shitgaze
noun/ˈʃɪtˌɡeɪz/
Etymology From shit + -gaze.
1
A genre of rock music with very heavy distortion and lo-fi recording.
- 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.2009, Jessica Suarez, review of Times New Viking Born Again Revisited, SPIN, page 86
- Synonyms
- no-fi