Actually I really enjoy bands like this, with particular/alternative guitar tunings, change of pace,... and most of them are from the 90's and are also americans. I don't know if I 'd call them Shoegaze, but bands like this one, Polvo, Unwound, Slint, bands more lo-fi style like Pavement, Sebadoh, good "old" stuffs like Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr, My Bloody Valentine, or a bit more hardcore like Fugazi, Drive Like Jehu, Shellac... hell yes, they blow my mind !!!
I also like some post-rock/experimental things like Mono (the japanese band), Explosions in the Sky, Tortoise, Don Caballero...
Yeah, I must admit I'm stuck in the 90's, I'm always looking for this kind of band. I'm a drummer who loves "crunchy" guitar sounds, and I don't like all those Frantz Ferdinand/Bloc Party 'clones that you can hear everywhere.
I've heard some of your tracks, Solar, and it sounds pretty good ! Congrats, man, I think some of them should be implemented in the game. Keep it up !!!