120 Months - February 1988 - Jesus and Mary Chain, Sisters of Mercy, The Vapors

About this episode

This episode explores the music scene of February 1988, highlighting key artists and genres.

In this episode, we dip our toes into the playlists of February 1988, where we find one of the architects of "shoegaze", a goth powerhouse and an early '80s classic one-hit wonder.

Topics covered

• shoegaze
• goth music
• 1980s music
• playlists
• music history

Keywords

• shoegaze
• goth
• Jesus and Mary Chain
• Sisters of Mercy
• The Vapors
• 1988
• music history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Jesus and Mary Chain, Sisters of Mercy, The Vapors

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