With the month of October less than a day away I couldn’t think of a better album to be listening to to get into a suitably goth mood. the Berlin California trio might as well be from Germany circa 1982 for all of their industrial goth glory. They sound like Todd Fink of The Faint, Ian Curtis of Joy Division, and Danny Elfman of Oingo Boingo joined together to create a goth supergroup produced by Skinny Puppy. Seriously, I can’t stress the authentic goth feel enough. Someone get me a cape and some plastic fangs. Fans of She Wants Revenge will find a lot to like here. Including, straight ahead synths, deadpan vocals, an off kilter, yet foreboding atmosphere, and, yes, even some playful horns.

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Mt Sims – Dig it In

Mt Sims – The Bitten Bite Back

Bryan Scary is an artist that hails from the town of Scaryville, where he and his band the Shredding Tears work to create timeless piano driven retro pop with a slight macabre edge. These guys sound like what The Fever would have sounded like if they had been obsessed with timeless pop instead of jittery post-punk. The glam stomps featured on their Shredding Tears EP, are reminiscent of David Bowie and T-Rex’s early work with Beatles and Queen size hooks. The sound is expansive and airy but at the same time there’s a sinister feeling that prevents it from being a sunny day pop number. Like the tune, “Misery Loves Company”, that bounces along with a catchy piano riff but the vocoder and Air-like breakdown adds an ethereal extra element that will have you looking over your shoulder while you skip down the road.

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MP3 – The Shredding Tears – Desdemona’s Leaving Town

MP3 – The Shredding Tears – Misery Loves Company