Teen Gothic

I recently stumbled upon this band called Life On Venus which is labelled as Dream Pop and Shoegaze. While we know that some dream pop and shoegaze can sound similar to goth, this particular band sounds a little bit too goth for dream pop standards. It literally sounds more goth than a lot of bands labelled as darkwave and ethereal wave that are posted here. I would say it's on the same level as Drab Majesty and probably more goth than mid-era Cocteau Twins which is generally accepted here without questions. Here are a few songs, what do you think?

• Camera Obscura (this one has noisy shoegaze parts, but otherwise it sounds very goth-like)
• For the Kill (this one is on the same level as Drab Majesty and almost approaches Twin Tribes)
• What Lies Beneath (this also has a noisy shoegaze section but is otherwise very similar to Drab Majesty and Twin Tribes, even the vocals are a little bit similar to Drab Majesty and would not be out of place on a goth album)
• Summer (this one has a little bit more prominent bass which would not be out of place on a goth album)

If you don't think it's goth, then what makes it different from goth music in your opinion and where is the exact border between dream pop/post-punk and goth? So far the only things I can note are the noisy sections that are pretty different from what can be generally found in goth music, the vocals are a little bit different. Otherwise it easily passes as ethereal wave IMO.

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FFO : mid 80s to 90s Cocteau Twins, Robin Guthrie on guitars in the song.

I ran across some playlists with shoegaze and dream pop music, and I still can't differentiate one genre from the other, they're pretty much the same for me. Also, I've been listening to my bloody valentine, lush and Slowdive and I don't know if they're really goth bands. People tend to put Cocteau twins in the same box, but for me they're ethereal wave, am I wrong? Anyway, I don't mind listening bands that are not goth, I listen to metal as well, but I don't want to commit the mistake to classify/recommend bands telling my friends that they're goth, when they're not.