Belly Tanya Donnelly post Throwing Muses and Breeders.  'Star' is exquisite!

Bjork Raw and unpretentious, not to mention extremely gifted.  See also Sugarcubes.

Breeders, The Kim Deal has so much attitude.  I love that.  See also Pixies.

Cardigans, The Sugary-sweet Swedish pop that evokes ultra-happiness.  Mmmmmm, Car-di-gans...  

Cocteau Twins You have to hear it.  Pure beauty. 

Cranberries, The Delores can really belt out a tune. I don't care how massive they get or how popular they are. I'll always love the Cranberries.

Cranes Alison Shaw's voice has been described as "haunting" and "childlike".  Their music ranges from the gothic-industrial 'Wings of Joy' to their latest Sundays-ish release 'Population Four'.

Cure, The They've produced volumes of wondrous music over the years. Seeing them live in '92 was one of the highlights of my LIFE!

Curve Where have they been all of my life?  This is one remarkable band that I'm just now getting into (Thanks Rob!).  I could just kick myself.   Their new album 'Come Clean' is pretty amazing and I love 'Doppelgдnger'.   They are equally amazing in concert!

Dead Can Dance Escape to other worlds and other times with DCD.

Enya Somber melodies and soothing Celtic lullabies.

Gus Gus Disco-techno and the latest sensation from Iceland.   It's not just a band; it's a collective of artists, filmmakers, writers, etc. 

Indigo Girls Amy and Emily's heartfelt lyrics and soulful harmonies characterize this brand of folk music.

Ivy  Pure, unadulterated pop with a retro-60's feel.  Dreamy vocals too!

Kate Bush Her voice is so unique, it took me a while to warm up to it. I have a greatest hits thingy of hers that I wouldn't dare part with. She rules!

Lush Ethereal brit-pop.  Shoegazers in the early days.   They're so yummy I devoted a whole site to them!

My Bloody Valentine No one does beautiful distortion like MBV.  'Loveless' is undoubtedly a Desert Island Disc. 

Pale Saints Shoegazery brilliance!  'The Comforts of Madness' is a wonderful must-have CD.  Ian Masters has the BEST voice.  Probably another DID for me.

Peter Murphy He is the King of Goth and the former frontman of Bauhaus.  'Deep'--his first solo album is a classic.

Pixies Psychotic post-punk rock at its best. 

Portishead Slinky and eerie trip-hop--sounds like the soundtrack to a groovy movie from the 60's. 

Scheer These guys (and gal) totally rock.  Think non-cheesy sorta heavy metal with female lead vocals. 

Sinead O'Connor The original Irish siren.  If you want to catch up on her music, check out her latest release of greatest hits 'So far...The Best of Sinйad O'Connor'.

Siouxsie & The Banshees You can't be a gothic queen of darkness and not listen to Siouxsie.  She wrote the book.

Smiths, The Perhaps one of the most influential bands of all time. 

Stereolab Moog Moog Moog!

Sugarcubes, The  Overall sound: playful, earthy yet cosmic, quirky, truly original, Bjцrk + Bjorn.

This Mortal Coil 4AD's supergroup. Ivo's pet project. 4AD artists cover songs that I've never heard before...you know that line in American Beauty--there's so much beauty in the world I can't take it (blah blah) well that's how I feel about TMC. It's so beautiful sometimes it hurts. Mellow, dark, calm & soothing....

Throwing Muses I love Kristin's voice. Her lyrics are abstract to say the least. Her solo stuff is good as well.