Artists like Fleshwater

Texas quartet — Deftones-heavy shoegaze with grunge marrow.

LA trio bridging 90s slowcore heaviness and shoegaze prettiness.

Loathe are an English heavy metal band from Liverpool. The band's music makes use of elements of metalcore and nu metal, while also incorporating more experimental aspects from genres like shoegaze, progressive metal and industrial music. Formed in 2011 under the name Our Imbalance, the group consists of lead vocalist Kadeem France, guitarist and second vocalist Erik Bickerstaffe, drummer Sean Radcliffe and bassist Feisal El-Khazragi.

Superheaven, formerly known as Daylight, is an American alternative rock band formed in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, in 2008. Their music has been described as reminiscent of 1990s grunge.

Static Dress are an English rock band from Leeds, West Yorkshire. Formed in 2018, Static Dress are a concept band with their material following a continuous story. They currently consist of vocalist Olli Appleyard, drummer Sam Ogden, bassist George Holding and guitarist Vincent Weight. They have released two full-length studio albums, three EPs and various standalone singles, as well as a comic book and three video games.

Bay Area shoegaze known for concrete-thick guitars.

Sacramento heavyweights whose alt-metal absorbed shoegaze and dream pop.

Her New Knife is an American shoegaze band formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 2020. They were formed by lead vocalist and guitarist Edgar Atencio, drummer Elijah Ford, guitarist Ben Kachler and bassist Carolina Schooley. Their music has been variously described as shoegaze, noise rock, indie rock.

Nick Quan, known professionally as Quannnic, is an American musician. Initially presenting a digicore sound, they began releasing music as Quannnic in late 2020 and released their debut studio album, Kenopsia, in February 2022. A track from the album, "Life Imitates Life", unexpectedly went viral on TikTok and charted on Billboard's Hot Hard Rock Songs. Quannnic's second studio album, Stepdream, was released in November 2023, and they later co-headlined an American tour with Jane Remover. Their third album, Warbrained, was released in August 2025. On Quannnic's musical style, sources mostly described it as shoegaze, with Kenopsia mixing glitch elements and Stepdream emo.

Champaign, IL space-rockers — heavy chords, huge distances.

Team Sleep is an American rock supergroup led by singer/guitarist Chino Moreno. Moreno is better known for fronting the Sacramento-based alternative metal band Deftones. Other recent members include guitarist Todd Wilkinson, keyboardist and turntablist CrookOne, bass guitarist and keyboardist Rick Verrett, drummer Gil Sharone, and bassist Chuck Doom, with past members Zach Hill, Rob Crow, Mary Timony, and Dan Elkan contributing significantly to the band’s debut album.