Artists like Slow Crush

Glare is an American grungegaze band from the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas. Formed in 2014, under the name Dispirit, their original influences were Superheaven, Title Fight and Basement. Following their 2017 name change, their influences shifted to Nothing and Whirr.

Bay Area shoegaze known for concrete-thick guitars.

Philly post-hardcore expats who traded blast beats for wall-of-fuzz.

Blankenberge is a Russian shoegaze band, featuring dream pop and post-rock elements in their music composition. Originally from Barnaul, Siberia, the band later moved to Saint Petersburg and dispersed across Europe following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. They now operate remotely.

Cloakroom 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.

Texas quartet — Deftones-heavy shoegaze with grunge marrow.

Softcult is a Canadian grunge duo consisting of twin siblings Phoenix and Mercedes Arn-Horn. The duo are known for their melding of grunge with shoegaze, as well as their DIY and riot grrrl-inspired ethics. The band's debut album, When a Flower Doesn't Grow, was released on January 30, 2026.