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Simon Raymonde’s Record Box
- JohnPeelArchive.com
- 01 Dec 2015
In this record box, Simon Raymonde of Cocteau Twins takes us on a personal journey back into some of the most vital as well as overlooked records of the 1980s.
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Pearly Years: Dream Pop Godparents
- MOJO
- 01 Oct 2015
Anyone debating the impact of the environment on musicians can have a field day with Cocteau Twins.
Equidistant from Glasgow and Edinburgh, their hometown of Grangemouth was once dubbed “a village around an oil rig,” suggesting the uncanny…
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The 200 Best Songs of the 1980s
- Pitchfork
- 24 Aug 2015
#39: “Lorelei”
“Lorelei” ordained Cocteau Twins as the patron saints of thrill-seeking introverts.
Sparkly and cascading, the track was the jewel in the crown of Treasure, a phenomenally inventive and introspective…
Read moreOverlooked Albums #42: Cocteau Twins’ Blue Bell Knoll
- No Ripcord: Independent Music and Film Magazine
- 22 Aug 2015
Pop eats itself. Chart success demands the repetition of formulas until the last vestige of originality is exhausted.
In the current state of music, things have been flatlining for a while. At this moment, our top pop divas are doing their…
Read moreI’m suffering from old git syndrome (Interview)
- Uncut
- 20 May 2015
“I’m suffering from old git syndrome at the moment,” Robin Guthrie admits to Uncut. “I’ve been suffering from it since my twenties…” Guthrie is at home in a small village in the north west of France. He is, he explains, in the throes…
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Reviews of ‘Treasure’ and ‘Blue Bell Knoll’
- The New Perfect Collection
- 21 Feb 2015
Treasure
There can hardly be a word in the English language more precisely defined, yet more persistently misused, than unique.
It’s really not complicated—it simply means something is one of a kind, nothing more,…
Read moreWriting Something Complete: An Interview With Robin Guthrie
- Pop Matters
- 07 Jan 2015
As the co-founder of shoegaze legends Cocteau Twins, Robin Guthrie has a well-deserved place in music history. The swirling guitar effects and intricate compositions on Treasure and Blue Bell Knoll were equally as innovative…
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