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| Stylistic origins | Shoegaze |
| Cultural origins | Early 2000s,England,United States |
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Nu gaze (also known asnu-gaze orshoegaze revival) is asubgenre ofalternative rock that originated in the 2000s, primarily derived from the originalshoegaze scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s.
According to an article inThe Oxford Student, nu gaze features "droning riffs, subdued vocals and walls of distorted, messy guitar or synth". The nu gaze revival draws primary inspiration from shoegaze but incorporates more modernsynthesizers and drum tracks.[1]
In 2001 interview, Som Wardner of Englishalternative rock bandMy Vitriol, coined the term "nu gaze" to describe the band's musical style.[2] Following this, a renewed interest in shoegaze occurred in the early 2000s, spearheaded by bands such asMaps, My Vitriol,Silversun Pickups, andthe Radio Dept. The genre was derived from the originalshoegaze movement of the late 1980s and early 1990s.[3]
During the 2010s and 2020s, bands such asWhirr,Nothing,Glare, andWisp paved way for the subgenre's popularity, blending shoegaze with influences lifted fromnu metal,grunge,post-punk andnoise rock.[4][5][6]
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