goth

The queer goth and synth wave festival, Lieber Tot, had a bigger than life comeback in Berlin last weekend. Our author Nadia Says reports from Aeden, capturing the vibe and speaking to audience members, organizers, and the artists Light Asylum and Tiffadelic, who delivered exhilarating live performances.

The Detroit-based artist Tiffadelic moves at her own pace. From growing up on artists like Jimi Hendrix and Sade, she got into goth and alternative music, something that didn't always land with her peers. Her debut, "Retrosynthesis Vol I", is a document of survival and self-liberation. We spoke to Tiffadelic about what shaped her sound, the stories of survival that informed the record, and why we need songs as rituals of protest.