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: 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. Indie or independent rock (often described as alternative rock in the U.S.), was a scene that emerged from post-punk and new wave eschewing the major record labels for control of their own music and relying on local scenes or national sub-cultures to provide an audience. Having enjoyed some success a number of indie acts were able to move into the mainstream, including early indie bands Aztec Camera, Orange Juice and The Smiths, followed by The Housemartins and James. The C86 cassette, released in 1986 by NME and featuring such bands as The Wedding Present, Primal Scream, The Pastels, and the Soup Dragons, was a major influence on the development of indie pop and the British indie scene as a whole. Other forms of alternative rock developed in the UK during the 1980s. The Jesus and Mary Chain wrapped their pop melodies in walls of guitar noise, while New Order emerged from the demise of post-punk band Joy Division and experimented with techno and house music, forging the alternative dance style.