Teen Gothic

I know the answer is probably "Faith," and "Pornography," but to me that doesn't seem enough to be classified as goth. I know goths love Disintegration, but what about it is goth? Ive heard it said that The Cure and Siouxsise and The Banshees started goth, but didn't goth originate from post-punk, like Joy Division?

I grew up playing the Sims, and this particular game, from the early '00s, had musicians compose original music for the game, a lot of which is truly great. Despite being "Simlish" gibberish, this song remains one of my favorite songs of any genre. I'm only just getting into deathrock now as an adult and I am loving it, but I'm really wanting to hear something with similar production. The super flanged out guitar. The high pitched, unmuddied bass. Female singer is also a whole vibe. Similar music I've found and love: Isolation by Vision of the Void (this song ticks all the boxes tbh), Self titled by Sect (less heavy, maybe a lil more punk, checks most of the boxes)

I used to be terrified of being in public and I never used to dance but I’ve been trying to come out of my comfort zone for a while now and I think I’ve developed something pretty decent throughout these past few months. My social anxiety creeps up on me though, I don’t know if my dancing style is necessarily goth but some of the goth dance tutorials I’ve seen on YouTube seem a little too tame. Does anyone have their go-to dance when you’re starting to feel like you look silly? Any pointers would help.😅

Here’s a video of me dancing to Drab Majesty this past weekend.

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