Gang Of Four “Ivanka (Things You Can’t Have)” Complicit There is nothing I need to add. Go4 has just taken quotes from Ivanka Trump and backing it out with a great industrial beat as usual. This is a great song. … Continue Reading
Depeche Mode “Cover Me” Spirit Has Depeche Mode sold their soul to someone? Their music never ages, yet it is in constant flux. Their new single, “Cover Me”, is one of the best tracks I’ve ever heard from them or … Continue Reading
United Sounds Of Joy “Where Those Who Fall Are Left Behind” War is A Force That Gives Us Meaning There is beauty in sadness, and United Sounds Of Joy are experts on sadness. Where Those Who Fall Are Left Behind sets a … Continue Reading
Matias Aguayo & The Desdemonas “Cold Fever” Sofarnapolis Wow, this is so great, so different, not for the weak or 45’s. This is gutsy music by a master. Partly goth, partly electronic, Matias Aguayo attacks music rather than just playing it. … Continue Reading
Baroque Monody “Pickford” Aphrodite Laughs This is an amazing album. Baroque Monody has written and performed a great group of tunes about women, a lot not often sung about. Most of the songs are written by Jennifer Elizabeth Rose, who … Continue Reading
Christian Dörge “Scotland Yard” Ghost Of A Bad Idea – The Very Best Of Christian Dörge My Munich goth hero has released an extensive greatest hits collection spanning the 25 years of his musical career. This is the ultimate in … Continue Reading
Lolahiko “Funeral” The Year We Died But Stayed Alive If there were awards for beautiful darkness, Lolahiko would definitely win. Coming from Los Angeles, Lolahiko is comprised of Lauren Marie and Ike Kawaguchi. Lolahiko is a definite love child, the … Continue Reading
Liz Brennan “Body Bags” Wow!!!! And we thought Lana del Ray was creepy?!?!. Liz Brennan is so wonderfully creepy and beautiful As her bio says: Liz Brennan is a singer-songwriter from New York who has combined many musical elements to … Continue Reading
Preoccupations “Degraded” Preoccupations Formally known as Viet Cong, Preoccupations changed their name after a series of important changes. When the four members of Preoccupations wrote and recorded their new record, they were in a state of near total instability. Years-long … Continue Reading
Liste Noire “Time Is Your Crime” Brace If you have never heard Liste Noire, you really need to do so NOW. This band is so amazing. Liste Noire is the new incarnation of the art-wave project Velvet Condom. Alice Gift and … Continue Reading
Lawrence Alexander Saynth “Only Monsters Survive (Short Version)” Only Monsters Survive Listen to this, watch this at your peril. This is creepy and beautiful all at the same time. Watching the video is like watching someone slowly go insane, and … Continue Reading
Warhaus “The Good Lie” We Fucked A Into Being First off, you name you new album, dropping in September, from a great quote from D. H. Lawrence’s “Lady Chatterly’s Lover”. Then you film your first video for the album, “The … Continue Reading
Antoine Diligent “The Harmonist” Futurisms Antoine Diligent is the solo project of musician Anthony Polcino. And “The Harmonist” is a dark, beautiful, gothic sound bite into a dark world. I love this song; it is so beautifully done. There is … Continue Reading
Bootblacks “8 Sub Rosa” Vein With the sound that’s half Bauhaus, half Joy Division, Bootblacks strike a new twist to the Goth sound. I love the way the song sneaks up on you, starting slow, then wham, and then, “8 … Continue Reading
Wild Wild Horses “Demon Days (Do It All Again)” Ordinary Life Wild Wild Horses are one of the greatest new bands I’ve heard for a long time. Hailing from London, Wild Wild Horses is comprised of members Jack Edwards (vocals, keys), … Continue Reading
The Antics “Girls Are Troublesome” The Antics keep coming up with amazing new music. Getting away from their Indie Roots, The Antics are moving to … Continue Reading
Zeke Hunter “Earth And Time” Wow, what an interesting sound. Zeke Hunter has this beautiful voice which is supported by the dark, NIN-type sound that just is an amazing mash-up. Honestly, Hunter voice sounds very ‘light’, as in sunshine, but … Continue Reading
New Order “Restless” (The Agoria Remix) Music Complete “Restless” is the first single off of New Order’s album, Music Complete. New Order is as great as ever, if older and more mature, still dark as ever. I have been a fan … Continue Reading
Lord Of The Lost “Full Metal Whore” Full Metal Whore Ever think that, oh well, at least nothing is as creepy as NIN or Marilyn Manson or Venin Carmin, well, forget it. Lord of the Lost is the creepiest band … Continue Reading
Ashbury Heights “Glow” The Looking Glass Society Thank Goddess for Sweden. For those of you (like myself, dear readers) who can’t get enough of Goth (with a capital G), here comes Ashbury Heights. What a beautiful, otherworldly, maybe after death, … Continue Reading