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It’s Music to Bonk To
- NME/New Musical Express
- 01 Dec 1985
So I spent a Friday afternoon eating and giggling with The Cocteau Twins.
They’re not there. I pour disdain on the mannequins in Harvey Nichols’ window, then stand in a dry place.
A young man rushes out of the jeweller’s opposite…
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Review of ‘Echoes In A Shallow Bay’
- Melody Maker
- 23 Nov 1985
The ‘Great Spangled Fritillary’ takes its name from a butterfly; ‘Melonella’ is more upbeat that the Cocteaus’ usual music, noisy almost; ‘Pale Clouded White’ feels like you’re caught in a warm snowstorm;…
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Worlds Apart
- Melody Maker
- 16 Nov 1985
How do you interview THE COCTEAU TWINS? Steve Sutherland, who considers them to be something like the voice of God, doesn’t know. Well, he sat down and talked to them for a bit, and this is what happened.
THE END: “In the best of all possible…
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