Music analysis: My Bloody Valentine - The pioneers of shoegaze

Shoegaze is a subgenre of alternative rock, often described as psychedelic and ethereal. 

My Bloody Valentine were formed in Dublin in 1983, and are said to be pioneers of the genre. 

But what is shoegaze? And what was My Bloody Valentine’s influence on the genre? 

Music News Blitz writer Nisha Cullen answers those questions…