Shitgaze

//ˈʃɪtˌɡeɪz// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A genre of rock music with very heavy distortion and lo-fi recording. uncountable

    "Finding the sweetness in the shitgaze pile Times New Viking have truly mastered the no-fi game: No matter how they defile their sound (with razor blades, broken glass, tape hiss), they make sure there's bubblegum at the center."

Synonyms

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no fino-fi

Example

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"Finding the sweetness in the shitgaze pile Times New Viking have truly mastered the no-fi game: No matter how they defile their sound (with razor blades, broken glass, tape hiss), they make sure there's bubblegum at the center."

Etymology

From shit + -gaze.

Related phrases

lo firock music

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