Bauhaus

What began as the goth godfathers' long-awaited reunion at 2005's Coachella has evolved into Bauhaus' first studio album in 25 years -- and already their last due to band squabbling. Bauhaus were the first to coin gothic language and imagery, and Go Away White shows the English band returning to the shadowy grave from whence it came. Singer Peter Murphy's affecting slither and howl is intact, while the other three members (who went on to form Love and Rockets) still ooze a loose, angular post-punk. It's as if hardly any time has passed. Perhaps they really are immortal vampires.

They haven't released a studio album in twenty-five years and haven't played together live
since 2006, but Bauhaus have never really gone away. Even after three members formed
Love and Rockets, and singer Peter Murphy went solo, it was Bauhaus that goth fans
obsessed over, marveling at the snarling punk of "Double Dare" or the Halloween dub of
"Bela Lugosi's Dead." And Bauhaus' self-professed final album, Go Away White — r... More >