The Lost Tribes Of Pop: Goths, folkies, iPod twits and other musical stereotypes [Paperback]

Anyone who doesn't recognise themselves in this forensic, witty, all-too-true social document is either lying, or should get out more. (Andrew Collins )

Every record company should keep a gold-bound copy to remind them who it is that keeps them in business. (Simon Napier-Bell )

Every record company should keep a gold-bound copy to remind them who it is that keeps them in business.

A funny and poignant examination of the strange creatures that inhabit the
furthest reaches of the 'long tail'.

`The beauty of these socio-fictional portraits lies in their
myriad detail...'

An entertaining collection of muso-stereotypes' The Sunday Times

`funny and painfully accurate portraits of musos, biz insiders and
fans'

`A series of neatly observed, potted caricatures'

Few things tell us more about ourselves than the music we listen to, a fact that Tom Cox has demonstrated brilliantly in his acclaimed Observer column, The Lost Tribes of Pop. Extended from that column, Cox's beautifully illustrated book presents a unique and hilarious vision of the current pop climate, via the people who really make it what it is: the fans. From Dave, the Old School Goth, and Charlie, the iPod Twit, to Nancy, the Rave Mom, and Margot, the First-time Gigger, Lost Tribes is an endlessly entertaining and curious mix of social stereotypes, in all their flawed, obsessive, identity-searching glory. Some are idiotic. There are plenty of books about people behind the music. The Lost Tribes of Pop is different: it's a book about the people in front of it. It's the work of a major writing talent, and a must-have for any music fan.

Tom Cox has written articles, reviews and features for the Guardian, Observer, Esquire, Mojo, Uncut, the Telegraph, The Times, The Sunday Times, the Mail on Sunday and many other national publications.