Teen Gothic

Genuine question. I first wondered about this when I saw a few comments on a tiktok profile’s video, where they mentioned being right-wing and held some not-so-wonderful political views. In the comments themselves, they were adamant about being labeled as goth and alternative.

If you are conservative, or in a group that isn’t as normally conforming to political beliefs of the majority of goths (as I’ve seen in my personal life, all the goths I’ve met are left-leaning), are you really goth? Punk is a different story. But are you goth if you’re on the right-leaning side of the political scale?

As for racists, fascists, bigots, or any of those sort, I don’t believe them to be welcomed in these sorts of communities to begin with.

And to note, this isn’t for me to argue for or against anyone’s beliefs or opinions. This is a question more so about how one labels themselves in their interests, and specifically, in the goth community. Please be respectful, this isn’t to create discourse.

Peace and love, thank you.

Hi children of the night!

can you contribute with a list of bands around the world? (put country in parentheses)
it can be deathrock, post-punk, dark punk, goth-rock, .. dark stuff .., etc..

btw, i've founded a portuguese band called Gritos da Morgue and i'm starting to record stuff for the first EP but i'm recording the instruments by myself now as it is very difficult to find musicians in my country, i mean queer musicians that are into our sound. Thank you!

I've been thinking about this for a while, as "listening to the music" always seems to be the criteria when people ask if someone is goth. A lot of people who dress quite goth get called posers or something like it because they don't listen to any goth bands, but don't the clothes have at least some say in the matter?

Absolutely fallen in love with this album overnight. Her voice is so heavenly,

I am looking for new songs for my playlist :3. But I would like to have similar sound to Sisters of Mercy! Thanks in advance 👀

Edit 1: Thank you all!

Hello, I really enjoy ethereal goth, specifically for the beautiful “heavenly voices” singing featured in artists such as Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance, Love Spirals Downwards, etc.

I am wanting to hear gothic rock or post-punk with male/masc vocalists that have the same soothing, melodic, ethereal vocal tones as those artists. I want to hear very smooth crooned or chant-like singing, as opposed to the more vibrato-heavy or gravelly singing that is a bit more common for masc vocalists of the genre.

Here are a few examples of songs that sum up what I’m looking for.

Lowlife – Wild Swan

Dead Can Dance – The Arcane

Lycia – Drifting

Eden – Healingbow

Emerald Vein – Existence

[disclaimer: I am already familiar with This Mortal Coil, Black Tape for a Blue Girl, and Soul Whirling Somewhere. The vocal styles fit, but musically, I want it to still sound more goth/post-punk oriented]