Ladytron’s album 604 was a perfect example of the maligned electroclash subgenre: full of dispassionate lyrics about boredom and irony. Half Ghost is probably the best goth album of this decade. Whereas Shivers’ earlier songs used a cutesy Casiotone, the synths on this album are deliciously dreamy, juxtaposing against the singer’s girlishly nasal, enchanting vocals. Half Ghost is a moody, lo-fi sequence of short songs that take the symbolism of haunted houses quite seriously. Shivers is the alter ego of Tijuana-based artist You Schaffner, who uses the character to explore the more macabre parts of her psyche. Mexican goth queen Dani Shivers has been releasing low-budget DIY music videos on YouTube for years, these short films are a perfect distillation of her understated witchy essence.
The perfect addition to your Halloween party playlist. Songs like My Body’s A Zombie for You and Werewolf Heart were as sweet as bite-sized trick-or-treat snacks - careful, you might have some cavities after listening. The one full-length LP this bizarre troupe produced was a strange little self-titled album: Each cute track used different kinds of monsters as metaphors for different kinds of heartbreak. with a children’s choir dressed in makeshift spooky costumes, selling out local DIY venues throughout the country. Here’s a little known fact: For a time, Hollywood heartthrob Ryan Gosling was the lead singer in an ultra-twee, indie horror punk band called Dead Man’s Bones. We’re thinking outside the box when it comes to tunes that will shake your bones, so we’ve curated an unranked list of blood-curdling contemporary albums so you can have a soundtrack ready for your socially distanced Halloween parties. In this apocalyptic era, Halloween is taking on a very different meaning, and might require more isolation than the holiday normally calls for, leaving many in a monstrous mood. Horror-obsessed punks and gothic artists have created some excellent music that works any time of year - but especially well during October. Without Warning by Metro Boomin, 21 Savage, and Offset