Teen Gothic

Hi there

Thought I'd introduce myself and explain a bit about how I've got here

. TLDR: Im turning 30 this year and have finally started really heading down the goth path and just wondering if anyone else has a similar story of coming into Goth a little later?

I had a bit of a weird childhood/early teenhood that kind of cut me off from really being exposed to music. (Strictish Christian parents, ended up going to a private Christian ACE based school for secondary) I remember an online friend sending me some music via MSN (HIM) and yeah my music exposure was kind of limited.

It broadened a bit when I was 16 and went to college (Im in the UK) I started studying in 08 which was sort of the peak of the emo and then scene eras and so a lot of the artists I found and enjoyed were def in that sort of sphere like emo/pop punk adjacent with a bit of general rock and metal thrown in. (weirdly mcr wasn't one of these and I only started listening to them fairly recently)

And yeah I remember thinking all the alt kids I saw at my college looked cool (remember seeing a mix of like emo, scene, metal heads and goths) but I wasn't allowed to like explore that side of things on an aesthetic level as much as I want to ( yet again my parents, had little-no money of my own, lack of places to shop, plus sized) so I sort of looked on in want.

And yeah in recent times I've realised that basically I haven't grown out of my 'alt' leanings and well Im an adult now who has access to some (not a lot but some) money and that I was def drawn to Goth on an aesthetic/lifestyle level at least and as it turns out I enjoy the music side of it too and its quite nice finally having the chance to explore dressing the way I want and listening to what I want and it all just generally feels right for me.

So yeah there's my story of how at 29 I'm finally doing what teenage me wanted to do.

There's Ethereal Wave, but is there Ethereal Rock? I've been looking around but can't find anything. If there is ethereal rock, can anyone suggest any artists/bands of this genre?

Just with what's going on halfway round the world right now, I need to find more songs to soothe my soul, it fucking hurts waking up to hear the news.

I've posted this band a few times recently, sorry not sorry – I absolutely love their stuff. This kind of style is what I'm after, more or less: https://youtu.be/tZWRlAoW8z4

Looking forward to your recommendations!