There are at least two artists with the name Moose: 1. A British indie rock band 2. An American lo-fi band 3. An independent, Las Vegas-based hip-hop musician 1) Moose were a British indie rock band who formed in London in 1990. While tagged as the original shoegazer band, and certainly their earliest singles were, they evolved into something distinctly their own - a woozy, lush and orchestral brand of pop. Moose released two EPs on Hut Records.