Charli O - Goth Girl Summer | ESSENTIAL ✧ |

From the first bar, "Goth Girl Summer" rejects the standard pop formula. There is no "drop" in the EDM sense. Instead, we are greeted by a four-note synth bass straight out of a John Carpenter film, layered over a drum machine beat that sounds like a heartbeat slowing down.

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Score: 9/10 – A haunting, humid masterpiece for the eternally angsty. From the first bar, "Goth Girl Summer" rejects

As the lyrics suggest, the trend might pass for others, but for the true goth girls, it’s "Halloween all year". From the first bar