Teen Gothic

I've liked Sisters of Mercy, Fields of the Nephilim, Siouxsie and the Banshees, and Christian Death. Bands that are lyrically heavy and provoke thoughts. I'd prefer bands from the 80s or 90s.

hello! i’m looking for new music similar to the contents of the playlist attached – i’m not really sure what to call this genre (so if anyone can tell me what genre is it specifically, that would be helpful so i can find more music on my own. i’ve researched genres like ethereal wave and neoclassical dark wave since these seem to be slightly similar to this type of music but not exactly what i’m looking for. i found that a lot of ethereal wave music such as Autumns Gray Solace or Love spirals Downward were not energetic enough or, in the kindest way possible, too monotonous. i also found most songs from bands like the frozen autumn to be too electronic.)

the best way i can describe what i’m looking for is an intersection of goth and shoegaze music – so ideally something atmospheric with a lot of guitars, distortion, ethereal (ideally female) vocals, but still gothic mood, lyrics and general sound.

this is probably best represented by:

autumn – the hating tree

mephisto waltz – alle in asche

strange boutique- hills like white elephants

the eden house – to believe in something

thank you in advance to anyone who has any recommendations 🙂

Tracks like Mouse, Double Negative and Eternal Love deserve people's attention I think. It's more musically advanced than lots of other goth and darkwave music I hear. They use lots of borrowed chords like The Frozen Autumn. So their chord progressions have a myriad of dark counterpoint curveballs. The stuff that catches you by surprise in a good way. They have fun with time too. Tracks like New Violet alternate between 6/4 and 4/4 time. Tracks like Mouse are in 4/4 but use odd numbers when repeating bars. Still remains dance-able regardless. Yet never firmly sounding in the club at any point. So it doesn't feel out of place listening to it at home. Perfect for overcast days.

It hits me in a way and I have seen it do the same to other people I've shown this LP to. This was the release that had their sound clicking for me and put them on my map. Highly recommended!

Tb to when I saw vision video (goth dad's band) a few months ago for a music video shoot, even got to meet him, it's a HUGE understatement to say he's the sweetest person I've met that I look up to

fisrt time was ab a year ago and i dodnt have any white foundation, most recent was like a week ago (i have white foundation now)

also sorry if the format is weird i dont want ppl seeing the first time i did goth makeup and not the most recent if they jus scrolled past 😭

Hi guys I've been in the scene for a long time now but just never did traditional goth makeup. I always have coloured hair so I never thought it would suit it but here it is… Let me know your feedback!