{"product_id":"in-the-gardens-of-impressionism-copy","title":"Lol Tolhurst: Goth: A History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eQuercus, 2025, softcover, 256 pages, 12.8 x 19.8 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGoth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an entertaining and evocative personal history of Goth music and culture, told by a true insider. Lol Tolhurst explores the godfathers of goth who established the genre's roots - THE CURE, which he co-founded with Robert Smith, contemporaries SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES, BAUHAUS, JOY DIVISION - plus many more great bands that offered a place of refuge for the misfits of the 80s and ever since.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLol offers a fascinating deep dive into the movers and shakers of goth, imbued with his personal memories as well as those of fellow musicians, magicians and artists who make goth such an inevitable and enduring movement. Along the way he examines acts such as DEPECHE MODE and COCTEAU TWINS who helped the darkness expand. 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 and social media.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAs thoughtful and thorough as it is utterly bewitching, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eGoth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e is a timeless testament to why Goth matters - and why it always will.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ICA Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60022999875968,"sku":null,"price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0012\/4390\/6109\/files\/81iok03_gkL._SY522.jpg?v=1790958506","url":"https:\/\/shop.ica.art\/products\/in-the-gardens-of-impressionism-copy","provider":"ICA Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}