Grave Wave

Grave wave is a dark, experimental music genre characterized by its blend of post-punk, gothic rock, and electronic elements. Emerging in the 2000s, it drew inspiration from 1980s post-punk and industrial music, but with a distinctly modern, avant-garde twist. Defined by its use of distorted synths, driving drum machines, and introspective, often androgynous vocals, grave wave creates a sense of ominous unease. Popularized in the 2010s, the genre's cultural significance lies in its reflection of the anxieties and disillusionments of a post-millennial generation. Grave wave's relationship to other genres is marked by its fusion of noise rock's intensity with the atmospheric soundscapes of ambient and drone music. What sets it apart is its willingness to push boundaries, incorporating elements of noise, industrial, and avant-garde music to create a uniquely unsettling sound.

Latest Grave Wave Release
undefined album image
place of my own
Single - Released July 10, 2025
Top Artists Spotify Logo
Grimes
HEALTH
TR/ST
Purity Ring
John Maus
SALEM
Top Playlists
Goth Dance Party 10 Grave Wave artists
CHILLAX 5 Grave Wave artists
VAMPIRE GOTH NIGHT CLUB 3 Grave Wave artists
Chillwork 3 Grave Wave artists
Tove Lo Top Radio 2 Grave Wave artists
Mindless Self Indulgence Top Radio 2 Grave Wave artists

RecentMusic users are tracking 46 Grave Wave artists for new releases, and have access to the full timeline of 892 releases .

Join them and feed your new music addiction, and add the Grave Wave artists you love!

Get Started Browse Arists
  1. July 10, 2025
  2. June 30
  3. June 26
    undefined album image
    Dawn
    1 tracks
  4. June 17
  5. June 5
  6. May 30
  7. May 30
  8. May 28
  9. May 9
  10. May 5
  11. May 2
  12. April 25
  13. April 15
  14. April 8
    undefined album image
    Kids
    3 tracks
  15. April 3
  16. March 27
  17. March 21
  18. March 18
  19. March 14
    undefined album image
    Pulser
    2 tracks
  20. March 11
  21. March 10
  22. March 7
  23. March 6
    undefined album image
    MIMIC
    12 tracks
  24. February 23
    undefined album image
    idgaf
    1 tracks
  25. February 20
  26. February 19
  27. February 7
  28. January 15
  29. January 10
  30. December 13, 2024
  31. December 6
  32. December 6
  33. November 21
  34. November 15
  35. November 4
  36. November 4
  37. October 31
  38. October 31
  39. October 29
  40. October 29