num_pages: 256
description: Following his memoir Cured  a fascinating deep dive into the dark Romanticism of Goth music a misunderstood genre and culture by co-founder of The Cure Lol TolhurstGOTH is an entertaining and engaging historical memoir of the genre of Goth music and culture exploring creative giants like The Cure Siouxsie and the Banshees Bauhaus Joy Division and many more great bands that offered a place of refuge for the misfits of the 80s and ever since. Written by Lol Tolhurst co-founder of The Cure this book offers a fascinating deep dive into the movers and shakers of goth with stories and anecdotes from Tolhursts personal memories as well as the musicians magicians and artists who made it all happenthe people places and events that made goth an inevitable and enduring movement.Starting with the Origins of Goth Tolhurst explores early art and literature that inspired the genre and looks into the work of T.S Eliot Edgar Allan Poe Sylvia Plath  Albert Camus and more. He also outlines the path of Gothic Forebears and shows how many musicians played in punk bands before transitioning into goth endeavors. Next he introduces readers to the Architects of Darkness Bauhaus Siouxsie and the Banshees Joy division and The Curethe godfathers of goth who established the genre's roots. Following these early bands Tolhurst discusses a group he calls the  Spiritual Alchemists  consisting of bands like Depeche Mode Cocteau Twins and more who helped the darkness expand into the culture. He also tracks the expansion of the genre overseas from England to New York Los Angeles and beyond. Gothic fashion was an important part of the movement as well and Tolhurst discusses the clothing that accompanied and complemented the music. Finally Tolhurst examines the legacy of goth music and shows how its influence can still be seen to this day across music film TV visual arts social media and so much more finally concluding Why Goth matters! 
language: English
title: Goth: A History
publisher: Hachette Books