Artists like Sway
Kindred artists that sit next to Sway on the star chart — same era, adjacent sound, or overlapping influence. Tap any card to open its full page.
OzeanartistAnnenMayKantereit is a German rock band founded in Cologne in 2011. Their songs are predominantly performed in German, but the band also publishes cover songs in English occasionally. A notable feature of the band's music is the distinct and rough voice of singer Henning May.
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BlankenbergeartistBlankenberge 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.
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Ringo DeathstarrartistRingo Deathstarr is an American shoegaze band from Austin, Texas, formed by singer/songwriter Elliott Frazier in 2005. The band name is a combination of the Beatles drummer Ringo Starr and the Star Wars Death Star.
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."
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SlowdiveartistReading dream-shoegaze quartet that made rain sound cinematic.
lovesliescrushingartistLovesliescrushing is an American musical duo from East Lansing, Michigan, United States, formed in 1991. The two primary members of the band are Scott Cortez, who variously contributes guitars, loops and effects, and Melissa Arpin-Duimstra, who is the duo's vocalist. They are known for their dense and surreal psychedelic music drawing from shoegaze and dream pop, with unorthodox instrumentation and little to no drums.
Glixenartist
Pale Saintsartist4AD dream-noise trio, more feral than their labelmates.
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