Roots of DIIV

Mount Kimbie is an English electronic music and indie rock group consisting of Dominic Maker, Kai Campos, Andrea Balency-Béarn and Marc Pell. Mount Kimbie was formed in 2008 by Maker and Campos. The duo expanded on the musical template of the UK dubstep scene, releasing early EPs Maybes and Sketch on Glass to critical praise the following year. Their debut album Crooks & Lovers in 2010 received further acclaim and was listed as one of the defining albums of the decade by DJ Mag.

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

Walls of guitar noise blurred into melody; vocals buried like a memory.

Vaadat Charigim is an Israeli rock band formed in Tel Aviv in 2012. The band's line-up consists of Yuval Haring, Yuval Guttmann (drums) and Dan Bloch. The band's name is translated as "exceptions committee" and its lyrics are sung in Hebrew.

Ozma is an American rock band from Pasadena, California. The band's sound is a mix of nostalgic new wave–influenced power pop and contrapuntal Casiotone-driven melodies sustained by heavy guitar riffs. Since their formation in 1995, Ozma has released five studio albums and toured the U.S., Japan and Canada more than thirty times, including extensive touring with stylistically similar groups including Weezer, Nada Surf, Rilo Kiley, Superdrag, The Rentals, The Get Up Kids, Piebald, Saves The Day, Asian Kung-Fu Generation, and Rooney.

Beach 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.

Film School is a five-piece indie rock band from Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Oxford four-piece pairing shoegaze textures with Britpop songcraft.

No Joy are a Canadian shoegaze band from Montreal formed in late 2009 by Jasamine White-Gluz.