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Goth Leaning

Myself, and likely the artists that wrote these tracks, wouldn't straight up call them "goth" but they certainly evoke feelings and sounds from that genre.
Moev - Rotting Geraniums (1982)

Moev - Rotting Geraniums

13 May 2025
Release : Rotting Geraniums
Year : 1982

During a recent visit to Vancouver that’s currently wrapping up, a nice haul of records was found, including a number of Canadian underground classics such as this early EP and its title track “Rotting Geraniums” by Moev.

The Faint - Blank-Wave Arcade

The Faint - Call Call

7 March 2025
Release : Blank-Wave
Year : 1999

The 1999 album Blank-Wave Arcade by synth punk group The Faint contains two tracks that cleverly share the same riff. Some déja vu action indeed!

The Vanishing - Still Lifes Are Failing

The Vanishing - Lovesick

28 February 2025
Release : Still Lifes Are Failing
Year : 2004

The Vanishing‘s “Lovesick” from their second and final album Still Lifes Are Failing is a somewhat obscure yet prevailing dancefloor classic from San Francisco’s dark synth-punk scene of the early 2000s.

Second Layer - World Of Rubber

Second Layer - Black Flowers

19 January 2025
Release : World Of Rubber
Year : 1981

World Of Rubber by UK post-punk duo Second Layer was lucky find from many years ago, and its closing track “Black Flowers” a moody fave.

DA! - Dark Rooms

DA! - Dark Rooms

9 January 2025
Release : Dark Rooms
Year : 1981

Released in 1981, the track “Dark Rooms” by the short-lived Chicago post-punk group DA! goes for slow moving dramatics with accompanying promo video.

Neon - Rituals

Neon - My Blues Is You

26 September 2024
Release : Rituals
Year : 1985

A brief look at the track “My Blues Is You” by the classic Italian dark post-punk/new wave group Neon and their fusion of guitars and electronics.