Here Lies Betty Curse (2006)
Notable as the vehicle for former aspiring actress Megan Burns (’28 Days Later’), who decided she’d much rather direct…errr, I mean front a pop band, so using her 15 minutes she secured a recording contract, bombed and was subsequently dropped. There’s nothing “goth” about this music, except perhaps its pretension…however, unlike say, Placebo or even (say it ain’t so) Depeche Mode, there’s no guilty/fun pleasure/reward here…it’s Tiffany after a funeral, or an angst-ridden teen’s poetry journal set to dull synth music. I dub thee, Miss ABBA of Gothville. Bow down and be forgotten.
Grade: D-