Southern Gothic

Southern Gothic music blends dark, haunting themes with folk, country, and blues influences, evoking the eerie, decayed beauty of the American South. Often rooted in storytelling, the lyrics explore sin, sorrow, and redemption, weaving tales of ghosts, outcasts, and moral decay. The sound is gritty and atmospheric—banjos and fiddles meet reverb-heavy guitars, minor chords, and crooning or growling vocals that convey both anguish and defiance. Drawing from Appalachian traditions, gospel, and outlaw country, Southern Gothic music channels an unsettling yet deeply soulful energy, lingering like a faded ghost story on a humid night.

Latest Southern Gothic Release
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Hallelujah! Don't Let The Devil Fool Ya
Album - 8 Tracks - Released October 10, 2025

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16 Horsepower
Aaron James
Abe Partridge
Adia Victoria
Afton Wolfe
Andrea and Mud
Ashleigh Flynn & The Riveters
Bettin' on the Mule
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Blood on the Harp
Bobbie Gentry
Bror Gunnar Jansson
Casii Stephan
Colin Miller
David Franklin Courtright
Dead Soldiers
Drive-By Truckers
Earl Lee Grace
Eli Waltz
Eloise Chamber
Heathen Apostles
High Lonesome
Jim White
John Paul White
Kate Rhudy
Ledfoot
Lily Belle
Look Homeward
Lorkin O'Reilly
Lux Interna
Mamer
Ol Wallace
Robert Finley
Shawn James
Sons of Perdition
Tav Falco
The Dead South
The Deep Dark Woods
The Dirt
The Henry Girls
The Hooten Hallers
The Muddy Souls
The Outlaws
The Prickly Pair
The Resonant Rogues
The Theater Fire
Those Poor Bastards
Tom Ovans
Tom Waits
Walt Adams
witherupinthepines
The Dead South
Tom Waits
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Drive-By Truckers
Shawn James
The Outlaws
John Paul White
Bobbie Gentry
Robert Finley
Ol Wallace
Lorkin O'Reilly
16 Horsepower
The Deep Dark Woods
Adia Victoria
Those Poor Bastards
Bror Gunnar Jansson
The Resonant Rogues
Walt Adams
Ledfoot
Jim White
Look Homeward
The Hooten Hallers
Kate Rhudy
The Henry Girls
Eli Waltz
Sons of Perdition
Eloise Chamber
Mamer
David Franklin Courtright
Heathen Apostles
Blood on the Harp
Abe Partridge
Tav Falco
Casii Stephan
Colin Miller
Aaron James
Afton Wolfe
Andrea and Mud
Dead Soldiers
Lily Belle
The Muddy Souls
Lux Interna
witherupinthepines
The Theater Fire
Tom Ovans
Ashleigh Flynn & The Riveters
High Lonesome
The Prickly Pair
Earl Lee Grace
Bettin' on the Mule
The Dirt