Title: Music of the United Kingdom (1980s) - Wikipedia
Headings: Music of the United Kingdom (1980s)
Music of the United Kingdom (1980s)
Contents
Rock
New wave and New Romantics
Post-punk
Gothic rock
Indie rock
Heavy metal
Grindcore
Folk punk
Pop
Synthpop
Hi-NRG
UK soul
Hip hop
Electronic music
House music
Jazz fusion
2 Tone and reggae
Indian music in the UK
Second British Invasion
See also
References

Content: The second generation of British post-punk bands that broke through in the early 1980s, in, tended to move away from dark sonic landscapes. Some, such as Gang of Four, shifted to a more commercial new wave sound, while others moved into gothic rock or became early examples of indie rock. Gothic rock
Main article: Gothic rock
The Cure on stage in 2008. Gothic rock, often shortened to goth, developed out of the post-punk scene in the early 1980s. It combines dark, often keyboard-heavy music with introspective and depressing lyrics. Notable early gothic rock bands include Bauhaus (whose " Bela Lugosi's Dead " is often cited as the first goth record), Siouxsie and the Banshees (who may have coined the term), The Cure, The Sisters of Mercy, and Fields of the Nephilim. Gothic rock gave rise to a broader goth subculture that included clubs, various fashion trends and numerous publications that grew in popularity in the 1980s, gaining notoriety by being associated by several moral panics over suicide and Satanism. Indie rock
Main articles: Indie rock and Alternative rock
Morrissey of The Smiths performing in 2006.