Artists like DIIV
Kindred artists that sit next to DIIV on the star chart — same era, adjacent sound, or overlapping influence. Tap any card to open its full page.
Beach FossilsartistBeach Fossils is an American indie rock band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2009. They are currently signed to Bayonet Records, having previously been signed to indie label Captured Tracks. The group's live band currently includes founder Dustin Payseur, Jack Doyle Smith (bass), Tommy Davidson (guitar), and Anton Hochheim (drums). They are known for their lo-fi, atmospheric sound, confessional and nostalgic lyrics, and Payseur's laid-back vocal style.
Wild Nothingartist
Launderartist
NothingartistPhilly post-hardcore expats who traded blast beats for wall-of-fuzz.
WhirrartistBay Area shoegaze known for concrete-thick guitars.
BDRMMartistBdrmm are a British shoegaze band. The group currently consists of four members, Ryan Smith, Jordan Smith, Joe Vickers and Conor Murray (drums). The group has so far released three studio albums, Bedroom (2020), I Don't Know (2023) and Microtonic (2025).
Flyying Coloursartist
No JoyartistNo Joy are a Canadian shoegaze band from Montreal formed in late 2009 by Jasamine White-Gluz.
Pinkshinyultrablastartist
Film SchoolartistFilm School is a five-piece indie rock band from Los Angeles and San Francisco.
RideartistOxford four-piece pairing shoegaze textures with Britpop songcraft.
DeerhunterartistDeerhunter is an American indie rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 2001. The band's most recent line-up consisted of Bradford Cox, Moses Archuleta, Lockett Pundt, Josh McKay (bass) and Javier Morales. Deerhunter have described themselves as "ambient punk," though they incorporate a wide range of genres, including noise, garage rock, art rock, as well as significant pop elements.
ChapterhouseartistBaggy-adjacent shoegazers of the Creation Records scene.
SlowdiveartistReading dream-shoegaze quartet that made rain sound cinematic.
Horse Jumper of LoveartistHorse Jumper of Love is an American indie rock band from Boston, Massachusetts.
The Radio Dept.artist
Lower DensartistLower Dens was an American alternative indie pop band from Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The band was formed in 2010 by Jana Hunter, Geoff Graham, Abram Sanders and Will Adams. Lower Dens has released four albums: their debut on Gnomonsong and a follow-up album on Ribbon Music. Their third album, Escape from Evil, was released on March 31, 2015, on Ribbon Music.
Drop NineteensartistDrop Nineteens is an American shoegaze band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1990. The band was formed by Boston University classmates Greg Ackell and Chris Roof (drums), who recruited Paula Kelley, Motohiro Yasue (guitar) and Steve Zimmerman (bass). Ackell noted that the band was "the American outlier in a largely British scene."
Airielartist
The Pains of Being Pure at HeartartistThe Pains of Being Pure at Heart are an American indie pop band from New York City. The band was formed by Kip Berman, Peggy Wang, Alex Naidus (bass), and Kurt Feldman (drums) in 2007. Their current lineup includes all original members, along with longtime touring guitarist Christoph Hochheim and Brian Alvarez, who has served as the band's touring drummer in place of Feldman, who remains involved with the band offstage after the band's Spain and Portugal tour in 2025.
BlouseartistBlouse is an American alternative rock band based in Portland, Oregon formed in 2010 by Charlie Hilton and Patrick Adams (bass).
Just Mustardartist
Hotline TNTartist
CloakroomartistCloakroom is an American rock band from Chesterton, Indiana. Formed in 2012, by members of various emo revival bands, they released their debut EP Infinity through Run for Cover Records in 2013. The label soon released the band's debut album Further Out (2015), which helped to broaden the emo revival's sonic landscape, by incorporating elements of shoegaze, grunge and slowcore. Their following two albums Time Well (2017) and Dissolution Wave (2022), were released through Relapse Records, and saw the band shift their sound closer to metal. Their fourth album Last Leg of the Human Table (2025) was released by Closed Casket Activities.