taking a break from continuously working my ass off (yes, at 10:30pm, the second night in a row) to post some tunes.

im not normally into the gothic stuff, but florence and the machine do it for me for some reason. i think its a combination of the production values, the lush arrangements, and florence herself... that chick has some pipes.

of course, subject matter is typical goth... werewolves:

and ghosts:

and the like (although to my knowledge she has avoided the low-hanging vampire fruit thus far)... also, the songs often take the standard goth tropes and turn them on their head, like instead of pining away for a werewolf lover, she is turned and wants to hunt him and eat his bloody heart. which i figure is probably more like what the reality of such a moon-crossed pairing would be, and appeals to me, somehow :)