Hi, we're Close Italic and this song is about how death is all beautiful and stuff.
― John Darnielle, Thursday, 15 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Dave225, Friday, 16 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
― paul B, Saturday, 17 August 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
I couldn't find a rolling Goth thread for 2017 (and the 2016 version has, like, eight posts) so I'll tack this new (to me) discovery here.
I saw a band named Bestial Mouths was playing Philly so I checked it out. After listening to half of their last album Heartless, which came out last year on the ubiquitous Cleopatra label, I am going to the show.
The singer, Lynette Cerezo, gets compared a lot to Diamanda Galas and Siouxsie Sioux which is a little lazy (and not entirely accurate as she is not nearly the vocal lunatic that Galas is) but fine, it's still dark, occasionally twisted and very classic synth-propelled Gothic music that will make my wife dance and me do what metalheads do approximating dancing. They apparently hail from Los Angeles.
http://bestialmouths.bandcamp.com/album/heartlesshttp://open.spotify.com/album/6lDn5UbUPtbkchSrSh7rPg
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Wednesday, 8 March 2017 19:55 (seven years ago) link
I still wouldn't call Front 242 goths.
― Alex in NYC, Wednesday, 8 March 2017 20:52 (seven years ago) link
This is some proper goth stuff right here...
https://youtu.be/niIFIsqGq_8
― Alex in NYC, Wednesday, 8 March 2017 20:53 (seven years ago) link
Although I hear the Diamanda Galas reference much more prominently with this very strange video.
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Wednesday, 8 March 2017 20:57 (seven years ago) link
Just got back from the Philly show for Bestial Mouths. Strange show, a Monday night, kinda early as far as these things goes (the venue has an Indie Dance thing on Mondays that was going on after the show), sparsely attended by people who would not dance. If I, the aging metalhead, is dancing more than anyone else in the room, there's a problem.
The singer, Lynette Cerezo, was great though I would have preferred she didn't use as many effects on her voice live. Spoke with her briefly after the show, she was very nice, seemed appreciative of us being there. When I told her I was an old metal guy who still picked up on Diamanda Galas and The Banshees, she gave me a big hug. Picked up the last CD from last year (they just did a remix album which is only available digitally for $5 at BandCamp - I may pick it up). It was nice to see a band perform as they had a live drummer (who was quite good) and a guy playing synths.
http://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/17426165_10158392412610597_87703655585724304_n.jpg?oh=0fa9a37920d5737ce1135d413f0a89b7&oe=59551E9B http://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/17425952_10158392412615597_4338204759924528137_n.jpg?oh=359637a11aa2db53c32e403d924f9512&oe=595751F6http://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/17358934_10158392412620597_8059909975145400235_o.jpg?oh=324a7053b65d53b91a7a91e34c8a767f&oe=59662A10
The remix album can be found here: http://bestialmouths.bandcamp.com/album/still-heartless
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Tuesday, 21 March 2017 04:03 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjSkktZL7zk
― Carlotta's Portrait (Ross), Tuesday, 21 March 2017 05:46 (seven years ago) link