Oddly perhaps, She Past Away has become synonymous with darkwave and goth over their ten years of existence – oddly since their lyrics of “minimalist poetry” are entirely sung in their native Turkish tongue. While unfamiliar to some, Turkish has a beastly beauty all its own and something about those vocals oozes gothic undertones such that when … Continue reading She Past Away – Sanri (Hallucination)
Singer/songwriter Andrew Clinco (aka Deb DeMure) leads this Los Angeles neo-goth band that began in 2011 with three albums out now and a worldwide following. This particular cut taken from their second album Demonstration correspondingly affirms their talent for dark emotion-laden melodies and interesting, albeit at times, mournful lyric choices. “39 By Design” was written in remembrance of the 39 members of the Heaven’s Gate cult (“religious group” according to Wikipedia) that were supposed to have … Continue reading Drab Majesty – 39 By Design
As you may have already noticed, posts will vary from riotous punk at times to synth-pop on occasion, yet mostly frequent the dark and fervent. In this case, it is a brooding tune of gothic chamber music from Jonathan Bree, sometimes playfully described as “dark Disney”. This, his biggest … Continue reading Jonathan Bree – You’re So Cool [2018]
The light simplicity with which this tune begins is deceptive as it slowly, resolutely builds to a driving intensity, a thunderous wall-of-sound with screeching guitars and then back again. The monochrome-shot video’s contrast matches finely with the see-saw measure of the song itself, while the subject matter aligns properly with their new album’s title, “Architecture”. Scratch me until it bleeds… Continue reading IST IST – Right Before Your Eyes
Heartfelt, deep and swimmingly smooth, such is this masterpiece of songwriting. In the comments, Wonder List states, “The chorus sounds like a male voice, but that’s actually Obel’s voice pitched-down and layered to make it sound ghostly – what she calls ‘secret singing’ … Continue reading Agnes Obel – Familiar
