Dream pop is a musical genre closely related to
shoegaze, which originated in 1980s Britain with bands like the
Cocteau Twins. It tends to be less associated with the walls of noise characteristic of shoegaze, and more with dreamy soundscapes and ethereal vocals. The vocals in
dream pop tend to be more audible than those in shoegaze. The songs in general tend to have a more accessible, pop-orientated sound, and are less aggressive.
Many people erroneously use "dream pop" as a synonym for shoegaze. Some also argue that dream pop is in fact a subgenre of shoegaze.
Broken Social Scene,
Yo La Tengo, Asobi Seksu,
Cocteau Twins,
Slowdive and Lush have all been associated with the term "dream pop".
