I had a chance to see Rosegarden Funeral Party at Respectable Street in West Palm Beach last August, and I have never before or since seen a line form as swiftly for selfies with the band after a show. Even before the entire audience synchronized its admiration, Leah Lane and Dean Adams put on a performance that left no one standing still. If post-show pictures are a must for you when the band returns to Respectable Street this month, you might already be enough of an admirer to know how to join the queue.

Emerging in 2018 with a well-received EP, The Chopping Block, the goth-pop combo from Dallas, Texas, are, by their own account, advocates for kindness and self-love in a harsh and unforgiving world, with “relatable lyrics about heartbreak and healing,” as they say in their bio. That approachability, draped in goth’s somber tones, has produced a bond with RFP fans that expresses itself avidly at their live shows.

Last summer RFP were touring in support of their third full-length album, 2024’s From the Ashes. Learning further into post-punk than traditional goth rock, and venturing into some new territory, this album is the long-lost friend of anyone looking for artists with a fresh reading on either of those well-trod genres. Lane’s velvety voice floats above an unexpected variety of arrangements, and pairs beautifully with Adams’ rhythmic sense.

“A Different Kind of Carnage” channels flamenco with claves, and even a dash of John Coltrane on Miles Davis’ “Flamenco Sketches” with tenor sax flourishes. The video presents Lane as a queenly, sword-wielding knight in a snowy landscape, her intense gaze reflecting both sorrow and strength. The title track, a post-punk power ballad, ends the album on a note of true spectacle. With lyrics reflecting the band’s belief in recovery — “And out of your reaching hands/I will break and I will stand” — the song builds to a melancholic, determined chorus. It’s the sound of a band that is still growing, on an album that artfully conveys healing.

Rosegarden Funeral Party, with Astari Nite and Summore, play an 18-and-over show 7pm Saturday, May 10 at Respectable Street in West Palm Beach. rosegardenfuneralparty.com ~ Erik Kvarnberg