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4 Shoegaze Songs of the 1980s That Were Ahead of Their Time

These shoegaze songs from the 1980s were very much ahead of their time, as the genre peaked in the early 1990s in the UK.

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In the 1980s, shoegaze formed in the UK. Dream pop and shoegaze were created around the same time, and the terms are often interchanged with one another. Shoegaze peaked around 1991, with major defining releases in the early 1990s. Therefore, these four shoegaze songs of the 1980s were ahead of their time.

“In Our Angelhood” By Cocteau Twins

Scottish rock group Cocteau Twins were early pioneers of the genre. Their 1983 sophomore album, Head Over Heels, contained tracks that not only established early shoegaze but also influenced definitive shoegaze artists of the latter half of the decade. “In Our Angelhood” is an early example. Classified........

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