Teen Gothic

I apologize if I get any of this information wrong, as I'm somewhat new to the genre of gothic stuff, but I'm absolutely loving what I'm consuming so far! I say "somewhat" because I'm familiar with a couple of bands, such as Bauhaus, and Type-O Negative. I'm also a fan of the post-punk/new-wave stuff that sort of ties into goth, like Joy Division.

I've been listening to Spotify's Dark and Gothic playlist while studying for my finals all morning, and while I've absolutely enjoyed everything I've heard, a few songs that I found myself really attached to were "Sacrifice" by London After Midnight, "Spiritual Cramp" by Christian Death, and "Pale Empress" by The Merry Thoughts. I really enjoyed Sacrifice and Pale Empress because it reminded me of my SO and pictured her and I just dancing like goofballs while listening to it, so needless to say, I'm definitely going to wanna check out more of the dark, romantic type stuff. I enjoyed the Christian Death song because I had heard of the band before, and I remember particularly being interested in the frontman, because he sounded like the kind of care-free, flamboyant, eccentric personality that I really admire in people. Being weird and just being yourself. I love it.

I also recently discovered the show Dark Shadows (which I saw Johnny Depp's movie of, and I liked it but this was years before I knew about the show), and from the very first episode that I watched, I fell in love. I don't know why – it's in black and white, the acting is a little corny sometimes, very slow paced, it's got a bajillion episodes, and it's nothing revolutionary by today's standards, but it has this odd charm that I just can't get enough of and I'm absolutely hooked.

Sorry for the long post, I just wanted to dump my appreciation for this scene, and if anyone has any tips or recommendations that I should go check out based on what I've enjoyed so far, please let me know!

Does anyone else have songs or bands you disliked your first few playthroughs, but you came back to later and now it either gives you chills or you have it on repeat. For me a lot of Sex Gang Children's stuff I wasn't a huge fan of years ago, but I came across Saraband for Dead Lovers and now I'm starting to get into their stuff more especially the album Bastard Art!. Also didn't care for the song Celebrity Gala by Les Fleur Du Mal even though I love their other stuff, but came back to it and have started to really enjoy it. Curious what songs/bands others may have like this if any.