shitgaze

English

Etymology

From shit +‎ -gaze.

Noun

shitgaze (uncountable)

1. A genre of rock music with very heavy distortion and lo-fi recording.
   • 2009, Jessica Suarez, review of Times New Viking Born Again Revisited, SPIN, page 86

     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.

Synonyms

• no-fi