Press and News
If you know of a press clip we might have missed, or if you can help us fill in the blanks where we know when and where a story was published, but little else, we encourage you to contact us. Some of these—particularly older stories—have not yet been transcribed. We provide links to original stories wherever possible.
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Budd-y Can You Spare a Chime?
- Record Mirror
- 06 Dec 1986
Harold Budd may not be a familiar name to you, but listen up. This avant garde American composer is not only for those in the ‘know,’ as his collaborations with Eno and the Cocteau Twins prove.
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A British Trio Creates Haunting Melodies
- Detour
- 01 Dec 1986
“Having these big pictures of us—it’s a bit embarrassing…” moans Robin Guthrie. “I don’t see the point of it, really. We’re not trying to get our name known, we’re just trying to get our music known.”
Such sentiments lie at the very heart…
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A Method in Their Madness
- Sounds
- 15 Nov 1986
A review of Cocteau Twins in concert at Portsmouth Guildhall, 1986
Everyone has their own theories about the Cocteau Twins. After tonight’s performance, mine is this: they are close to madness in their quest for a perfect musical puzzle and,…
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Let’s Not Say Anything
- Smash Hits
- 04 Nov 1986
The Cocteau Twins won’t talk about their records. They won’t talk about themselves. They won’t even talk to each other. “This sounds like a promising interview,” says Chris Heath.
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Love and Misery in the Cocteau Twins
- Record Mirror
- 15 Oct 1986
Robin Cocteau and Liz Cocteau go out together. Robin says nasty things about Liz, while Simon Cocteau isn’t saying anything. All this and making records, too…
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Review of Victorialand
- Melody Maker
- 16 Aug 1986
How time flies when time is time and again.
Another Cocteau Twins album, another gilded pillar of excellence, another review of waxing lyrical ballads.
Nothing is new, but the news is good—the progression is complete.
Time…
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The Serpent and the Pearl: An interview with Harold Budd
- Electronics & Music Maker
- 01 Jul 1986
This is an excerpt from a longer interview with Budd, who collaborated with Cocteau Twins on a project that would become the LP The Moon and the Melodies in 1986. (Photograph of Harold Budd…
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Waking Dreamers
- Melody Maker
- 03 May 1986
Cat-sitting, tight-lipping, drunk-getting, hit-making, much-laughing, it’s those wild and wacky, mysterious Cocteau Twins. So why wasn’t Simon on the album? Your guess is as good as Ted Mico’s. Kidnap pics: Thomas Sheehan.
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