dreamgaze

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UK/ˈdɹiːmˌɡeɪz/US/ˈdɹimˌɡeɪz/

noun

A mixture of dream pop and shoegaze.

Scrabble 22

Meanings

noundreamgaze (uncountable)
  1. uncountableentertainmentA mixture of dream pop and shoegaze.

    No Swoon is a dreamgaze band based in Brooklyn, New York.

    2020 February 19, “Interview: No Swoon”, in Good Album Friday, archived from the original on 20 Apr 2024
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    Can't say I agree with it, but it sure was well written and well informed. I guess everything depends on one's propensity for this new ethereal, atonal, industrial, dreamgaze style.

    2000 October 5, FRED of LA, “Kid a.”, in alt.music.alternative (Usenet)

    Living Hour first came together in a Winnipeg basement in 2015. An appearance on a British compilation that year and a limited cassette release of the group’s debut album led to Portland, Oregon indie label Lefse re-releasing the LP, which helped attract the attention of Dreamgaze fans worldwide fairly quickly.

    2019 March 1, Mike Breen, “Dazzling Canadian Indie Rock/Dreamgaze Band Living Hour to Play Free Concert in Cincinnati on Heels of Stellar New LP's Release”, in CityBeat, archived from the original on 20 Apr 2024

    Ash of the Womb is a dreamgaze beauty that is darkly elegant. Shantel Amundson’s vocals are haunting and perfectly encapsulates the themes of the album which center on our impact on the environment and the 2021 devastating fires in California where she resides.

    2022 January 14, Angela, “Best of 2021: Angela’s List”, in Nine Circles, archived from the original on 20 Apr 2024

    Close to be Close to Me is a 2016 song by Swedish self-described showgaze^([sic])/dreamgaze band, Echo Ladies, taken from their self-titled EP.

    2022, Louise Harris, Composing Audiovisually: Perspectives on audiovisual practices and relationships, Routledge, page 173

Origin

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APA

dreamgaze. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dreamgaze

MLA

“dreamgaze.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dreamgaze. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dreamgaze,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dreamgaze.

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