Teen Gothic

Hey. I'm looking for albums or tracks with specific guitar sound. My absolute benchmarks are Cocteau Twins — "Shallow Then Hallo" and The Cure — "One Hundred Years". I need the guitar to be the absolute main focus of the mix. It must play a primitive, bleak, minimalistic riff with a heavy, "rusty", "wet" flanger or chorus drowned in a massive, cavernous studio reverb. Please avoid dry, angular post-punk and any boring, uninspired goth rock. I do not want theatrical, high-pitched, or shrieky vocals that ruin the atmosphere. I just want that heavy, massive, wet guitar wall of sound in an empty room with buried, dark, or detached vocals. Can be 80s, 90s, or modern coldwave/darkwave/shoegaze. Any hidden gems?

Before i became involved in the alternative community, I shopped at brands like hot topic and amazon for clothes. Since joining the community, I realize the error in buying fast fashion, especially from such places. I don't want to throw away my old clothes, even if they are fast fashion, but they simply don't look good in an outfit. They have that cheap, sanitized tacky look that all "alt" brand clothes have. I've already used a few t-shirts for fabric in DIY projects, but I would like to keep wearing some because I don't own many clothes. Any ideas on how to make them look better?​

Hello I have been looking for this song for a long time and I can not find it, please if you know who it is, thank you for your attention ☺️☺️

I remember a music video sometime in the 2010s, possibly even a little before that. It featured a female lead singer, and three male musicians. It was more low-key, gothic, and ethereal, shot in the snow, with everyone wearing black. I don't remember if it was actually filmed outside or in a studio. The main thing I remember about it is how intense the keyboardist was compared to how laid-back everyone else was.

I can't remember the name of the band, or anything else, but I think the girl was wearing a faux fur coat and matching hat.

If anyone knows what I'm talking about, please let me know! Google and Youtube are not helpful.

Thanks!

Edit: It isn't The Cure or anybwell-known band, I don't think. I could be wrong.

I heard a Siouxsie song a while ago with some amazing dark sounding Christmas type bells in the chorus. I can't find the song. Been looking forever. The bells come in during chorus without singing. The song is slowish. Can anyone help?

hellooo, i am one of the bassist in an irish gothic rock/deathrock band based in the midlands (closer to offally) and we are currently looking for a new singer.

Were all 16-19 so in that range is preferable

were mostly influenced by chistian death of both eras but also by bands like siouxsie, 45 grave, molchat doma and TON

if youre interested pls hit me up

i hope that is the right flare

Any sub genre is fine, bonus points if they are still touring and modern! 🙂

i’m currently obsessed with sad lovers & giants and would love to find similar post punk/goth bands that use brass instruments like sax and horns. i’ll take suggestions from any sub-genre. thanks in advance!

please delete if not allowed or let me know how to reword this, but i’m booking bands/dj’s/any live goth music for march 13th 2026c at philly on the rocks in erie Pennsylvania! there’s not a lot of original goth bands around this area so i just wanna get the word out 🙂 not sure what to tag either

Hi, so I'm super into Christian Death's first album (can't get enough), and I was wondering if there is anything else that sounds like it, or if that album is just too unique.

I also really like Nosferatu's first album and Switchblade Symphony's first album, if there's anything like those, too.

Thanks!