Teen Gothic

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.

like… no? gothic rock has existed a long time, and is pretty clearly definied with a relatively destinct sound. i could see some arguments being made for lumping in some adjacent genres, but saying any music goths like is goth music is a dumb argument since not only, like i said, does goth have a pretty clear musical definition, but also goths can like non goth music. i like hyperpop, that doesn't suddenly make 100 gecs a goth band.

plus, if you get rid of a definition for what goth music is other than stuff that goths like, then you also end up getting rid of a definition for goth

sorry for posting a lot of discussion posts, i'm a bit high and by extension wired/chatty lol. i didn't see anything in rules about repeat posts other than posting music, but i can take down some discussion posts if need be

Really enjoy the old style of music "witching hour, rosetta stone etc.). Are there some new bands that make similar stuff?

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!

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Here's some great new post-punk/goth releases:

Suzi Sabotage – Love at First Bite [Coldwave/Electronics, single] (Finland), released July 7th

Misery Eden – Thorns and Woes [Deathrock, debut EP] (Estonia), released July 14th

Tragic Black – Unsightly Visitations [Deathrock/Gothrock/Industrial, album] (USA, UT), released July 21th

Иштар [Ishtar] – Злость [Coldwave, single] (Russia), released August 11th

Aeon Sable – Aenigma [Goth Rock/Metal, album] (Germany), released August 18th

Pain Sigil – Demo [Darkwave/Goth Rock, EP] (USA, NJ), released August 24th

Harsh Symmetry – Imitation [Darkwave/Post-Punk/Synth-Pop, album] (USA, CA), releases on September 1st

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Want more? Check out our full 2021 Spreadsheet, 2022 Spreadsheet, and our new 2023 spreadsheet of Upcoming/Recently Released music.

Don't forget about our ever-growing list of post-punk, goth rock, darkwave, deathrock, etc. releasing labels!

i personally try to look for recs (i find the masterlist too big and overwhelming) and then listen to every one of the bands albums if i like them. is that what most others do, or do you prefer playlists or just looking thru the goth band masterlist and listening to all of them?

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!

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Here's some great new post-punk/goth releases:

Suzi Sabotage – Love at First Bite [Coldwave/Electronics, single] (Finland), released July 7th

Misery Eden – Thorns and Woes [Deathrock, debut EP] (Estonia), released July 14th

Tragic Black – Unsightly Visitations [Deathrock/Gothrock/Industrial, album] (USA, UT), released July 21th

Иштар [Ishtar] – Злость [Coldwave, single] (Russia), released August 11th

Aeon Sable – Aenigma [Goth Rock/Metal, album] (Germany), released August 18th

Pain Sigil – Demo [Darkwave/Goth Rock, EP] (USA, NJ), released August 24th

Harsh Symmetry – Imitation [Darkwave/Post-Punk/Synth-Pop, album] (USA, CA), releases on September 1st

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Want more? Check out our full 2021 Spreadsheet, 2022 Spreadsheet, and our new 2023 spreadsheet of Upcoming/Recently Released music.

Don't forget about our ever-growing list of post-punk, goth rock, darkwave, deathrock, etc. releasing labels!

I’m fairly new to the gothic community and i’m a little confused. There’s a lot of discourse going on currently on tiktok concerning gothic music about a band called ‘Strawberry Switchblades’. People are arguing its 90’s pop, but others are saying its a genre of gothic music. Can somebody help please?

hello!! Im a big fan of the bands Rosegarden Funeral Party and Christ vs Warhol. something that sticks out to me about these bands is that theyre female led and have fairly upbeat music. a lot of my playlist rn is male led and slow. i would really appreciate some song/band reccomendations! (bonus points if its metal! i love love love industrial and symphonic metal)

I really like this style of goth music but i dont know what subgenre it is. I want to listen to more like it. Can y'all please help?

OK I won't lie, I had no idea this was a music based culture till 2 months ago, but now that I'm listening to the music, now I'm noticing when I dress up (even in highschool) people would call me goth, what if I dressed like this and never listened to the music like I did in high-school, would that be an insult to the goth culture, do u think there should be an education system of goth culture vs stereotyping cuse u wear all black and spiked collars?