Nu gaze

Nu gaze
Stylistic origins	Shoegazing ethereal wave
Cultural origins	Early 2000s, England
Typical instruments	Guitar vocals bass drums keyboards

Nu gaze refers to a form of alternative rock originating in the 2000s and drawing influence from the shoegazing scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s.^[1] A renewed interest in shoegaze occurred in the early 2000s when bands such as Maps, Blonde Redhead, My Vitriol and Silversun Pickups first emerged across both sides of the Atlantic. The origin of the moniker "nu gaze" has been credited to an interview in 2001 with My Vitriol frontman Som Wardner^[2] in which he denied his band was shoegaze, instead stating humorously, "I guess you could call us nu-gaze".

According to an article in The Oxford Student, music from the genre features "droning riffs, subdued vocals and walls of distorted, messy guitar or synth".^[3] The style of the music relies on using various effects such as looping, effects pedals and synthesizers to distort the music.^[4] The shoegaze revival draws inspiration heavily from shoegaze but incorporates more modern sounds.

Notable albums

• My Vitriol – Finelines (2001), has been cited as the first nu gaze album^[5]
• The Radio Dept. – Lesser Matters (2003)
• Longwave – The Strangest Things (2003)
• M83 – Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts (2003)
• Autolux – Future Perfect (2004)
• Silversun Pickups – Carnavas (2006)
• Deerhunter – Microcastle (2008)
• Film School – Hideout (2007)

Noted bands and artists

• Airiel
• Amusement Parks on Fire
• Asobi Seksu^[1]
• Autolux
• Beach House
• Blonde Redhead^[1]
• Boy in Static
• The Brother Kite
• Cheatahs
• Cousins
• Crystal Castles^[6][7]
• Dead Horse One
• Deerhunter^[1]
• Deftones
• The Depreciation Guild
• DIIV
• Film School
• Hooray for Earth
• The History of Apple Pie^[8]
• Letting Up Despite Great Faults
• Longwave
• M83^[9]
• Maps
• My Vitriol
• The Naked and Famous
• Neon Indian
• No Joy
• Nothing
• The Pains of Being Pure at Heart^[10]
• The Penelopes
• A Place to Bury Strangers
• The Radio Dept.^[11]
• Ringo Deathstarr
• Sad Day for Puppets
• Scarling.
• A Shoreline Dream
• Ulrich Schnauss^[1]
• Serena-Maneesh^[12]
• Silversun Pickups
• The Soft Moon
• A Sunny Day in Glasgow
• Tamaryn
• Tame Impala
• Toro Y Moi
• Trailer Trash Tracys
• Unknown Mortal Orchestra
• Van She^[13]
• Vinyl Williams^[14]
• Wavves^[10]
• Weekend
• Whirr
• Wild Nothing
• Working for a Nuclear Free City
• Young Galaxy
• Youth Lagoon
• Yuck

References

1. Rogers, Jude (27 July 2007). "Diamond gazers". guardian.co.uk. London: Guardian. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
2. http://www.goldflakepaint.co.uk/paint-it-back-my-vitriol-finelines/
3. Travers, Katherine (6 October 2010). "Hidden Treasures: Nu-Gaze". The Oxford Student. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
4. http://altmusic.about.com/od/genres/a/shoegaze.htm
5. http://www.besteveralbums.com/thechart.php?a=8522#rankings
6. "Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Crystal Castles: Crystal Castles". Pitchfork. 2010-04-29. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
7. "Music Review: Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles (II) - Blogcritics Music". Blogcritics. 2010-05-29. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
8. http://omgstaffs.com/2013/02/07/the-history-of-apple-pie-out-of-view/
9. "My Bloody Valentine: peer pressure from five potential successors".
10. "Nu Gaze Dissected". clashmusic.com. Clash. 2009-12-01. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
11. Dom Gourlay (9 February 2011). "Review of The Radio Dept. Passive Aggressive: Singles 2002 - 2010". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
12. "Sputnik Music Featured: Serena-Maneesh".
13. "Van She".
14. "Vinyl Williams".