shoegazing

Etymology
From, because of the tendency of such performers to look down rather than at the crowd and the heavy use of effect pedals.

Noun

 * 1)  A subgenre of alternative rock music popularised in early 1990s, characterised by a dreamlike sound making much use of effect pedals, and by a detached or introverted performance style.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 瞪鞋搖滾, 低頭搖滾, 自賞搖滾
 * Esperanto: ŝugejzo
 * Finnish: shoegazing
 * Georgian: შუგეიზინგი
 * Polish: shoegaze
 * Spanish: shoegazing