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▸ 1979–1992

After Dark

Black clothes, fog machine, big feelings.

The corner of the club where the lights never quite reach — crushed velvet, eyeliner, and a guitar drenched in chorus and reverb. Beautiful gloom for people who felt everything twice as hard.

BauhausSiouxsie & the BansheesThe CureThe Sisters of MercyCocteau Twins
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All 72 tracks

72 tracks
Bela Lugosi's Dead by Bauhaus — cover art
Bela Lugosi's Dead
Bauhaus2002
Cities in Dust by Siouxsie & The Banshees — cover art
Cities in Dust
Siouxsie & The Banshees2009
A Forest by The Cure — cover art
A Forest
The Cure1980
This Corrosion by The Sisters of Mercy — cover art
This Corrosion
The Sisters of Mercy1987
Lucretia My Reflection by The Sisters of Mercy — cover art
Lucretia My Reflection
The Sisters of Mercy1985
Love Will Tear Us Apart by Joy Division — cover art
Love Will Tear Us Apart
Joy Division1980
Cuts You Up by Peter Murphy — cover art
Cuts You Up
Peter Murphy1989
She Sells Sanctuary by The Cult — cover art
She Sells Sanctuary
The Cult1985
Romeo's Distress by Christian Death — cover art
Romeo's Distress
Christian Death1982
Moonchild by Fields of the Nephilim — cover art
Moonchild
Fields of the Nephilim1988
Wasteland by The Mission — cover art
Wasteland
The Mission1986
Go! by Tones On Tail — cover art
Go!
Tones On Tail1984
No New Tale to Tell by Love and Rockets — cover art
No New Tale to Tell
Love and Rockets1987
Cherry-Coloured Funk by Cocteau Twins — cover art
Cherry-Coloured Funk
Cocteau Twins1990
Charlotte Sometimes by The Cure — cover art
Charlotte Sometimes
The Cure1992
The Hanging Garden by The Cure — cover art
The Hanging Garden
The Cure1982
Spellbound by Siouxsie & The Banshees — cover art
Spellbound
Siouxsie & The Banshees1981
Happy House by Siouxsie & The Banshees — cover art
Happy House
Siouxsie & The Banshees1980
She's in Parties by Bauhaus — cover art
She's in Parties
Bauhaus1983
Dark Entries by Bauhaus — cover art
Dark Entries
Bauhaus1980
Release the Bats by The Birthday Party — cover art
Release the Bats
The Birthday Party1981
Swamp Thing by The Chameleons UK — cover art
Swamp Thing
The Chameleons UK2003
A Day by Clan of Xymox — cover art
A Day
Clan of Xymox1985
Desire by Gene Loves Jezebel — cover art
Desire
Gene Loves Jezebel1983
Sebastiane by Sex Gang Children — cover art
Sebastiane
Sex Gang Children1983
Spinning Round by Red Lorry Yellow Lorry — cover art
Spinning Round
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry1985
Incubus Succubus by Xmal Deutschland — cover art
Incubus Succubus
Xmal Deutschland1982
The Host of Seraphim by Dead Can Dance — cover art
The Host of Seraphim
Dead Can Dance1988
The Cutter by Echo & The Bunnymen — cover art
The Cutter
Echo & The Bunnymen1983
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang by Specimen — cover art
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Specimen1983

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▸ Did you know

  • The word 'goth' got pinned to the scene by a UK club night and a few breathless reviews around 1981 — most of the bands hated the label and never claimed it.
  • London's Batcave club, opened in 1982, became the genre's spiritual HQ — cobwebs, B-movie horror reels, and a dress code of nothing but black.

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