Biography:
The Gothic Archies is the Gothic rock-bubblegum pop band of celebrated songwriter Stephin Merritt, also of The Magnetic Fields, The 6ths, and Future Bible Heroes. Merritt is the only member although he hopes to acquire more soon.
What makes this band different from The Magnetic Fields is that any glimmer of hope is absolutely extinguished.
Discography:
- The New Despair - EP - (Merge, November 1997)
- The Tragic Treasury: Songs from A Series of Unfortunate Events - LP - (Nonesuch, October 2006)
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
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I was young and impression - able
My morality questionable
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When I happened to fall into a howling abyss
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The abandoned castle of my soul
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I was only seventeen when I lost control
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in the abandoned castle of my soul
I reached out for anything white with unspeakable appetites
Found myself in the lair of a killing despair
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