dream pop

an atmospheric subgenre of alternative rock that relies on sonic textures as much as melody.
cocteau twins arnt shoegaze mr.rockandroll, they fall under the dream pop catagory
pioneered by scotland’s “cocteau twins”, dreampop is a catch-all term for ethereal (dreamy) music with high, drifting vocals and a swirling wall-of-sound texture. related to noisepop/shoegaze, but distinguished by frequent use of non-guitar electronics. dates from the 80s but is experiencing a mdoern revival (m83 et al.)
dreampop is related to but has distinct origins from shoegaze
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 -ssociated 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 -ssociated with the term “dream pop”.
music that makes you think about things like unicorns and lasers and flying through sp-ce, characterized by faraway vocals, droning b-sslines, echoing percussion, etc.
the song “strawberries” by asobi seksu perfectly exemplifies dream pop.