·˚✦ genre guide ✦˚·
dark
what it is
Music characterized by sinister themes, having eerie or haunting tones.
✦ meet the girls making dark →
women, non-binary artists, and bands with women, level by level
✦ start here: albums
✦ who's making it, level by level
level 4 · further
art pop, hyperpop, and the underground
level 5 · all the way
deep experimental
✦ make dark a playlist
turn these 17 artists into something you can press play on.
each artist's most played song, easing from level 1 out to 5
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questions
What is dark?
Music characterized by sinister themes, having eerie or haunting tones.
What are good dark albums to start with?
Try Tearful by SICKBOYRARI, So Long, Scarecrow by Scarling., Telepathic With the Deceased by Xasthur, and Into Dust by Bladee.
Who are some women making dark?
musicisforgirls.com/genres/dark/girls lists women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making dark, from mainstream to underground.
genre notes from last.fm listeners · artists and albums from last.fm, updated 2026-10-21