Kælan Mikla
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Kælan Mikla is an Icelandic post-punk band formed in 2013 in Reykjavík. The trio consists of lead vocalist Laufey Soffía, bassist Margrét Rósa Dóru-Harrýsdóttir and keyboardist Sólveig Matthildur Kris
Kælan Mikla performing in Madrid in 2019
Gothic rock
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Gothic rock is a subgenre of rock music which grew out of British post-punk in the late 1970s. The genre draws from gothic literature, nihilism, dark romanticism, poetry and tragedy. The style evolved
Kælan Mikla
…Margrét Rósa Dóru-Harrýsdóttir and keyboardist Sólveig Matthildur Kristjánsdóttir. Their music has been described as post-punk, dark wave, cold wave and gothic. The band's debut album Mánadans was recorded in 2014 and featured Matthildur on drums instead of synthesizer. They released a self-titled follow-up…
The Doors inspired the coining of the term "gothic rock" and were also an important influence of the genre
David Bowie influenced the post-punk bands that helped spawn the gothic rock genre
Siouxsie and the Banshees were one of the first British bands to play a post-punk music with gothic overtones; Siouxsie Sioux pictured in November 1980
Gothic rock band Bauhaus performing live in August 2006