Gaze were an

indie pop Indie pop (also typeset as indie-pop or indiepop) is a music genre and subculture that combines guitar pop with DIY ethic in opposition to the style and tone of mainstream pop music. It originated from British post-punk in the late 1970s and sub ...

trio based in

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. They released two albums on

K Records K Records is an independent record label in Olympia, Washington founded in 1982. Artists on the label included early releases by Beck, Modest Mouse and Built to Spill. The record label has been called "key to the development of independent mu ...

during the late 1990s.

History

Gaze, consisting of singers/guitarists Miko Hoffman and Megan Mallet with drummer

Rose Melberg Rose Melberg is a musician and songwriter from Sacramento, California, currently based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She has performed both as a solo artist and as a member of Tiger Trap, The Softies, Go Sailor, Gaze, Gigi, Imaginar ...

, released two singles in 1997. The band released their first album, ''Mitsumeru'', in 1998. The recording was completed at Dub Narcotic studios. Reviewers praised the singing and instrumentation of the album, but criticized the lack of variety among the various tracks."Gaze: Mitsumeru"
''Stanford Daily'' Volume 213, Issue 58, 14 May 1998. by Stacy Nordwall. In 2016, ''

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'' placed the album at number 50 on its list of "The 50 Best Indie Rock Albums of the Pacific Northwest". The band's second album, ''Shake the Pounce'', was released in 1999. Once again it was praised for its forthright lyrics and emotional singing, but reviewers noted a sameness in the overall style of the album."Gaze shakes the usual bubble-gum group style"
''The Michigan Daily'', January 26, 1999. 109-06, page 9

Members

* Miko Hoffman – guitar, vocals * Megan Mallett – guitar, bass *

– drums

Discography

Albums * ''Mitsumeru'' (K Records, 1998) * ''Shake the Pounce'' (K Records, 1999) Singles * "So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)" (7" single, Septophilia Records, 1997) * "Gaze" (7" single, K Records, 1997)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gaze Musical groups from Vancouver Canadian indie pop groups Musical groups established in 1997 1997 establishments in British Columbia