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{{Short description|Generation Z revival of shoegaze}} |
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== Etymology == |
== Etymology == |
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"Zoomergaze" is a [[portmanteau]] of "shoegaze" and "zoomer" (meaning [[Generation Z]]).{{cite web |title=[Interview] 풍선껌으로부터 탈출하기, 밴드 스키틀즈(Skittles) |url=https://www.artinsight.co.kr/news/view.php?no=77743 |access-date=5 March 2026}} In a 2024 article for ''WhyNow'', writer Harvey Solomon-Brady used the term to refer to the fusion of [[hyperpop]] and shoegaze. In a 2026 article ''[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]'' [[Vice (magazine)|magazine]] used a broader definition: [[shoegaze]] made by generation Z.{{Cite web |last=Galiher |first=Stephen Andrew |date=2026-02-27 |title=4 Artists to Introduce You to Zoomergaze, Shoegaze’s Alternative Little Sibling |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/4-artists-to-introduce-you-to-zoomergaze-shoegazes-alternative-little-sibling/ |access-date=2026-03-04 |website=VICE |language=en-US}} |
"Zoomergaze" is a [[portmanteau]] of "shoegaze" and "zoomer" (meaning [[Generation Z]]).{{cite web |title=[Interview] 풍선껌으로부터 탈출하기, 밴드 스키틀즈(Skittles) |url=https://www.artinsight.co.kr/news/view.php?no=77743 |access-date=5 March 2026}} In a 2024 article for ''WhyNow'', writer Harvey Solomon-Brady used the term to refer to the fusion of [[hyperpop]] and shoegaze. In a 2026 article ''[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]'' [[Vice (magazine)|magazine]] used a broader definition: [[shoegaze]] made by generation Z. |
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In a 2024 article for ''[[Nina Protocol]]'', music blogger Eli Enis called the style "[[VSTi]]-gaze" and "compu-gaze".{{cite web |last1=Enis |first1=Eli |title=Shoegaze and Digicore Have Fully Collided |url=https://www.ninaprotocol.com/posts/shoegaze-and-digicore-have-fully-collided |website=[[Nina Protocol]] |access-date=3 March 2026}} Writing for ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'', [[Kieran Press-Reynolds]] attributed the term "cloud-rock", popularized by Nina Protocol as a "progeny of shoegaze".{{Cite web |date=2025-08-29 |title=Chasing Fridays: Cloud-Rock explainer, quannnic Q&A, The Virgos |url=https://www.elienis.com/chasing-fridays-cloud-rock-explainer-quannnic-interview-the-virgos/ |access-date=2026-03-04 |website=Chasing Sundays |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Press-Reynolds |first=Kieran |date=2026-01-28 |title=AI Music Is Here to Stay. How Do We Reckon With It? |url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/unpacking-bandcamps-ai-music-ban/ |access-date=2026-03-04 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Hyland |first=Samuel |title=quannnic: Warbrained |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/quannnic-warbrained/ |access-date=2026-03-04 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}} He later defined a "Post-Pandemic Alt-Rock" scene which overlapped with cloud rock, citing groups who arose alongside [[Bar Italia (band)|Bar Italia]], blending influences from [[the Cure]], [[Dean Blunt]], [[Blur (band)|Blur]], [[Pavement (band)|Pavement]], [[trip hop]] and shoegaze.{{Cite web |last=Press-Reynolds |first=Kieran |date=2025-07-09 |title=The Dreamy Malaise of Post-Pandemic Alt-Rock |url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/the-dreamy-malaise-of-post-pandemic-alt-rock/ |access-date=2026-03-04 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}} |
In a 2024 article for ''[[Nina Protocol]]'', music blogger Eli Enis called the style "[[VSTi]]-gaze" and "compu-gaze".{{cite web |last1=Enis |first1=Eli |title=Shoegaze and Digicore Have Fully Collided |url=https://www.ninaprotocol.com/posts/shoegaze-and-digicore-have-fully-collided |website=[[Nina Protocol]] |access-date=3 March 2026}} Writing for ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'', [[Kieran Press-Reynolds]] attributed the term "cloud-rock", popularized by Nina Protocol as a "progeny of shoegaze".{{Cite web |date=2025-08-29 |title=Chasing Fridays: Cloud-Rock explainer, quannnic Q&A, The Virgos |url=https://www.elienis.com/chasing-fridays-cloud-rock-explainer-quannnic-interview-the-virgos/ |access-date=2026-03-04 |website=Chasing Sundays |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Press-Reynolds |first=Kieran |date=2026-01-28 |title=AI Music Is Here to Stay. How Do We Reckon With It? |url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/unpacking-bandcamps-ai-music-ban/ |access-date=2026-03-04 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Hyland |first=Samuel |title=quannnic: Warbrained |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/quannnic-warbrained/ |access-date=2026-03-04 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}} He later defined a "Post-Pandemic Alt-Rock" scene which overlapped with cloud rock, citing groups who arose alongside [[Bar Italia (band)|Bar Italia]], blending influences from [[the Cure]], [[Dean Blunt]], [[Blur (band)|Blur]], [[Pavement (band)|Pavement]], [[trip hop]] and shoegaze.{{Cite web |last=Press-Reynolds |first=Kieran |date=2025-07-09 |title=The Dreamy Malaise of Post-Pandemic Alt-Rock |url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/the-dreamy-malaise-of-post-pandemic-alt-rock/ |access-date=2026-03-04 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}} |
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== Characteristics == |
== Characteristics == |
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[[File:Wisp-1_cropped.jpg|thumb|291x291px|[[Wisp (musician)|Wisp]], |
[[File:Wisp-1_cropped.jpg|thumb|291x291px|[[Wisp (musician)|Wisp]],name="4artiststo" /> the most commericially successful zoomergaze artist ]] |
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These musicians incorporated elements of digicore with shoegaze's atmospheric textures and [[grunge]]'s energy.{{cite web |last1=Solomon-Brady |first1=Harvey |date=4 January 2024 |title=From Shoegaze to Zoomer Gaze: the evolution of a Gen Z musical phenomenon whynow |url=https://whynow.co.uk/read/from-shoegaze-to-zoomer-gaze-the-evolution-of-a-gen-z-musical-phenomenon |access-date=3 March 2026 |website=whynow}} In particular, merging shoegaze instrumental elements alongside electronic elements including vocals that are effected by pitch shifting, [[autotune]] and formant editing, as well as [[Glitch (music)|glitches]] and entirely electronic segments. Some arts put an emphasis on elements of [[electronic dance music]] such as [[Drop (music)|drops]],{{cite web |last1=Enis |first1=Eli |date=18 December 2023 |title=TikTok Has Made Shoegaze Bigger Than Ever |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2245469/tiktok-has-made-shoegaze-bigger-than-ever/columns/sounding-board/ |access-date=3 March 2026 |website=[[Stereogum]] |language=en}} while others subverted physical guitars entirely, dealing only in [[MIDI]] and sampled instruments. Enis noted that "it’s not a genre", instead calling it a "trend" and "generational spirit", in which artists are "drifting in and out of shoegaze... retaining the sonic elasticity of the genre they came from". |
These musicians incorporated elements of digicore with shoegaze's atmospheric textures and [[grunge]]'s energy.{{cite web |last1=Solomon-Brady |first1=Harvey |date=4 January 2024 |title=From Shoegaze to Zoomer Gaze: the evolution of a Gen Z musical phenomenon whynow |url=https://whynow.co.uk/read/from-shoegaze-to-zoomer-gaze-the-evolution-of-a-gen-z-musical-phenomenon |access-date=3 March 2026 |website=whynow}} In particular, merging shoegaze instrumental elements alongside electronic elements including vocals that are effected by pitch shifting, [[autotune]] and formant editing, as well as [[Glitch (music)|glitches]] and entirely electronic segments. Some arts put an emphasis on elements of [[electronic dance music]] such as [[Drop (music)|drops]],{{cite web |last1=Enis |first1=Eli |date=18 December 2023 |title=TikTok Has Made Shoegaze Bigger Than Ever |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2245469/tiktok-has-made-shoegaze-bigger-than-ever/columns/sounding-board/ |access-date=3 March 2026 |website=[[Stereogum]] |language=en}} while others subverted physical guitars entirely, dealing only in [[MIDI]] and sampled instruments. Enis noted that "it’s not a genre", instead calling it a "trend" and "generational spirit", in which artists are "drifting in and out of shoegaze... retaining the sonic elasticity of the genre they came from". |
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