Certainly, we’re not afraid to cover new bands and will continue to cover new and exciting music as long as it exists. We also hate to exclude dozens and dozens of incredible modern records made by our friends and peers. It pains us greatly to neglect the dystopian “We Are the Dead,” the maddening “Frankie Teardrop,” the fiery “Janitor of Lunacy,” or even a string of quintessential Shangri-Las singles. This list was made with passion, and we truly love every entry here.īy design, this list also excludes anything released before 1980 and after the mid-90s. Our intent is to both celebrate the records we all know and love like the back of our hands, while simultaneously shedding light on some lesser-known, but equally essential records that fall within these constraints. Instead, our list selects many of our favorite classic records that were released during goth’s initial gestation, explosion, and eventual decline from the mainstream consciousness. This list is not necessarily a perfect starter kit either, though you could certainly do worse than pick up every record listed below and listen ad-nauseum (please be careful if you’ve found yourself here and don’t have the emotional fortitude for this kind of undertaking). Many heated debates have been had among friends as to which bands qualify, where is the line between post-punk, goth, and industrial lies, and whether or not a working-class band from the heart of Manchester deserve credit as the kingpins to an entire culture (hint, we’re going with the Northampton boys and “ Bela“).īefore we get started, a few ground rules: This is not intended as a rigid history lesson, intended to take you on an all-encompassing journey through gothic subculture past, present, and future. Goth is an extremely complicated subculture and “genre”.

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