Teen Gothic

Dm me!:)

Before I started listening to and became thoroughly familiar with Goth, I had zero clue what it sounded like and thought maybe it was either really loud and clangy almost similar to metal, or that it was still loud but quasi dancey like Industrial, and people danced to it at “dark raves” or underground nightclubs and such. And then I discovered it and I thought wow this is hella good music, no matter what subgenre it is. And that’s the other thing I like about goth, is that there’s quite the number of subgenres and they can sound very different from one another and yet we can still identify that minor chord or that distinct tone of dread that makes them all similar to each other. What about you guys? Did you already have an idea what goth music was like before you got to listen to it?

It was a confusing time for me. I kept having doubts about my career, about my creative aspirations, about my identity.

Is it just used to describe any post punk alternative genre? Bc ik dark wave is goth but synth wave isn't.

I love love love being goth but I genuinely don't understand why. I love the music, the art, the fashion, the makeup, and the hair more than any other style I've explored. I guess I just never thought I'd love a certain style this much. I feel so at home being a part of the style, maybe because the beliefs/attitudes of goths resonate with me so much? The way that music, fashion, makeup, literature, and values/beliefs are intertwined in so fascinating to me.

Is it the dark style? The music, art, or literature? The fashion and makeup and hair? What about goth draws you into the subculture? What does being goth mean to you, and how do you express it? How does the fashion and music illustrate the core values of the subculture?

Sorry to sound like an English teacher, but I really want to discuss this and have no goth friends or know any long-term goths haha