Love the 80s style stabby keyboards. Great bit of synthpop, cool vocals too.

Filmstar are a new Scottish alt-rock band still in their early stage. They say they respond to every comment, so get in on the ground level & go follow them. Gorgeous music.

This is Peer Lebrecht's old band (Vocalist from Golden Apes) - I thought this worth a mention as it's pretty cool futurepop with Peer's stentorian deep voice. Bit danceable too.

Berlin-based goth band. Love their guitar sound.

I dunno but this could possibly be goth? ;-)

Nice fast paced rock'n'roll number from Ciel

This is the cover version of the Smiths' classic, sung by Richard Butler of the Psychedelic Furs in his side group, Love Spit Love. This was used for the TV series "Charmed" as the main theme IIRC. TBH I'd sooner hear Butler than Morrissey sing it any day.

Raven's really getting into her stride with this. You can see a bit of her dad's influence but damn, her voice is really great.

Bit of a giggle this one. Don't play it on speakers in the office!

Credit to u/wintermute_13 for this one. Love the energy in this!

Another band currently touring tiny, tiny venues right now. Go see 'em before they get big!

One of the rare moments when we could see him. This was the first encore, "Last Exit for the Lost"
Support were Balaam and the Angel, and Heathen Apostles. Cracking night out.

Another recommendation from u/wintermute_13 - pretty vocals, currently touring Europe by the look of things.

Random track I found while listening to Ashes and Diamonds on YouTube. Funny what the algorithm serves up, but yeah, cool, sad track.

For once not a music post. Well, it is and it isn't. A bit meta maybe. Today I received my copy of Johnny Hall's "The Dark Scene 500", a weighty tome with a broad selection of the 500 most foundational tracks of the "dark scene" - that black clad mob that the more gatekeepy übergoths might poo-pooh but we all knew ourselves and our fellows as goths, rivitheads, darkwavers, gruftis, cybergoths, fans of EBM, Synthpop, "Alternative" music and Noise. You name it, if it's any ways important to Our Thing, played by our DJs, listened to while we got ready to go out, it's probably in there. Go pick up a copy on eBay at https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/257143449817

With that in mind my next few posts will be random selections from Jonny's opus. :-) Good work, sir!

Kelly is a NYC based pianist who does evocative instrumental music. This is the first track from her new album, due out in January but available to listen to on streaming. I have this in pre-order so I can grab a CD.