*Cracks fingers*
Your definition is pretty spot-on overall. Gothic Country often times rejects the trappings of current popular country music and chooses a more frontier/ rustic approach. This isn't always the case and some bands go more rustic than others. While there's no definitive birthplace for the genre, it's widely accepted that the genre saw it's modern incarnation in Denver Colorado, where many popular bands started, such as 16 Horsepower, Lilium, Slim Cessna's Auto Club, Jay Munly, The Denver Gentlemen, and Tarantella. Lyrically the genre usually deals with themes of alienation, religion, alcoholism/ drug abuse, abortion, murder, and relationships. The genre has seen a small explosion in popularity and has elements encompasses by other musicians who may not totally fit the bill like William Elliott Whitmore or the Willard Grant Conspiracy.
I guess the kid brother of the genre would also be the dark cabaret subgenre, which follows many of the same themes, but does so in a cabaret style, both in sound as well as aesthetics. Very showy with a heavy use of double bass, accordion, banjo and other instruments not usually found in modern music. Sometimes the music is apart of an actual show like with the band Circus Contraption. Lyrically the genres are very similar, however they differ in their delivery.
So yeah that's about all I got, have some music.
Gothic Country
Dark Cabaret
Sorry for the video overload.
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