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  "slug": "swervedriver",
  "name": "Swervedriver",
  "description": "Swervedriver appears once in our Shoegaze list, placing as high as No. 10. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-28",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/swervedriver/",
  "appearanceCount": 1,
  "distinctRecordings": 1,
  "years": {
    "first": 1993,
    "last": 1993
  },
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    "rank": 10,
    "list": "Shoegaze"
  },
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      "slug": "shoegaze",
      "name": "Shoegaze",
      "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/shoegaze/",
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    }
  ],
  "tracks": [
    {
      "trackKey": "swervedriver--duel",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/swervedriver--duel/",
      "title": "Duel",
      "year": 1993,
      "label": "Creation",
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "Shoegaze with actual muscle and an American road-movie sensibility. Heavier than its peers and unfairly overlooked because it refused to sound fragile.",
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          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/search/Swervedriver%20Duel",
          "exact": false
        },
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          "exact": true
        }
      },
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      },
      "artist": "Swervedriver"
    }
  ],
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}