Hot on Gothic Rock
- lacy by Olivia Rodrigo
- Daylight by David Kushner
- Buffalo Replaced by Mitski
- Lovesong by The Cure
- The Phantom of the Opera by Original London Cast of The Phantom of the Opera
- Paint It, Black by The Rolling Stones
- Love Will Tear Us Apart by Joy Division
- Tear You Apart by She Wants Revenge
- I Love You by Fontaines D.C.
- Ceremony by New Order
- Just Like Heaven by The Cure
- Bloodhail by Have a Nice Life
- I Melt with You by Modern English
- Wuthering Heights by Kate Bush
- Personal Jesus by Depeche Mode
- Disorder by Joy Division
- King by Florence + the Machine
- Jackie Down the Line by Fontaines D.C.
- Demolition Lovers by My Chemical Romance
- Pictures of You by The Cure
About Gothic Rock
Gothic Rock was one of the many subgenres of post-punk that, like the others, attempted to expand beyond the limitations of punk in the late 1970s and early ‘80s. In this case, it was characterised by its overall gloomy sound, often with introspective and/or abstract lyrics, which would often be about loss, depression and bereavement, and sparse, minimal instrumentation, which would quite often incorporate electronic drums and melodic basslines. However, over the course of the '80s the genre expanded to incorporate a much broader range of sounds.
The Velvet Underground song “All Tomorrow’s Parties” is often cited as the first quintessential Gothic rock song, although the scene first really blew up thanks to albums such as Juju by The Banshees, Closer by Joy Division and Seventeen Seconds by The Cure.
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