Doused

Philadelphia’s Doused weave hypnagogic whispers into a wall of melting guitars played loud enough to drown out jet engines. Currently consisting of Vince Duong, Emma Hansson, Josh O’Hara & Mike Wolfe, the band have been steadily deafening concert-goers with their blend of bubblegum pop and abrasive noise gunk.

Sparkler

San Diego’s Sparkler aren’t interested in shoegaze revivalism so much as returning to its source. Where much of today’s scene drifts toward hardcore grit or grunge-laden density, the four-piece coin their own term—“truegaze”—as both a tongue-in-cheek mantra and a serious commitment to fidelity. Their sound takes its cues from the swirling psychedelia of My Bloody Valentine and Swirlies, but with an attention to texture and space that feels less like homage and more like continuation.

Guttered

4 piece shoegaze band out of DC.

Bellweather

Shoegazers in Virginia. Pretty loud.