Teen Gothic

I came across this tiktok of a girl talking about how she used to go to a goth night in Fresno 10 years ago and that she went again this year and there were so many young people.

I'm 21 and I've only been in the scene since COVID restrictions ended, so I can't compare. What I did notice is that most people are in their 40s and then there is a handful of young people, in their teens to early 20s that got into goth in the past few years, but it is still a very small group and I don't think it's enough to make any difference. One of the djs told my friends and I that they hadn't seen anyone under 30 at goth clubs for years until recently.

People who have been in the scene for longer, did you notice an increasing number of young people at events as well? Do you think goth has the potential to be a youth subculture again?

In a post a few years back, there were some recommendations for some goth "shoegaze" bands, and mention in the list was KissKill Destroyer. I haven't been able to find anything solid on these guys and any link I find seem to be busted or dead. If anyone has any leads to find their music it would make my day

Really silly to vent about, but it’s just getting to me I guess . I don’t think my parents like me being goth and it’s getting to me. Just overheard them talking about me and what I wear and pretty much how they don’t like it. It just hurts that I can’t be this perfect daughter. I’m just really tired of it, but if I stand up for myself I’m the bad guy and I’m just tired of it. I feel like the black sheep of my family, I feel like I can’t be my authentic self if I’m being completely honest

I love this band so much. I still haven’t heard anything like them yet. Sadly the most I could find outside of this album was a tribute song to Karen Black.

I still hope there’s another song hidden away somewhere I haven’t heard. If you know anything lmk.