Artists like Cocteau Twins

The Sundays were an English alternative rock band. The band's lineup consisted of lead vocalist Harriet Wheeler, guitarist David Gavurin, bassist Paul Brindley, and drummer Patrick Hannan.

4AD dream-noise trio, more feral than their labelmates.

Reading dream-shoegaze quartet that made rain sound cinematic.

4AD dream-pop-to-Britpop shapeshifters with knife-edge harmonies.

Alison's Halo is a band from Tempe, Arizona. Their sound, distinguished by dreamy vocals and loud, spacey guitars, is often associated with shoegaze and dream pop.

Tamaryn Sitha Brown is a New Zealand songwriter and singer based in Los Angeles. Since 2008, Tamaryn has released four studio albums, an EP and several singles. Her multifaceted style melds various genres such as dream pop, shoegaze, post-punk, gothic rock, synth-pop and electronic.

Hope Sandoval's hushed voice over desert-dream psych.

Strawberry Switchblade were a Scottish pop duo formed in Glasgow in 1981 by Rose McDowall and Jill Bryson. They are best known for their 1984 single "Since Yesterday", and flamboyant clothing with bows and polka dots.

Siouxsie and the Banshees were a British rock band formed in London in 1976 by vocalist Siouxsie Sioux and bassist Steven Severin. The Times called them "one of the most audacious and uncompromising musical adventurers of the post-punk era".

The definitive shoegaze band — Loveless remains the genre's north star.