I too thought of SY and Cure due to the (occasional) use of guitar pedals... But then I haven't thought as deeply about shoegaze because I'm more of a postpunk obsessive
I love Cocteau Twins btw.
Btw there's a Cure track off Wish that's pure shoegaze and was clearly written in the wake of Loveless
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hScJm5AczfQ