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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.

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All 72 tracks

72 tracks
Bela Lugosi's Dead (Official Version) by Bauhaus — cover art
Bela Lugosi's Dead (Official Version)
Bauhaus
2018
Cities In Dust by Siouxsie & The Banshees — cover art
Cities In Dust
Siouxsie & The Banshees
1985
A Forest by The Cure — cover art
A Forest
The Cure
1980
This Corrosion (2018 Remastered Version) by The Sisters of Mercy — cover art
This Corrosion (2018 Remastered Version)
The Sisters of Mercy
1987
Lucretia My Reflection by The Sisters of Mercy — cover art
Lucretia My Reflection
The Sisters of Mercy
1985
Love Will Tear Us Apart by Joy Division — cover art
Love Will Tear Us Apart
Joy Division
1980
Cuts You Up by Peter Murphy — cover art
Cuts You Up
Peter Murphy
1989
She Sells Sanctuary (Sundance) by The Cult — cover art
She Sells Sanctuary (Sundance)
The Cult
1980
Romeo's Distress by Christian Death — cover art
Romeo's Distress
Christian Death
1982
Moonchild by Fields of the Nephilim — cover art
Moonchild
Fields of the Nephilim
1988
Wasteland by The Mission — cover art
Wasteland
The Mission
1986
Go! (Club Mix) by Tones On Tail — cover art
Go! (Club Mix)
Tones On Tail
1984
No New Tale to Tell by Love and Rockets — cover art
No New Tale to Tell
Love and Rockets
1987
Cherry Coloured Funk by Cocteau Twins — cover art
Cherry Coloured Funk
Cocteau Twins
1990
Charlotte Sometimes (Live in Paris) by The Cure — cover art
Charlotte Sometimes (Live in Paris)
The Cure
1992
The Hanging Garden by The Cure — cover art
The Hanging Garden
The Cure
1982
Spellbound by Siouxsie & The Banshees — cover art
Spellbound
Siouxsie & The Banshees
1981
Happy House by Siouxsie & The Banshees — cover art
Happy House
Siouxsie & The Banshees
1980
She's in Parties by Bauhaus — cover art
She's in Parties
Bauhaus
1983
Dark Entries by Bauhaus — cover art
Dark Entries
Bauhaus
1980
Release The Bats by The Birthday Party — cover art
Release The Bats
The Birthday Party
1981
Swamp Thing by The Chameleons UK — cover art
Swamp Thing
The Chameleons UK
1986
A Day by Clan of Xymox — cover art
A Day
Clan of Xymox
1985
Desire (Ex Voto Mix) by Gene Loves Jezebel — cover art
Desire (Ex Voto Mix)
Gene Loves Jezebel
1983
Sebastiane by Sex Gang Children — cover art
Sebastiane
Sex Gang Children
1983
Spinning Round by Red Lorry Yellow Lorry — cover art
Spinning Round
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
1985
Incubus Succubus by Xmal Deutschland — cover art
Incubus Succubus
Xmal Deutschland
1982
The Host of Seraphim by Dead Can Dance — cover art
The Host of Seraphim
Dead Can Dance
1988
The Cutter by Echo & The Bunnymen — cover art
The Cutter
Echo & The Bunnymen
1983
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang by Specimen — cover art
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Specimen
1983

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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.