Epic 4CD Set Charting The Story Of The Shoegaze Movement - From The UK Underground To International Phenomenon. Featuring Slowdive, Chapterhouse, Ride, Lush, Curve, Ultra Vivid Scene, Cranes, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Cocteau Twins, Alison's Halo, Asobi Seksu, Televise, A Place To Bury Strangers, Ringo Deathstarr, Pinkshinyultrablast, Tamaryn And More. Emerging out of the late 1980s musical landscape in the UK, the scene that came to be known as "shoegaze" has endured across the globe and reached far beyond it's initial British impact. Showcasing 20 years of the scene's development, this ambitious 4CD set charts that extraordinary evolution. Thoughtfully curated and packed with major names from across that period, 'We Are The Beautiful' takes us on a trans-Atlantic journey awash with blissful melodies, wall-of-sound sonics and ice cool aesthetics. Complete with insightful essay and band-by-band biographies from Frank Deserto, 'We Are The Beautiful' serves as a perfect introduction to the scene for the uninitiated and a must-hear overview for those in the know.
Tracklist:
- Ride - Vapour Trail
- The Telescopes - Flying
- Lush - Nothing Natural
- The Ecstasy Of St. Theresa - What's
- Bleach - Burn
- That Uncertain Feeling - Sunriser
- The Charlottes - Love In The Emptiness (Album Version)
- Blind Mr. Jones - Eyes Wide
- Curve - Horror Head
- Catherine Wheel - I Want To Touch You
- Pale Saints - Throwing Back The Apple
- Sun Dial - Let It Go
- Drop Nineteens - My Aquarium (Second Time Around)
- Kitchens Of Distinction - When In Heaven
- Swallow - Lovesleep
- Adorable - Homeboy
- Moonshake - Blister
- Teenage Filmstars - Inner Space
- Slowdive - Souvlaki Space Station
- Secret Shine - Suck Me Down
- Chapterhouse - We Are The Beautiful
- Ultra Vivid Scene - Medicating Angels
- Here - Haze
- Cranes - Shining Road
- Revolver - Cradle Snatch
- The Veldt - Heather
- Venus Beads - Shackled
- Alison's Halo - Calendar
- Brian Jonestown Massacre - Crushed
- Starflyer 59 - She's The Queen
- Morella's Forest - Hang Out
- An April March - Let Everyone Down
- Anilore - Movement (2025 Mix)
- Cocteau Twins - Violane
- The Autumns - The Garden Ends
- Bethany Curve - Serene And Smiling
- All Natural Lemon And Lime Flavors - Emergency Turn Off
- Piano Magic - Snowfall Soon
- Lowsunday - She Follows Rain
- Bowery Electric - Floating World
- Mira - Cayman
- Andalusia - Swallow
- Con Dolore - Dream
- Asobi Seksu - Sooner
- Ashrae Fax - Ultravaca
- Stella Luna - Change
- Pluramon - Hello, Shadow (Ft. Julee Cruise)
- Skywave - Fire
- The Lost Patrol - Velveteen
- Televise - Outside Out
- Soundpool - Millions;Billions;Trillions
- Film School - On ; On
- The Prids - Like Hearts
- Alcian Blue - 71705
- The Mary Onettes - Lost
- School Of Seven Bells - My Cabal
- A Place To Bury Strangers - I Know I'll See You
- Bell Hollow - Seven Sisters
- The Daysleepers - Release The Kraken
- Screen Vinyl Image - Cathode Ray
- Pinkshinyultrablast - Blaster
- The Big Pink - Crystal Visions
- Pink Playground - Sunny Skies (EP Version)
- Ceremony East Coast - Don't Leave Me Behind
- Ringo Deathstarr - Shadow
- Tamaryn - Love Fade
- Tears Run Rings - Forgotten
UPC: 5013929121386
Label: Cherry Red
Release Date: 8.7.26
Format: CD
