Album Title: Fallen
Artist: Evanescence
Genre: Gothic metal, nu-metal
Date: 4/7/26
First Listen?: No
Favorite Track: Whisper
Thoughts: Apologies for no new entries in a bit. Was in the mood to relisten to this album because of the most recent Jenny Nicholson video about The Incubus (2010)... Sometimes angsty rock music really does hit the spot

Album Title: The Hunt
Artist: Ulvesang
Genre: Neo-folk
Date: 3/21/26
First Listen?: Yes
Favorite Track: The Dance
Thoughts: Man it sucks how neo-folk is one of those genres where you have to extensively check to make sure that the band members aren't hateful weirdos, because I absolutely love the sound. Thankfully this band passed the sniff test with full marks, which is good because this album is absolutely gorgeous and atmospheric and might be a new favorite of mine. (Girl who only plays WolfQuest hearing an acoustic guitar voice) getting a lot of wolfquest vibes from this...

Album Title: Echoes
Artist: The Rapture
Genre: Post-punk, dance punk
Date: 3/19/26
First Listen?: Yes
Favorite Track: Sister Savior
Thoughts: Apologies for the little break I keep forgetting to log my albums... But my girlfriend said this one was good and I greatly enjoyed it!

Album Title: In The Shadow Of The Angel
Artist: IKON
Genre: Goth rock
Date: 3/9/26
First Listen?: Yes
Favorite Track: Condemnation
Thoughts: Liked what I've heard from this band before so I gave this album a spin. Quite good gothic rock!

Album Title: 50 Words for Snow
Artist: Kate Bush
Genre: Ambient, art pop
Date: 3/5/26
First Listen?: No
Favorite Track: Snowed In at Wheeler Street
Thoughts: It's crazy how Kate Bush made getting laid by a snowman sound sensual and tragic and ethereal and we just let her do it. Anyway I hadn't given this one a good listen in a long time and I maintain that it is woefully underrated as a part of her catalogue. It is so beautiful. My favorite of the words for snow is Wenceslas air, by the way...

Album Title: The Sensual World
Artist: Kate Bush
Genre: Art pop
Date: 3/5/26
First Listen?: No
Favorite Track: Rocket’s Tail
Thoughts: Been having a lot of stocking shifts where I can just put on some music and work and Kate has been keeping me good company.

Album Title: Haunted
Artist: Stare
Genre: Goth rock, ethereal wave
Date: 3/1/26
First Listen?: Yes
Favorite Track: Mouth to Mouth
Thoughts: A truly amazing example of ethereal wave as a subgenre, lingering in that twilight place between life and death. I only wish it was easier to track this one down since the only youtube mirror seems to be incomplete but the version on Spotify has a bunch of CD skips on all the best tracks. WORTH IT THOUGH. Every track could have been a favorite but the Mouth to Mouth cover is truly incredible.

Album Title: To Bestial Gods
Artist: This Burning Effigy
Genre: Goth rock, ethereal wave
Date: 2/25/26
First Listen?: No
Favorite Track: Amaunet (The Unknown Goddess)
Thoughts: Top 10 albums that make you feel like you've been let in on an ancient and unknowable secret inside a crumbling stone ruin

Album Title: Theatre of Vampires
Artist: Lestat
Genre: Goth rock
Date: 2/24/26
First Listen?: Yes
Favorite Track: The Perfect Illusion
Thoughts: I really liked that other album so I decided to give their debut a spin as well. I quite liked it but not as much as Vision of Sorrows.

Album Title: Vision of Sorrows
Artist: Lestat
Genre: Goth rock, dark wave
Date: 2/19/26
First Listen?: Yes
Favorite Track: Baptism
Thoughts: I’ve always heard good things about this album so I gave it a spin. It really hits the sweet spot of “I could go crazy to this in the club” while also being more spooky and atmospheric. Good stuff!

Album Title: Something
Artist: Chairlift
Genre: Alt pop
Date: 2/19/26
First Listen?: Yes
Favorite Track: Amanaemonesia
Thoughts: Saw the music video for Amanaemonesia and thought it was a really strong track so I checked out the album. It was really good, one of my other favorite tracks was Wrong Opinion. The more I chew on this album the more I like it, but Amanaemonesia is by far the best track on it.

Album Title: Mil Siluetas
Artist: La Union
Genre: New wave
Date: 2/18/26
First Listen?: Yes
Favorite Track: Mil Siluetas
Thoughts: My girlfriend loves loves loves this band :) I listened while playing Umamusume after I got home from work.

Album Title: Bloodletting
Artist: Concrete Blonde
Genre: Goth rock, rock
Date: 2/17/26
First Listen?: No
Favorite Track: Bloodletting (The Vampire Song)
Thoughts: A big favorite of mine so I put it on while I did my dailies in Umamusume this morning. I was training Vampire Rice Shower so it felt appropriate and the album finished right as I completed my run. Neat! God I love this album

Album Title: Vanishing Vision
Artist: X JAPAN
Genre: Metal, J-rock, visual kei
Date: 2/16/26
First Listen?: Yes
Favorite Track: Phantom of Guilt
Thoughts: Despite how I’ve been dipping my toes into V-Kei for a little while I never actually listened to much X Japan despite how influential they are. This album rocks and I definitely want to listen to more of their stuff now...

Album Title: The Apple Tree Under The Sea
Artist: Hemlocke Springs
Genre: Synth pop, art pop
Date: 2/16/26
First Listen?: Yes
Favorite Track: sense (is)
Thoughts: I've consistently loved everything Hemlocke Springs has put out- this is her first proper album release and it's full of total jams! I've always really liked how her style takes a lot of queues from 80s New Wave without feeling overly nostalgia bait-y. This album lived up to my anticipation! Go check it out :)