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The best shoegaze album or EP by year

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The rather wonderul EEP have been running various twitter polls over the last few weeks to find the best shoegaze release for each year since 1988.

The shortlist for each year was picked by their followers to go into a poll and the winners are all listed below and rather fine they are.

I think it’s fair to say that 2001 wasn’t a classic year for releases with the winner being the Lush ‘best of’ compilation released a full 5 years after they split.

1988 – My Bloody Valentine – You Made Me Realise

1989 – Lush – Scar EP

1990 – Ride – Nowhere

1991 – My Bloody Valentine – Loveless

1992 – Ride – Going Blank Again

1993 – Slowdive – Souvlaki

1994 – Lush – Split

1995 – Slowdive – Pygmalion

1996 – Ride – Tarantula

1997 – Spiritualized – Ladies and Gentlemen…

1998 – Swervedriver – 99th Dream

1999 – Polak – 3×3

2000 – Catherine Wheel – Wishville

2001 – Lush – Ciao, the Best of

2002 – Airiel – Christmas Colors

2003 – The Radio Dept – Pet Grief

2004 – Airiel – Winks and Kisses

2005 – Sennen – Widows

2006 – Asobi Seksu – Citrus

2007 – Airiel – Battle of Sealand

2008 – School of Seven Bells – Alpinisms

2009 – The Horrors – Primary Colours

2010 – No Joy – Ghost Blonde

2011 – Ringo Deathstarr – Color Trip

2012 – DIIV – Oshin

2013 – My Bloody Valentine – mbv

2014 – The Horrors – Luminous

2015 – Ringo Deathstarr – Pure Mood

2016 – Lush – Blind Spot EP

2017 – Slowdive – Slowdive

2018 – Ride – Tomorrow’s Shore EP

2019 – Ride – This is Not A Safe Place

2020 – Nothing The Great Dismal