Teen Gothic

anyone else feel lost and alone? i listen to goth music and it makes me feel sad, but also better at the same time. i wish i had more friends that felt this way. a lot of people just don't understand. sometimes i wish more people were like me, but at the same time i feel comfort in knowing i'm a lot different than most people i meet.

goth music sort of helps me bridge the gap between needing to be with people, needing to be needed but at the same time needing to be alone. it's like i want both, but i can never have it, i will never truly be happy. ever.

so the music is sort of therapy for me to at least give me some relief from the pain that i hope stops one day

title. i was thinking about how i talk to people about my taste in music, and how it differs between normies and other goth/alternative people. personally, when someone not alternative asks me about music, i always just say something along the lines of ‘dark 80’s music.’ i try to dance around the ‘goth’ word just because i don’t want the immediate knee-jerk reaction of people who don’t really know what it is making incorrect assumptions. how about you all, though?

here is my current playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6TQIq09Hdvh4YRIuCIN88b?si=9Xfi6jJhSLy0IK0DF7oEFw

if there are any bands that should or should not be on there please let me know!

also, if anyone has any good band recommendations like ploho or molchat doma i'd really like to hear them since i like that sound a lot.

Just posted my picks for new music releases from June – November. Not all of these are goth. There’s some electronic, industrial, shoegaze, and some others in the mix as well but still plenty of goth and darkwave! Music was a bit lighter on deathrock this season.

I am thinking of delving into fiverr as a bit of a side hustle to my current work situation, which is abysmal at the moment. I have mixed and mastered music (unprofessionally) for over ten years and would love to build up a resume by producing and mastering your tracks.

I am very influenced by the thick production of the Cocteau Twins and early Cure. If you have some recordings that you would like produced, please leave a comment or dm me.

Here is a sample of some work I have done:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw6YHn7jUVY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw4t-pS4gt8&list=OLAK5uy_mStel7NCr8CyBQ_7CrR89r2lYEXvVBLG0&index=8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuhTxuutGtE

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:

False Figure – "Castigations" [Deathrock] (CA, U.S.A) (Releases Tuesday, 1st November)

Slaughterhouse – "Halloween" [Deathrock] (CA, U.S.A)

Haunt Me – "Don't Fall Asleep" [Post-Punk / Darkwave] (TX, U.S.A)

Cataphiles – "Cataphiles" [Deathrock] (Germany)

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Want more? Check out our full 2021 Spreadsheet and now our 2022 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 work at a grocery store, and I guess the managers have a Spotify playlist for the music they put on in the store. One of my first times shopping as a customer, they played The Cure, and now, as a cashier, I get to listen to quite a bit of other goth music during the night. I have no clue who's adding these songs to the playlist, but I'm really glad they are. It's hard to find goths in my small city, let alone work at a place that sometimes plays goth music, so I just wanted to share because it's such a crazy thing to me 😭