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- Five-Ten-Fiftyfold (Head Over Heels, 1983) The second tune on my first ever exposure to Cocteau Twins. The obscure lyrics, the far-away sound, Fraser’s shrill-yet-beautifully-haunting vocals, and that saxophone coming in in the background.
- I Wear Your Ring (Heaven Or Las Vegas, 1990) Wait for it. Around three-quarters of the way through, this tune changes key, and the effect on the ears is pretty spectacular.
- Blind Dumb Deaf (Garlands, 1982) This is a hypnotic assault on the senses, and contains what is probably, for me, the finest and most simple guitar riff ever used in a piece of pop music, augmented by near-perfect use of effects pedals.
- Lorelei (Treasure, 1984) Treasure is probably my go-to album whenever I’m wanting some Cocteau Twins that isn’t too heavy, or if I’m introducing a friend to the band’s music.
- ‘Wax and Wane’
- ‘Lorelei’
- ‘Pearly-Dewdrops’ Drops’
- ‘Sea, Swallow Me’
- ‘Cherry-Coloured Funk’
- ‘Essence’
Cocteau Twins debut album was an unflinching statement of non-conformity. They emerged onto the scene and were quickly dubbed ‘The Voice of God’, which is obviously insanely bombastic, but it comes from a place of the bewildered press trying to size up the otherworldly profundity of this brand-new voice. The track ‘Wax and Wane’ betrays some of the...
At this stage, I feel I have made it very clear that Cocteau Twins were a band that defied platitudes, but if there is one easy cliché that you could apply, it would be that they were ahead of their time. There are so many tracks like ‘Lorelei’ in music that has followed in their wake, notably in the renaissance of dream-pop that is still bubbling ...
For many fans, ‘Pearly-Drewdrops’ Drops’ is the most Cocteau-Esque song that the Cocteau Twins ever crafted. Coupling poignancy with nonsense it embodies the almost-Duchampian artistic vision behind the band, as it wails away on a sonic wisp of pillow-propped contentment. The production and studio wizardry on display in this song is still a thing t...
The Cocteau Twins are an alien entity within the music world. Although their ambient sound is not unique on paper, in reality, they have always retained an otherworldliness that the growth of the genre has never impeached. ‘Sea, Swallow Me’ is a mystical piece of dalliance that seems to be seized from the edges of the sacrosanct. Lord knows, what i...
With lyrics that sound like they’re being played in reverse, the Cocteau Twins once again managed to achieve the singular feat of capturing something out of nothing in particular. There is a transcript to the lyrics, but they bring you no closer to understanding the obfuscated song that paradoxically somehow seems so full of meaning. The band snatc...
If any band could name a song simply ‘Essence’ and get away with it, then Cocteau Twins are the rightful champions. After a truly prolific artistic splurge, the toll of scrutiny was mounting, thus by the time of Four Calendar Café, their sonic output was suitably sedated. The dreaminess was still in full swing, but now it was drenched in the late 1...
Sep 30, 2024 · The only true song that was never released or recorded in studio was Objects D’Art, which was included in the original demo sent to John Peel and 4AD, and most likely will never be released either. A reissue of the Cocteau Twins and Harold Budd’s ‘The Moon and the Melodies’ is out now, for the first time on vinyl, via 4AD
Mar 5, 2018 · The Strange World Of… Cocteau Twins. Read later. Anticipating reissues of LPs Head Over Heels and Treasure, Lottie Brazier takes a look at ten moments in Cocteau Twins’ remarkable history, from their gothic origins to award winning filmmakers at the cusp of a breakup. Lottie Brazier Published 8:12am 5 March 2018.
Apr 24, 2020 · Following the break-up of the band, Fraser provided vocals for a number of tracks on Massive Attack ‘s album Mezzanine, including hit single “ Teardrop ” (has any other artist contributed more to...
# 10 – Rilkean Heart. First on this Cocteau Twins songs list is a song that was taken from the band’s eighth and final album released in 1996 titled Milk and Kisses. This was actually written about Jeff Buckley.
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Sep 30, 2019 · “Sugar Hiccup” (1983) A year after releasing their debut album, Cocteau Twins released their second album, Head Over Heels. This album, which includes the track “Sugar Hiccup,” began to establish their signature sound that would later make them famous.
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