Dark wave goth with all the right notes, classic sound.
Give My Remains to Broadway – My Will Is Not My Own
Lebanon Hanover – Sci-Fi Sky
This is cold wave.
I don’t know that the fact they don’t (can’t?) properly play their instruments (which includes voice) in most songs is form over substance, an aesthetic choice, or just shows that in this genre it’s not the musical prowess that matters. In any case, it gives the album a noisy bedroom DYI feel.
Black Angel – Kiss of Death
For goth rock, there’s this triangulation of post-punk to glam-velvet to rocker-dudes, and I could paint the amoeba visualization for all albums based on their style in this triangle. This one’s the least post-punk, and about equal rock-and-roll and glam. This is not goth to be sad about but one to dance to and drink deep crimson wine from large brass chalices by.
Rendez-Vous – Distance
True post-punk, classic sound.
Traitrs – Rites And Ritual
It’s post-punk, but feels like coldwave indie, very surprisingly coming from Canada.
Bragolin – I Saw Nothing Good So I Left
These guys have one more album besides the one they credit together with Adam Tristar. It’s just as good with beautiful and soft darkwave melodies. I find this album emotionally rich and to go under my skin like good goth music does. Beautiful cover art, too.
Bragolin vs Adam Tristar – Let Out The Noise Inside
I wrote previously about Adam Tristar after I first saw him live. I’ve been going back to his music regularly and since then I’ve realized that his first record is probably my favorite, so this is a nod to that. Darkwave electronic goth stuff.
Angels Of Liberty – Servant Of The Grail
Classic goth rock. Besides the gloom and darkwave, some songs have a great hook, almost having a glam feel to them (like Son of Serpent and The Last Vampire).
Darkways – Resonance
Another amazing goth record. Fantastically captured mood, classic sound, mix of post-punk and synths, with an occasional futurepop flair.
Twin Tribes – Pendulum
Classic post-punk goth sound and vibes.