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2021

• Robin Guthrie announces new EP, “Springtime,” will debut on his 60th birthday. CocteauTwins.com. NEWS. 24-Dec 2021.
• Interview with Robin Guthrie. Matt Parker. Guitar World. 22-Dec 2021.
• Interview with Robin Guthrie. DJ Nocturna. Queen of Wands Podcast. 12-Dec 2021.
• Robin Guthrie releases new LP, promises more to come. CocteauTwins.com. NEWS. 19-Nov 2021.
• “Robin Guthrie: ‘I’m not resting on my laurels.’”. Duncan Seaman. The Yorkshire Post. 18-Nov 2021.
• “A Guide to the Solo Discography of Cocteau Twins’ Robin Guthrie”. Ned Raggett. Bandcamp Daily. 17-Nov 2021.
• “Robin Guthrie Talks New Releases ‘Mockingbird Love’ and ‘Pearldiving,’ Remembering Harold Budd, and The Legacy of The Cocteau Twins”. Michael Taylor. Smells Like Infinite Sadness Podcast. 29-Oct 2021.
• Lost Horizons release new single ‘Florida’. CocteauTwins.com. NEWS. 20-Oct 2021.
• Robin Guthrie announces new LP, ‘Pearldiving’. CocteauTwins.com. NEWS. 17-Oct 2021.
• Robin Guthrie releases new free song, “Silverbell,” via Bandcamp. CocteauTwins.com. NEWS. 1-Oct 2021.
• Simon Raymonde Charity Draw for Clock Tower Sanctuary. CocteauTwins.com. NEWS. 28-Sep 2021.
• Cocteau Twins on RadioRoutestock’s ‘How ‘Bout That Band?’ show. CocteauTwins.com. NEWS. 22-Sep 2021.
• Cocteau Twins’ Robin Guthrie preps “Mockingbird Love” EP (stream a track). CocteauTwins.com. NEWS. 20-Sep 2021.
• Cocteau Twins featured on Spotify’s ‘Bandsplain’ podcast. CocteauTwins.com. NEWS. 16-Sep 2021.
• Ultimate Genre Guide: Shoegaze. Stephen Troussé. Uncut. 15-Sep 2021.
• Oneohtrix Point Never & Elizabeth Fraser: “Tales From the Trash Stratum”. Philip Sherburne. Pitchfork. 14-Sep 2021.
• Poet Christina Pugh celebrates Cocteau Twins in new work. CocteauTwins.com. NEWS. 23-Aug 2021.
• Simon Raymonde: Bella Union Burls Forever. Paul Cheetham. The SuperSwell Podcast. 29-Jul 2021.
• Miley Cyrus Performs Cover of “Heaven or Las Vegas” … in Las Vegas. CocteauTwins.com. NEWS. 06-Jul 2021.
• “Six Definitive Songs: The ultimate beginner’s guide to Cocteau Twins”. Tom Taylor. Far Out. Jul 2021.
• BBC Radio 6 Inducts Heaven or Las Vegas Into Music Album Club. Steve Lamacq. BBC Radio 6. 30-Jun 2021.
• “Exploring the Black roots of shoegaze and dream pop”. M.I.C.. MixMag. 24-May 2021.
• Re-creating the Sound of Cocteau Twins: Guitars, Synth Keys, and Drum Machine Beats. Kenneth Estrada y Santiago. YouTube. 10-Apr 2021.
• “The Prince song inspired by Cocteau Twins”. Gracie Williams. Far Out Magazine. 29-Mar 2021.
• Cocteau Twins’ ‘Milk & Kisses’ Turns 25. Cam Lindsay. SPIN. 15 Mar 2021.
• Cocteau Twins’ ‘Milk & Kisses’ Turns 25: Anniversary Retrospective. Justin Chadwick. Albumism. 10 Mar 2021.
• “Cocteau Twins’ Simon Raymonde Learned That the Best Plan is None at All”. Jacob Alvarez. Alternative Press. 2-Mar 2021.
• From Cocteau Twin to Lost Horizons: Simon Raymonde talks to RTÉ Arena. Sean Rocks. RTÉ Arena. 26 Feb 2021.
• Simon Raymonde unboxes latest Lost Horizons double-LP. NEWS. 23-Feb 2021.
• “Simon Raymonde on Lost Horizons’ New Album ‘In Quiet Moments’”. Dom Gourlay. Under the Radar. 11-Jan 2021.

2020

• The Genius of… ‘Heaven or Las Vegas’ by Cocteau Twins. Gary Walker. Guitar.com. 30 Dec 2020.
• “Cocteau Twins, 4AD, The Mary Chain & Other Stories — An Interview with Colin Wallace”. lostantiphony. Arcane Delights. 15-Dec 2020.
• Harold Budd, Iconic Ambient Composer, Has Died. John Blistein. Rolling Stone. 8-Dec 2020.
• “David Lynch talks This Mortal Coil in today’s weather report, announces benefit livestream”. Amanda Hatfield. Brooklyn Vegan. 25-Nov 2020.
• Latest Lost Horizons News. NEWS. 28-Nov 2020.
• Discovering the Women of Shoegaze from 1988-1994, with DJ ELLES. VF Team. The Vinyl Factory. 18-Nov 2020.
• Robin Guthrie & Harold Budd to release collaboration. NEWS. 10-Nov 2020.
• Tim Burgess and Simon Raymonde co-host Twitter ‘Listening Party’ for Four-Calendar Café. NEWS. 18-Oct 2020.
• Lost Horizons Announce Double Album, Share New Song. Madison Bloom. Pitchfork. 7-Oct 2020.
• “Cocteau Twins’ Simon Raymonde Announces New Lost Horizons Album”. Claire Shaffer. Rolling Stone. Oct-7 2020.
• Cocteau Twins’ Robin Guthrie remixes Jack Colwell’s “In My Dreams”. Bill Pearis. Brooklyn Vegan. 23-Sep 2020.
• Heaven or Las Vegas among Rolling Stone’s ‘500 Greatest Albums of All Time’. Rolling Stone Staff. Rolling Stone. 22-Sep 2020.
• 12 songs featuring Elizabeth Fraser that aren’t by Cocteau Twins. Bill Pearis. Brooklyn Vegan. 22-Sep 2020.
• “‘Heaven or Las Vegas,’ the Troubled Paradise of Cocteau Twins”. French Godgiven. Addict-Culture. 17-Sep 2020.
• Cocteau Twins’ Simon Raymonde on ‘Heaven or Las Vegas’ (which just turned 30). Bill Pearis. Brooklyn Vegan. 17-Sep 2020.
• Cocteau Twins’ vast influence lives on: 24 great artists they’ve inspired. Bill Pearis. Brooklyn Vegan. 17-Sep 2020.
• “The Infallible Legacy of ‘Heaven or Las Vegas’ 30 Years On”. Abby Jones. Pop Dust. 17-Sep 2020.
• “30th Anniversary of Cocteau Twins’ Heaven or Las Vegas Album”. William Rotherforth. Reviewsphere. Sep-15 2020.
• Cocteau Twins’ ‘Heaven or Las Vegas’ Turns 30 - Anniversary Retrospective. Libby Cudmore. Albumism. 14-Sep 2020.
• “Indie Basement: Top Albums of 1990”. Bill Pearis. Brooklyn Vegan. 8-Sep 2020.
• Cocteau Twins’ Heaven or Las Vegas still offers sweet salvation 30 years on. Caz Tran. ABC Double J (Australia). Aug-24 2020.
• “The 25 Best Dream Pop Albums of All Time”. Paste Music Staff. Paste Magazine. 24-Aug 2020.
• Interview with Simon Raymonde. Danil Volohov. Peekaboo Music Magazine. 15-Aug 2020.
• Liz Fraser sings on new Jónsi single ‘Cannibal’. 13-Aug 2020.
• “A Buyer’s Guide to Cocteau Twins”. Banjo. Sun-13. 6-Aug 2020.
• “Robin Guthrie Teams Up with Fawns of Love for New 7-inch”. Allie Gregory. Exclaim.ca. 2-Jul 2020.
• “Sigur Rós’ Jónsi Announces Album, Shares Video for New Song”. Madison Bloom. Pitchfork. 24-Jun 2020.
• “The truth is not perfect: Robin Guthrie on the Cocteau Twins’ major label years”. Sonic Cathedral. 31-May 2020.
• “The Guide to Getting Into Cocteau Twins, the Hypnotic Dream-Pop Pioneers”. James Greig. Vice. 24-Apr 2020.
• Tim Burgess and Simon Raymonde co-host Twitter ‘Listening Party’ for Heaven or Las Vegas. NEWS. 3-Apr 2020.
• “Cocteau Twins Announce Garlands and Victorialand Reissues”. Noah Yoo. Pitchfork. 30-Jan 2020.

2019

• “Mercury-Prize Nominated Singer & Song Collector Sam Lee Releases New Single Feat. Cocteau Twins’ Elizabeth Fraser The Moon Shines Bright’”. Sam Lee. Chart Room Media. 05-Dec 2019.
• “An Introduction to Cocteau Twins in Five Songs”. Faith Vara. KTSW 89.9 Blog. 30-Sep 2019.
• “The Sacred Microcosm of the Cocteau Twins”. Azam Ali. TalkHouse. 17-May 2019.
• Radio Interview with Simon Raymonde. C86 Radio Show/Podcast. 17-Jan 2019.
• “Simon Raymonde on… Nostalgia”. Simon Raymonde. Long Live Vinyl. 10-Jan 2019.

2018

• Review of Treasure Hiding: The Fontana Years. Jesse Dorris. Pitchfork. 18-Oct 2018.
• “The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s”. Pitchfork. 10-Sep 2018.
• “The 30 Best Dream Pop Albums”. Pitchfork. 16-Apr 2018.
• Interview with Simon Raymonde. Jon Southcoasting. The Brighton Source. Apr 2018.
• “The Strange World of… Cocteau Twins”. Lottie Brazier. The Quietus. 5-Mar 2018.
• “Cocteau Twins Announce Treasure and Head Over Heels Reissues”. Jazz Monroe. Pitchfork. 17-Jan 2018.
• Interview with Simon Raymonde (Four parts). Chris Madden. Chinwag (Video). Jan 2018.
• “National Treasure”. Ian Chaddock. Louder Than War. Jan/Feb 2018.

2017

• “The Fangasm: Garlands by Cocteau Twins”. Brian Coney. Drowned in Sound. 22-Sep 2017.
• “Cocteau Twins’ Simon Raymonde and Richie Thomas of Dif Juz announce debut album as Lost Horizons”. Laurence Day. The Line of Best Fit. Jul 2017.
• Interview with Simon Raymonde. Lauren Laverne. BBC Radio 6. Jul 2017.
• “Lost Horizons (Simon Raymonde of Cocteau Twins) - ‘Frenzy, Fear (Feat. Hilang Child)’”. Christopher Roberts. Under the Radar. Jul 2017.
• “Elizabeth Fraser and John Grant Talk Blue Bell Knoll”. Patrick Clarke. The Quietus. 26-Jul 2017.
• “John Grant and Elizabeth Fraser in Conversation at Royal Albert Hall”. Billy Campbell. Drowned in Sound. 10-Aug 2017.
• “Heaven or Las Vegas is 26 today”. Form Design Blog. 16-Sep 2017.
• “Making Your Noise: Bella Union Founder Simon Raymonde on His New Band and the Future of Indie Labels”. Zane Warman. Billboard. Oct 2017.
• Interview with Simon Raymonde. Gillian Driscoll. Culture Collide. 2017.
• “Simon Raymonde talks about his first musical project in two decades”. Steve Lamacq. BBC Radio 6. Oct 2017.
• “Cocteau Twins’ Simon Raymonde Says He Didn’t Know About His Band’s Record Store Day Reissues”. Matthew Strauss. Pitchfork. Mar 2017.
• “Simon Says #11: Nostalgia for the Cocteau Twins era”. LongLiveVinyl.com. 2017.
• “The Story of Goth in 33 Songs”. Pitchfork. 25-Oct 2017.
• “Cocteau Twins’ Simon Raymonde Shares and Talks About His First New Music in 20 Years”. National Public Radio (USA). 26-Oct 2017.

2016

• “Cocteau Twins: Victorialand”. Sputnik Music. 22-May 2016.
• “Cocteau Twins: Head Over Heels”. Wilhelm Black. Sputnik Music. 5-May 2016.
• “Cocteau Twins: Treasure”. Sputnik Music. 16-Apr 2016.
• “Some thoughts on the welcome return of Elizabeth Fraser”. Michael Bonner. Uncut. 21-Jan 2016.
• “Cocteau Twins’ Elizabeth Fraser Scores H.G. Wells Miniseries”. Evan Minsker. Pitchfork. 20-Jan 2016.
• “Cocteau Twins Singer Elizabeth Fraser Announces First Full-Length Music Project in 20 Years”. Gabi Gimson. Paste. 21-Jan 2016.
• “Cocteau Twins: 10 of the Best”. Ned Raggett. The Guardian. 24-Feb 2016.
• Interview with Simon Raymonde. Josh Jones. Le Cool London. 2016.
• “Bella Union: ‘We only sign artists that we like as people.’”. Kenny Gates. PIAS. Mar 2016.
• “TRIBUTE: Celebrating 20 Years of Cocteau Twins’ Final Studio Album Milk & Kisses”. Justin Chadwick. Albumism. 9 Mar 2016.
• “The Life of a Song: ‘Song to the Siren’”. David Cheal. Financial Times. 22-Apr 2016.
• “Cocteau Twins’ Elizabeth Fraser Contributes Song to BBC Drama”. Evan Minsker. Pitchfork. 27-Jun 2016.
• “8 Songs That Sample Cocteau Twins, From Arca to The Weeknd”. Philip Sherburne. Pitchfork. 6-Jul 2016.
• “The 50 Best Holiday Songs of All Time”. Pitchfork. 21-Nov 2016.
• “Have Yourself a Very Punk Rock Christmas”. Simon Raymonde. Pitchfork. 22-Nov 2016.

2015

• “Overlooked Albums #42: Cocteau Twins Blue Bell Knoll”. Angel Aguilar. No Ripcord: Independent Music and Film Magazine. 22-Aug 2015.
• “Cocteau Twins: Garlands”. Wilhelm Black. Sputnik Music. 22-Nov 2015.
• “Writing Something Complete: An Interview With Robin Guthrie”. Kevin Korber. Pop Matters. 7-Jan 2015.
• Reviews of Treasure and Blue Bell Knoll. The New Perfect Collection. 21-Feb 2015.
• “Pearly Years: Dream Pop Godparents”. Martin Aston. MOJO. Oct 2015.
• “I’m suffering from old git syndrome”. Michael Bonner. Uncut. 20-May 2015.
• “The 200 Best Songs of the 1980s”. Pitchfork. 24-Aug 2015.
• “Simon Raymonde’s Record Box”. JohnPeelArchive.com. Dec 2015.

2014

• “Review Blue Bell Knoll and Heaven or Las Vegas”. Danny Riley. The Quietus. 1-Aug 2014.
• “Twin Peaks”. Keith Cameron. Q. Aug 2014.
• Interview with Robin Guthrie. Post-Punk.com. 23-Sep 2014.
• “Dreaming in the pussy: Cult rapper Antwon’s guide to Cocteau Twins”. Antwon. FACT. 15-Jan 2014.
• “Cocteau Twins on Blue Bell Knoll: Simon Raymonde and Robin Guthrie on the Band’s ‘Golden Era’”. Laura Studarus. Under the Radar. 21-Jan 2014.
• “Simon Raymonde: Five Essential Albums”. Kara Manning. WFUV.com. Jan 2014.
• “Perfect Calibrations: Simon Raymonde’s Favourite Albums”. Colm McAuliffe. The Quietus. Feb 2014.
• “Divine Rapture: Simon Raymonde revisits Cocteau Twins’ purple patch”. Colm McAuliffe. The Skinny. 1-Jul 2014.
• “Cocteau Twins: The Complete Guide”. Jack Scourfield. Clash. 14-Jul 2014.
• Reviews of Blue Bell Knoll and Heaven or Las Vegas. Stephen Deusner. Pitchfork. 16-Jul 2014.
• “The Byline: Simon Raymonde On A Love Affair With Spurs”. Andrew Fenwick. The Quietus. Aug 2014.

2013

• “30 Years On: Cocteau Twins’ Head Over Heels Revisited”. John Doran. The Quietus. 11-Nov 2013.
• Old Music: Cocteau Twins’ “Crushed”. Jon Lloyd. The Guardian. 21-Mar 2013.

2012

• “SPIN’s 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time”. SPIN staff. SPIN. 3-May 2012.
• “English as a Second Language: A Salute to the Cocteau Twins’ Elizabeth Fraser”. Tim Anderson. The Nervous Breakdown. 27-Jan 2012.
• “Cocteau Twins’ Elizabeth Fraser to perform at Meltdown festival”. Dave Simpson. The Guardian. 30-Apr 2012.
• “Readers’ panel: Cocteau Twins”. Various. The Guardian. 4-May 2012.
• “I’m so excited to have made this decision to perform”. Tim Adams. The Guardian. 23-Jun 2012.
• Review: Elizabeth Fraser Live at Royal Festival Hall. Alexis Petridis. The Guardian. 7-Aug 2012.
• “New Songs from the Siren”. David Sheppard. MOJO. Sep 2012.

2011

• Interview with Robin Guthrie. Martin Aston. MOJO. Dec 2011.
• Robin Guthrie And Brendan Perry: 4AD Revisited. Kevin Cole. NPR “Favorite Sessions”. 26 Jul 2011.

2010

• Interview with Robin Guthrie. Cameron Cook. Sup Magazine. 2010.
• “Building an Iconic Sound: Cocteau Twins’ Robin Guthrie”. Ken Taylor. XLR8R. 22-Dec 2010.

2009

• “The Cocteau Twins and Me”. Dave Simpson. The Guardian. 26-Nov 2009.
• “From Cocteau Twins to ‘Carousel,’ Guitarist Robin Guthrie Mesmerizes”. Scott Thill. Wired. 12-Oct 2009.

2008

• Interview with Robin Guthrie. Elegy. Nov 2008.
• Interview with Robin Guthrie. Plan B. 2008.
• Review of Treasure. Chris Jones. BBC Music. 2008.

2007

• Interview with Robin Guthrie. Aidan Smith. The Scotsman. Jul 2007.

2006

• “From 4AD to Nine Inch Nails”. Tom Doyle. Sound on Sound. Jan 2006.
• “Clouding Over”. David Quantick. The Word. May 2006.
• Review of Lullabies to Violaine. Nitsuh Abebe. Pitchfork. 29-Mar 2006.
• “Movie for Your Ears”. Jim Irvin. The Word. May 2006.
• Interview with Robin Guthrie. John Clarkson. Pennyblack Music. 2006.
• “Robin Guthrie and Cocteau Twins”. Martin Aston (with Robin Guthrie). MOJO. Aug 2006.
• Interview with Robin Guthrie. Wes Barker. Amplifier Magazine. 2006.
• Interview with Robin Guthrie. John Doran. Play Louder. Jul 2006.
• Interview with Robin Guthrie. Ilker Yücel. Re:Gen Magazine. Jul 2006.
• Interview with Robin Guthrie. The Press. Jun 2006.

2005

• “Robin Guthrie: From the Cocteau Twins to Violet Indiana”. William Bernhard. Tape Op. 2005.
• Review of Heaven or Las Vegas. ”Bartender”. Sputnik Music. 16-Jan 2005.

2004

• Interview with Robin Guthrie. Nick Hyman. Under the Radar. 2004.

2003

• “Top 100 Albums of the 1990s”. Pitchfork Staff. Pitchfork. 17-Nov 2003.
• “Ether Madness”. David Stubbs. Uncut. Apr 2003.
• Interview with Robin Guthrie. Olga Sladeckova. Pennyblack Music. April 2003.
• Interview with Robin Guthrie. J. Marsh & Kevchino. Kevchino. Jun 2003.
• Interview with Robin Guthrie. David Sinclair. The Times. Mar 2003.

2002

• “Robin Guthrie/Violet Indiana: Interview”. Olga Sladeckova. Pennyblack Music. 21-Jan 2002.

2001

• Interview with Simon Raymonde. Barcode. 2001.
• “Violet Indiana Marks New Beginning for Former Cocteau Twin”. Steve Gdula. ModernRock.com. 23-May 2001.
• “12 Questions with Simon Raymonde”. Tom Topkoff. Pennyblack Music. May 2001.
• “Cocteau Twins Go for the Fifty Percent Solution”. Fiona Shepherd. 2001.

2000

• “Twin Piques”. David Stubbs. Uncut. 2000.
• Review of Stars and Topsoil. Chris Roberts. Uncut. 2000.
• “We Are Not Amused”. Barney Hoskyns. MOJO. Oct 2000.
• Interview with Robin Guthrie. Tom Topkoff. Hybridmagazine.com. 2000.
• Interview with Simon Raymonde. The Piranha. The Horses’ Gob. Mar 2000.
• Interview with Simon Raymonde. AmbiEntrance. 26-Jan 2000.
• “Former Cocteau Twin guitarist and ex-Mono Vocalist Siobhan de Maré emerge as Violet Indiana”. Octavia. Outburn. 2000.

1999

• Interview with Robin Guthrie and Simon Raymonde. David Peschek. MOJO. 1999.
• Review of BBC Sessions. Kristin Sage. Pitchfork. 12-Oct 1999.

1998

• Interview with Simon Raymonde. Michael D. Fellows. Ink19. Aug 1998.

1997

• “Escape Art”. Rollo Kim. 1997.

1996

• Cocteau Twins: “Touch Upon Touch”. Volume. 1996.
• “Shedding the Ethereal Legacy”. Marci Cohen. B-Side. May 1996.
• “The Cocteau Twins”. Tim Tucker. Total Guitar. May 1996.
• “East is East and West is West And Here the Twins Shall Meet”. Jennie Ruggles. Addicted to Noise. May 1996.
• “Cocteau Twins”. Ronald P. Vincent. Raygun. May 1996.
• Interview. Ozone. 1996.
• “Heaven Handed”. James Rotondi. Guitar Player. Apr 1996.
• Untitled. Barney Hoskyns. MOJO. 1996.
• Interview with Robin Guthrie. Mike Gee. The i. 1996.
• Untitled. DotMusic. Mar 1996.
• “Really Twins Again”. Tim Rollins. Music Monitor. 1996.
• “Embracing Otherness”. Val Phoenix. Alternative Press. Jan 1996.

1995

• “Making Points”. Matt Ashare. The Boston Phoenix. 14-Dec 1995.
• “Songs from the Siren”. Mark C. O’Flaherty. Boyz. 11-Nov 1995.
• “Settling in with Fontana”. Martin Aston. Music Week. 16-Oct 1995.
• “The Band Who are Definitely Not Spokespersons for a Generation”. Volume. Winter 1995.

1994

• “Travel Tips, Rolling Rock, and The Twins”. Su Chon. Rational Alternative Cyberzine. 1994.
• “Virtual Ethereality”. Sarah Champion. Creem. May 1994.
• Interview. Polish Television TVP2. May 1994.
• “Café of Pain”. Maureen Odell. B-Side. Apr/May 1994.
• “At the Cocteau Café”. Robert Levine. Los Angeles Times. 02-Apr 1994.
• Interview. On the Edge. Apr 1994.
• “The Demons Within”. Stephanie Young. Propaganda: Gothic Chronicle. April 1994.
• Interview with Robin Guthrie. Pat Mannion and Brant Nelson. Dewdrops Fanzine. 1994.
• “Ethereal this, thicky”. Dave Thompson. Alternative Press. Feb 1994.

1993

• “Heart to Tape”. Adam Beyda. Mix. Dec 1993.
• Review of Four-Calendar Café. Josef Woodard. Entertainment Weekly. 19-Nov 1993.
• Interview. Andrew Smith. Raygun. Nov 1993.
• “Sound Whirl”. Andrew Smith. The Wire. Nov 1993.
• Review of Four-Calendar Café. James Hannaham. Details. Nov 1993.
• “Vocal Hero: Nina Simone”. Elizabeth Fraser. Melody Maker. Nov 1993.
• “My Favourite Records”. Robin Guthrie. Melody Maker. Nov 1993.
• Retrospective Discography. NME/New Musical Express. 02-Oct 1993.
• Untitled. NME/New Musical Express. 02-Oct 1993.
• “Botanic Rites”. Max Bell. Vox. Oct 1993.
• Review of Four-Calendar Café. Simon Price. Melody Maker. 1993.
• Interview. Kimberly Haas. WXPN Philadelphia Radio. 1993.
• “No More Pre-Raphaelite Bullshit”. Andy O’Reilly. Lime Lizard. Oct 1993.
• “Obscured by Words”. Jason Morgan and Diana Trimble. Mondo 2000. Oct 1993.
• “Fraser-Guided Melodies”. David Cavanaugh. Select. Oct 1993.
• Interview. Peter Suciu. Anti-Matter. Oct 1993.
• “Dreams of Consciousness”. Chris Roberts. Melody Maker. 11-Sep 1993.
• “Cocteaus’ Experiential ‘Calendar’”. Timothy White. Billboard. 11-Sep 1993.

1992

• Cocteau Twins: “Frosty the Snowman”. Volume. Dec 1992.

1991

• Profile: Robin Guthrie. Steph Paynes. Guitar Player. Feb 1991.
• Untitled. Q. Feb 1991.
• “Casino Royale”. Steve Sutherland. Melody Maker. 12-Jan 1991.
• “Cocteau Twins”. Thrust. 08-Jan 1991.
• “This is a tale of great expectations”. Chris Heath. Details. Jan 1991.

1990

• “Atlanta’s Epiphany”. Noel Mayeske. Footnotes. 6-Nov 1990.
• “No Kidding”. Alan Jackson. Vox. Nov 1990.
• “The ‘Teau Nailed”. Philip Bradley. International Musician & Recording World. Nov 1990.
• “Nappy Hour”. Laura Lee Davies. 1990.
• “Polished Plebians”. Rachel Felder. Alternative Press. 01-Oct 1990.
• “Heavenly Bodies”. Clodagh O’Connell. Select. Oct 1990.
• “Viva Las Vegas”. Andrew Perry. Select. Oct 1990.
• “The Dareable Twins”. Making Music. Oct 1990.
• “Crash! Bang! Wallop! The Cocteau Twins are back!”. NME/New Musical Express. 22-Sep 1990.
• Review of Heaven or Las Vegas. Barbara Ellen. NME/New Musical Express. 15-Sep 1990.
• “Thank Heaven for Little Girls”. Sounds. 15-Sep 1990.
• Heaven Scent: A review of Heaven or Las Vegas. Shaun Phillips. Sounds. 15-Sep 1990.
• “Missing Blink”. Kevin Murphy. Record Mirror. 08-Sep 1990.
• “What’s the meaning of life?”. Kevin Murphy. Record Mirror. 08-Sep 1990.
• Review of Iceblink Luck. Barbara Ellen, Bill Drummond, Jimmy Cauty. NME/New Musical Express. 01-Sep 1990.
• “Ice Should Be So Lucky”. Record Mirror. 01-Sep 1990.
• “Bringing Up Baby”. Steve Sutherland. Melody Maker. 25-Aug 1990.
• Untitled. Record Mirror. Jun 1990.

1989

• “A voice, a few guitars, a bit of processing, and a hell of a lot of inspiration”. Mark Prendergast. Sound on Sound. Jul 1989.
• “Picks and Pans Review: Blue Bell Knoll”. People Staff. People Magazine. 16-Jan 1989.

1988

• Untitled. NME/New Musical Express. 17-Dec 1988.
• Untitled. Details. Nov 1988.
• “On ‘Teau”. Paul Trynka. International Musician & Recording World. Nov 1988.
• “Mood Music for the Arty”. Don Shewey. 7 Days. Oct 1988.
• “The Elusive Cocteau Twins: ‘Blue Bell Knoll’ Rings Through Record Stores - Another Majestically Murky Album. Terry Atkinson. Los Angeles Times. 02-Oct 1988.
• Untitled. Record Mirror. Oct 1988.
• “Love, Enthusiasm, and the Extermination of Perspective”. Paul Morley. Blitz. Oct 1988.
• “Velvet Opera”. Alex Kakis. Offbeat. Oct 1988.
• “Sounding the death knoll for the Cocteaus’ myth”. Chris Twomey. Record Mirror. Oct 1988.
• “Trying to Say What Can’t Be Said”. Frank Coleman and David Zinn. Boston Rock. Oct 1988.
• Review of Blue Bell Knoll. Steve Sutherland. NME/New Musical Express. 17-Sep 1988.
• Untitled. Cut. Sep 1988.
• “Cocteau Twins”. Staci Bonner. Reflex. Sep 1988.
• “Cocteau Twins: Their Past and the Present LP”. The Catalogue for the Independent Music Trade. Sep 1988.

1987

• “Lonely Is An Eyesore”. Chris Roberts. Melody Maker. 04-Jul 1987.
• “Vocalisations”. Tony Bacon. Making Music. Jul 1987.
• “That Which Cannot Be Spoken: Divining the Heavenly Sound of Cocteau Twins”. Stephen Dark. Option: Music Alternatives. May/Jun 1987.
• “None of This Should Have Happened”. Mark Cooper. Q. Apr 1987.
• Review of The Moon and The Melodies. Todd Eckert. Only Music. Mar 1987.
• “The Cocteau Twins”. Todd Eckert. Only Music. Mar 1987.

1986

• “Budd-y Can You Spare a Chime?”. Dave Sexton. Record Mirror. 06-Dec 1986.
• “A British Trio Creates Haunting Melodies”. Dave Rimmer. Detour. Dec 1986.
• “A Method in Their Madness”. Jack Barron. 15-Nov 1986.
• “Let’s Not Say Anything”. Chris Heath. Smash Hits. 04-Nov 1986.
• “Love and Misery in the Cocteau Twins”. Andy Strickland. Record Mirror. 15-Oct 1986.
• Review of Love’s Easy Tears. Cath Carroll. NME/New Musical Express. 11-Oct 1986.
• “Review of Victorialand”. Ted Mico. Melody Maker. 16-Aug 1986.
• “The Serpent and the Pearl: An Interview with Harold Budd”. Dan Goldstein. Electronics & Music Maker. 1-Jul 1986.
• “Waking Dreamers”. Ted Mico. Melody Maker. 03-May 1986.
• Untitled. Jamming. May 1986.
• “Ooh, Baby”. Mat Snow. NME/New Musical Express. 12-Apr 1986.
• “Christmas with the Cocteaus”. Barney Hoskyns. Jan 1986.
• “Cocteau Cabinet”. Chris Roberts. Sounds. 04-Jan 1986.

1985

• “Reluctant Twins”. Record Mirror. 21-Dec 1985.
• “It’s Music to Bonk To”. Chris Roberts. NME/New Musical Express. Dec 1985.
• “After the Hush”. Jonh Wilde. Jamming. Dec 1985.
• Review of Echoes In A Shallow Bay. Kris Kirk. Melody Maker. 23-Nov 1985.
• “Worlds Apart”. Steve Sutherland. Melody Maker. 16-Nov 1985.
• Review of Tiny Dynamine. Charles Shaar Murray. NME/New Musical Express. 16-Nov 1985.
• “Garlands of Words”. RockPool. 07-Oct 1985.
• “The Cocteau Twins”. Mark Ellen. Smash Hits. 24-Apr 1985.
• “Tales of Mystery and Imagination”. Robin Gibson. Sounds. 30-Mar 1985.
• “Digging for Treasures”. Richard Walmsley. Electronic Soundmaker & Computer Music. Feb 1985.

1984

• “Polar Bears, Kittens, and Puppy Dogs’ Tails”. Danny Kelly. NME/New Musical Express. 08-Dec 1984.
• Review of Treasure. Steve Sutherland. Melody Maker. 10-Nov 1984.
• Untitled. International Musician Monthly. 1984.
• Coctale. Tony Bacon. One-Two Testing. Nov 1984.
• “Sex and Drugs and Rock ‘N’ Roll”. Marina Merosi. ZigZag. Aug 1984.
• “Head Over Heels with the Cocteau Twins”. Dan Goldstein. Electronics & Music Maker. Aug 1984.
• “Mother of Pearl”. Steve Sutherland. Melody Maker. 26-May 1984.
• “Twinset and Pearls”. Smash Hits. 10-May 1984.
• “Cocteau Twins”. Jonh Wilde. Blitz. May 1984.
• Untitled. Melody Maker. 28-Apr 1984.
• “Review of ‘Pearly-Dewdrops’ Drops’”. Tony Parsons. NME/New Musical Express. 21-Apr 1984.
• “Cocteau Twins Live at Victoria Palace, London, February 26, 1984”. Steve Sutherland. Melody Maker. 3-Mar 1984.
• “CocTales”. Chris Maillard. International Musician & Recording World. Mar 1984.
• “The Cocteau Twins”. Nick Cucci. Boston Rock. 21-Feb 1984.
• “Twice Shy”. Luaka Bop. Sounds. 31-Jan 1984.

1983

• “Twindrops Keep Falling on my Head”. Paul Morley. NME/New Musical Express. 10-Dec 1983.
• “Review of Sunburst and Snowblind”. Ian Pye. Melody Maker. 03-Dec 1983.
• “Review of Head Over Heels”. Barney Hoskyns. NME/New Musical Express. 05-Nov 1983.
• “And Then There Were Two”. Winston Smith. Sounds. 05-Nov 1983.
• “Cocteau Twins Shine On”. Rorschach Testing. 01-Nov 1983.
• “Two’s Company”. Jonh Wilde. ZigZag. Oct 1983.
• Untitled. Unknown. Sounds. 21-May 1983.
• “Heavenly Twins”. Helen FitzGerald. Melody Maker. 19-Mar 1983.
• “More doom and gloom or an unrecognised pop solution?”. Jonh Wilde. Jamming. 1983.
• “Cocteau Twins are hard to pin down”. Len Righi. The Morning Call. 1983.

1982

• “Review of Lullabies”. Lynden Barber. NME/New Musical Express. 16-Oct 1982.
• “Fun from Falkirk—Fat Chance?”. Don Watson. NME/New Musical Express. 6-Nov 1982.
• “New 2 U: Cocteau Twins”. Bill Prince. Sounds. 11-Sep 1982.
• “Cocteau Hour”. Helen FitzGerald. Sounds. 11-Sep 1982.