FEATURE: Goth is the New Black: 10 Albums from 2026 Carrying the Genre Forward


Here we are at another Halloween, the time when the rest of the music world tries to get on the same page as me when it comes to creepy music for the season, which I just call my normal listening. Goth continues to have its moment in various online communities, in part due to the appropriation of the fashion, which has less to do with its subculture than the music from which it was spawned. In the words of Morrissey from the song “Unlovable.” – 

“I wear black on the outside, because black is how I feel on the inside” 

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The Keening Share “Devotion III – The King” From Upcoming New Album on Relapse Records


The Keening band promotional photo by Angela H. Brown featuring Rebecca Vernon of SubRosa, post-rock doom folk, Relapse Records, Devotion era 2026

 The Keening, the project of SubRosa founder Rebecca Vernon, shares the new single “Devotion III – The King” and announces their sophomore album Devotion, out October 16 via Relapse Records. The heaviest track on the record and a sign of things to come. Watch it now and pre-order below. Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Chelsea Wolfe – The Dark


Since we are still pretending Mistake in Parting did not happen, The Dark (Loma Vista Recordings) is Chelsea Wolfe’s ninth “official” studio album. Here is where she steps into the big time, so to speak. It only makes sense, as artists she influenced like Ethel Cain are currently playing the fabulous Ms. Wolfe, so it is her time to step out from behind the ghostly veil of reverb and prove who she is by singing out with a more stripped, organic production for the soulful “Cold” that opens the album.  Continue reading →