# Chapterhouse — Pearl

Chapterhouse’s Pearl (1991) is No. 8 in our Shoegaze ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1991
- **Label:** Dedicated
- **On one list:** Shoegaze
- **Updated:** 2026-08-28
- **Artist:** [Chapterhouse](https://waxonia.com/artist/chapterhouse/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/chapterhouse--pearl/

## What we say

### No. 8 in [Shoegaze](https://waxonia.com/genre/shoegaze/)

A sampled breakbeat welded to a wall of guitars, years before anyone called that a genre. Shoegaze's most convincing argument that it belonged on a dancefloor.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Chapterhouse%20Pearl) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=wlqKSAJZsZs)

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