{"product_id":"when-the-sun-hits-eli-enis-9781250387035","title":"When the Sun Hits: The High-Volume History of Shoegaze","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn analytical history of the shoegaze genre from its roots in late '80s UK rock to its surprising resurgence amongst Gen Z musicians and pop icons like Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat began as a noisy off-shoot of alternative rock has grown into a globally celebrated style of music with a self-sustaining underground ecosystem and one of the most fiercely dedicated fanbases of any rock sub-genre. This unique breed of music, historically characterized by introverted artists staring down at a mess of guitar pedals by their feet, is more popular than ever. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTentpole shoegaze albums by My Bloody Valentine and Slowdive are among the most critically acclaimed rock records of all time, and classic shoegaze bands are experiencing career-best record sales. All while new shoegaze songs are receiving unprecedented \u003ci\u003eBillboard \u003c\/i\u003echarts, A-list pop stars are dabbling with shoegaze sounds, the genre has a stranglehold on alternative TikTok culture, and the international shoegaze underground is more musically fertile and socially diverse than it's ever been.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMusic journalist Eli Enis traces shoegaze's lineage from its avant-garde inception in the late '80s, its zeitgeist takeover in the early 1990s, and unceremonious decline later in the decade; to its subterranean proliferation in the 2000s, its unusual resurgence among totally different audiences in the 2010s, and its wildly popular explosion among teenagers of all identities in the 2020s. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's a story about an idiosyncratic sub-genre of music -- both beautiful and abrasive, celestial and melancholy, tuneful and experimental -- that entire festivals, labels, radio stations, and internet communities have been built around. Shoegaze is a world unto itself, chronicled in \u003ci\u003eWhen the Sun Hits \u003c\/i\u003ein all its dreamy, ear-bleeding glory -- without leaving one guitar pedal un-clicked.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eli Enis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250387035\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250387035\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/30\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.12w x 1.00d","brand":"Eli Enis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48997572378879,"sku":"9781250387035","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/when-the-sun-hits-eli-enis-9781250387035","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}