The Lost Tribes of Pop: Goths, Folkies, Ipod Twits and Other Musical Stereotypes

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. This book is different: it's a book about the people in front of it. The work of a major writing talent, it's a must-have for any music fan.

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