ROOTS
Roots of Slowdive
The artists and genres Slowdive came out of — one hop back on the influence tree.
My Bloody ValentineartistThe definitive shoegaze band — Loveless remains the genre's north star.
Cocteau TwinsartistGlossolalia and cathedral guitars; the blueprint for dream pop.
- Dream popgenre
Airy, reverb-soaked pop that floats more than it grooves.
- Airielartist
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."