Teen Gothic

Post your links to new releases from 2000 or later, let's give some focus to new music. In the list below, you'll find some new releases from the past few weeks!

Here's some great new releases:

• Gallowmaker – "Ghost Orchid" [Deathrock] [Single] (WA, USA) [Released June 2, 2026]
• Eat My Teeth – "Eat My Teeth" [Anarcho Deathrock] [EP] (Poland) [Released June 24, 2026]
• Garden of Dystopia – "The Long Transition From Death To Wisdom" [Ethereal Wave/Dream Pop] [Album] (Latvia) [Released June 26, 2026]
• The Autumn Aurora – "Plastic Altar" [Post-Punk/Goth Rock] [Debut Single] (Italy) [Released June 26, 2026]
• Midnight Passage – "Ritualist" [Post-Punk/Coldwave] [Album] (Russia) [Released June 26, 2026]
• SexBlood – "Radium Girl" [Goth Rock] [Single] (France) [Released June 27, 2026]

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• 2024
• 2025

Don't forget about our ever-growing list of post-punk, goth rock, darkwave, deathrock, etc. releasing labels and our sidebar for a calendar of upcoming releases!

If you want to post music you'd most likely hear in a goth club, please subscribe to r/gothclub.

Post your links to new releases from 2000 or later, let's give some focus to new music. In the list below, you'll find some new releases from the past few weeks!

Here's some great new releases:

• Left For Pleasure – "Claymore" [Coldwave] [Album] (Germany) [Released October 17, 2025]
• H.Ä.L.T. – "II" [Goth Rock/Deathrock] [Album] (Canada) [Released October 17, 2025]
• Social Youth Cult – "Close to Nothing" [Goth Rock] [Single] (Newcastle upon Tyne, UK) [Released October 18, 2025]
• Nite – "NITE" [Post-Punk/Darkwave/Synth-Pop] [Album] (TX, USA) [Released October 21, 2025]
• Desencarnats – "Saudade" [Deathrock/After Punk] [EP] [Colombia] [Releases October 31, 2025]

Want more? Check out our other spreadsheets:

• 2021
• 2022
• 2023
• 2024
• 2025

Don't forget about our ever-growing list of post-punk, goth rock, darkwave, deathrock, etc. releasing labels and our sidebar for a calendar of upcoming releases!

If you want to post music you'd most likely hear in a goth club, please subscribe to r/gothclub.

I like music that is emotional and also technical

This is probably not worth a discussion thread, but I find it interesting how the reverse is usually true for most people trying to get into goth (ie loving the look but not the music).

For me, it's very, very easy to like the many branches of goth music (death rock and ethereal wave being my favourite genres under the umbrella). As it's understood, you can't call yourself a goth if you don't like the music. But are you a goth if you ONLY like the music?

I'm not a spooky person, but I can't get enough of the reverberating guitars and dreary melodies. The style can look very beautiful, but I'd feel suffocated if I dressed in the same style everyday.

I'm not looking to categorize myself in anything, but I was curious to see who else was in the same boat.

Post your links to new releases from 2000 or later, let's give some focus to new music. In the list below, you'll find some new releases from the past few weeks!

Here's some great new releases:

• Left For Pleasure – "Claymore" [Coldwave] [Album] (Germany) [Released October 17, 2025]
• H.Ä.L.T. – "II" [Goth Rock/Deathrock] [Album] (Canada) [Released October 17, 2025]
• Social Youth Cult – "Close to Nothing" [Goth Rock] [Single] (Newcastle upon Tyne, UK) [Released October 18, 2025]
• Nite – "NITE" [Post-Punk/Darkwave/Synth-Pop] [Album] (TX, USA) [Released October 21, 2025]
• Desencarnats – "Saudade" [Deathrock/After Punk] [EP] [Colombia] [Releases October 31, 2025]

Want more? Check out our other spreadsheets:

• 2021
• 2022
• 2023
• 2024
• 2025

Don't forget about our ever-growing list of post-punk, goth rock, darkwave, deathrock, etc. releasing labels and our sidebar for a calendar of upcoming releases!

If you want to post music you'd most likely hear in a goth club, please subscribe to r/gothclub.

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’ve seen posts/comments that divide them for example, “goth and darkwave” “goth and deathrock”, I thought they were all together considered goth music?

It just gets frustrating when you’ve listened to a lot of the genres, find a song you think is goth and someone says “no that’s post punk” “no that’s darkwave” are those.. not all goth?

hey everyone!

I'm afrikaans and I was wondering if there's other afrikaaners here and mostly I wanna find alternative afrikaans music, I doubt there's goth afrikaans bands but anything would be great! I know of fokofpolisiekar (fck of police car) and like em but idk many others, I know of a lesbian rapper who sadly passed away by the name of "angie oeh" but idk much else.

also I was 7 when my family left South Africa and it feels kinda difficult to find friends my age especially those who are allies or even queer. I know of Voëlvry the movement and listening to some of the songs now but theyre not my music taste.

thanks!

Hey :] For context: I gave Gothic music a shot a long while and I must say with all my respect it simply isnt my thing. Maybe I listened to the wrong artists or maybe it just really isnt my thing. I felt the same way about HipHop til I discovered psychodelic HipHop, which made me fall in love with this genre. I have now decided to give Gothic music again a try and maybe follow the Same direction as with HipHop, since I seem to like athmospheric music.

And here I am asking if anybody has perhaps any recommendations for this similar feel in Gothic Music? :] Would appreciate any response