Folk Horror Inspires Midnight Syndicate’s New Album ‘Plankett’s Grove’

The Rosney Residence in Plankett's Grove (Photo credit: Midnight Syndicate)
The Rosney Residence in Plankett’s Grove (Photo credit: Midnight Syndicate)

Midnight Syndicate has released a new full-length album, and you’re going to want to add it to this spooky season’s playlist. With Plankett’s Grove, composers Edward Douglas and Gavin Goszka took inspiration from folk horror to create a soundscape that brims with eerie effects. The result is a deeply immersive listening experience.

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Redder Moon Unveils New Music Video for Goth Ballad “If You’re Falling, Dive”

Redder Moon members Jeremiah James Gonzales and Sergio Gonzales-Gonzales
Redder Moon members Jeremiah James Gonzales and Sergio Gonzales-Gonzales

Redder Moon is a Latinx gothic new wave band based in Kansas City, Missouri. Cousins Jeremiah James Gonzales (frontman and songwriter) and Sergio Gonzales-Gonzales (touring bassist) are Mexican American and the faces of the group. The duo just debuted a new music video for “If You’re Falling, Dive,” which is the title track of their latest full-length album of the same name. The video showcases deep contemplation transpiring within the shadows. 

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Hurtsfall’s New Track “Memento Mori” Reflects on the Impermanence of Life

Hurtsfall (Photo credit: Heidi Helliwell)
Hurtsfall (Photo credit: Heidi Helliwell)

UK-based band Hurtsfall has come out with a new single titled “Memento Mori.” The darkwave/post-punk group is no stranger to macabre subject matter when it comes to their music, and their latest release confronts death head on. It’s brooding, introspective, and, oddly enough, pulsing with life.

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A Limited-Time Selena Exhibit Graces the Grammy Museum

Selena: From Texas to the World exhibit at the Grammy Museum
Selena: From Texas to the World exhibit at the Grammy Museum

The most recent exhibit I attended had nothing to do with Halloween or horror but was special for me to experience—Selena: From Texas to the World. Selena was a Tejana singer who made major strides in the music industry as a Latina and Mexican American artist. For a limited time, the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles is hosting a pop-up exhibition showcasing personal items from the icon’s collection. Let me take you inside.

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Luci Ferrum’s New EP ‘Post Mortem Invictus’ Evokes the Essence of the 90s Industrial Scene 

Musician Luci Ferrum
Musician Luci Ferrum

Luci Ferrum is making her mark in the industrial and eletro music spaces. Born in Russia and now based in the Dominican Republic, she’s bringing her blend of hypnotic digital beats to listeners worldwide and diversifying the Caribbean soundscape. She recently came out with a new EP titled Post Mortem Invictus, a project that explores the depths of raw emotions and delivers rhythms that strike you to the core.

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Post-Punk Band Low Blows Explores the Existential Void in Their Second LP

Low Blows (Photo credit: Eduardo Cañas)
Low Blows (Photo credit: Eduardo Cañas)

A few years have passed since Low Blows last album release, and they’re ready to unleash new music. The post-punk band based in Barcelona, Spain, is dropping their self-titled album to usher in 2026. It’s their second LP and my introduction to the group. As soon as the opening track started playing, my ears perked up and wanted to hear more.

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Twin Tribes Releases New EP ‘Ecos’ & Announces Latin American Tour

Twin Tribes members Luis Navarro and Joel Niño, Jr. (Photo credit: @randvmb)
Twin Tribes members Luis Navarro and Joel Niño, Jr. (Photo credit: @randvmb)

Twin Tribes is embarking on yet another exciting chapter in their music careers. Band members Luis Navarro and Joel Niño, Jr. unveiled a new EP this past September titled Ecos and will be heading out on a Latin American tour later this fall. I had the pleasure of interviewing the duo to talk about the EP and upcoming shows.

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Violette Rain’s New Single “Follow the Crows” Evokes Enchanted Autumnal Vibes

Photo credit: Paul Cosby
Photo credit: Paul Cosby

As autumn wraps us up in its crisp embrace and the nights grow longer, there is a song that can be heard emanating from the depths of the forest. At least this is the vision that permeates my mind when I listen to “Follow the Crows” by Violette Rain. The newly released single embraces the spirit of the fall season and All Hallows’ Eve and will bewitch all those who lend an ear to its melody.

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Midnight Syndicate’s New EP ‘Darkened Corners’ Arrives Just in Time for Spooky Season

Album artwork by French artist Pascal Casolari
Album artwork by French artist Pascal Casolari

Since the 1990s, Midnight Syndicate has been haunting the music circuit with their spine-tingling melodies. Edward Douglas and Gavin Goszka are the pair behind the music project. They specialize in the gothic and horror music genres and are authorities in creating dark atmospheric soundscapes. Their work has been used in films, video games, Halloween attractions, and more worldwide. This fall season, Midnight Syndicate has given fans a treat with a new EP, Darkened Corners.

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Black Rose Moves Drops Debut EP: ‘Death Dance’

Grant Leon and Mark Neat of Black Rose Moves
Grant Leon and Mark Neat of Black Rose Moves

There’s no better release date for a goth EP than on Friday the 13th. During June, Black Rose Moves unveiled their debut EP, Death Dance. The duo is based in Birmingham, England, and consists of Grant Leon and Mark Neat. Their latest project is bound to pull at the heartstrings of macabre souls.

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