great space. Lovely vocals over bites of sonic candy oosing like warm chocolate from a endless cake. Female Vocals, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
Hazy slightly lazy feel good track with emotional depth. This is the sound of longing but also beauty. When life is both sweet and a little bit salty. Vocal harmonies create a sense of intimate humanity. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
Moody pop song about a girl who is troubled and challenged. She lives in fear. Great song for indie film, horror film, dark film, thrillers or works dealing with mental illness. Emotional Guitars acoustic and electric, a unique and heartfelt ballad. Female Vocals, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
Upbeat rare pop song with unique drum patterns and accents. Melodic electric guitars with effects. Female sings of her inability and desire to forget about her loved one and the complexity of human beings and relationships. Works well for independent film, romantic breakup, comedy, or dark humor. Female Vocals, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
Very slow hauntingly beautiful flowing song of love loss. Breathy cello like female vocals float thru the music. Drums played with brushes circle around stand up bass played with bow and creepy guitar melodies make this a unique and atmospheric piece for suspense, dark comedy, thrillers & romance. Female Vocals, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
This song begins with smooth female vocals and builds with additional instruments. Beginning slow and contemplative adding forceful drum and guitars and returns to just vocals. Song is of Relationship with a man of control she remains in the relationship to get love, even if it is not good love. Female Vocals, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
Synth-driven driving build up of a song about ghosts. Hypnotic and mysterious. Would be perfect for a car commercial or a driving scene. Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
Medium tempo unique upbeat song with sweet lovely smooth female vocals. Flowing abstract lyrics over melodic electric feedback guitars and drum patterns with interesting, strange and bouncy delivery. Song reveals disappointments, mistrusts, abandonment and longing for a real and honest connection. Female Vocals, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
This song is pretty much an instrumental with sparse vocals counting from 1-9. After it reaches 9 it goes from slow and dreamy to loud and rock. Quiet any pretty with lap steel and Wurlitzer. Distorted rock end with a jam. Kind of meandering. Noisy fall apart slow ending. Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
Trip-Rock, Trip-hop style, with a steady downtempo beat. Could be a hit that stays in memory. Could be used in biography films and in lonely scenes. Has a 90s style and great back-up voices. Gets a groovy style at the end, similar to "Arctic Monkeys". Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
Smooth endearing slow alternative country song addressing the hardship of loneliness and having no feeling of stability. Sweet female vocals float above simple melodic guitars and percussion. Female Vocals, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
Emotive spacey indie rock. Urgent but laidback feel. Has symphonic short bridge. Foreboding instrumental with picked electric guitar, string synth and chorusy guitar melody. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
Emotional multi-layered guitars and feedback accompany sweet female vocals in this unique rock/ballad. Drum parts sometimes sound like Metallica. Song has build up and explosion. Song has double meaning, about a Puerto Rican call girl, and addiction. Great for dramatic, documentary, or indie film. Female Vocals, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
Dreamy atmospheric soundscape. Instrumental dream pop. Builds in intensity. Lots of guitar layers and synth pads. Has drum loops, strings and 6 string bass melody. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
Introspective indie ballad. Rolling relaxed drum pattern. Has acoustic guitars, atmospheric electric guitars and strings. Dream pop instrumentation with lush string pad. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
Moody beautiful song reflecting on the failure of a love relationship. Jazz like drumming with smooth female vocals over a landscape of sweet slide guitar. Sad honest song confessing personal failure and love disappointment. This artist is often compared to Mazzy Star. Female Vocals, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
1990's shoegaze indie rock instrumental sweet uplifting female vocal harmonies ethereal guitars and swirling psychedelic synth effects great for travel show or documentary snowboard extreme sport builds to a tripped out epic fuzzed out guitar climax cruising along the coastal highway with the top do, Instrumental, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
Moody mellow dream pop. Has atmospheric synthesizers, sparse drum beat and guitars. Slow introspective ballad. Builds in intensity with electric guitars and keyboards. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
Drum loop, guitar driven spooky cinematic instrumental. Moody and dark. Echo guitar, electric piano and spacey keyboards. Introspective ballad feel. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
Slow moody strange liquid song. Starts with acoustic guitar and smooth sweet vocals, adding strings and strange slide guitar notes. Layered spoken word on ending parts. Sounds like something you would hear in outer space while drifting, or in the ocean floating. Female Vocals, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
This is an emotional, raw, builder perfect for a PSA or overcoming challenges montage. Starts out with a happy campy ukulele, piano, synth pads, kick drum light percussion, and develops into a spacious wall of guitars that violently pulls the song into sullen angsty teen mode and ends on a sad note. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
Modern dream pop instrumental. Emotional and sweet. Drum loops, mellow bass line, picked guitars and ambient backgrounds. Very relaxing and laid back. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
Reptile girl is a seductive fun song about a girl who has reptile tendencies. Featuring female vocals. There are layers of vocals and guitars. The song is upbeat and a has a bit of a campy feel. There is a strong guitar line and the ending has a creepy dangerous laugh, almost wicked. Female Vocals, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
STRESSED OUT by Innovation features anguished beats, foreboding guitars and bleak melodies making it the perfect choice for all productions looking for that distraught Shoegaze sound a la Radiohead. Instrumental, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
Emotional indie rock song about seeing beauty in sadness, light in darkness. Male vocals, lush backing vocals and soaring guitars. Works well in any dramatic climactic scene: think any teen drama or Grey's Anatomy. Male Vocals, Rock, Melodic Rock
With its impending beats, looming instrumentation and nervous sensations, IN THE SKIES by Innovation is the perfect choice for all romantic and dramatic productions looking for a 90's U2 sound-alike! Instrumental, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
