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Cocteau Twins’ Simon Raymonde Shares and Talks About His First New Music in 20 Years
- National Public Radio (USA)
- 26 Oct 2017
Simon Raymonde talks about his first musical project in two decades
- BBC Radio 6
- 25 Oct 2017
The Story of Goth in 33 Songs
- Pitchfork
- 25 Oct 2017
From Bauhaus to Jenny Hval, these tracks are to die for
After it blazed through England and New York in the 1970s, the first wave of punk rock left a whole lot of darkness in its wake. As the decade rolled to a close, young musicians struck…
Read moreMaking Your Noise: Bella Union Founder Simon Raymonde on His New Band and the Future of Indie Labels
- Billboard
- 06 Oct 2017
After twenty years working with movement-defining bands at his label Bella Union, former Cocteau Twin Simon Raymonde has returned with his first striking musical expression.
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The Fangasm: Garlands by Cocteau Twins
- Drowned in Sound
- 22 Sep 2017
When it was released via Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent’s new-fangled 4AD label back in early September 1982, Garlands, by recently-formed Scottish trio Cocteau Twins, couldn’t have felt further removed from the anodyne pop cartelizing…
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Heaven or Las Vegas is 26 today
- Form Design Blog
- 16 Sep 2017
Heaven or Las Vegas, Cocteau Twins sixth album was released in the UK 26 years ago on 17th September 1990 (reaching no 7 in the UK charts). As it’s one of our all time favourite albums from one of our all time favourite bands, we thought…
Read moreJohn Grant and Elizabeth Fraser in Conversation at Royal Albert Hall
- Drowned in Sound
- 10 Aug 2017
Elizabeth Fraser and John Grant Talk ‘Blue Bell Knoll’
- The Quietus
- 26 Jul 2017
The Cocteau Twins singer discussed the band’s 1988 classic Blue Bell Knoll live in conversation at the Royal Albert Hall
Elizabeth Fraser, the inimitable lead singer of the much-adored Cocteau Twins, made a rare public appearance…
Read more“Lost Horizons (Simon Raymonde of Cocteau Twins): ‘Frenzy, Fear (Feat. Hilang Child)’”
- Under the Radar
- 19 Jul 2017
Lost Horizons is a new duo featuring former Cocteau Twins member (and Bella Union label head) Simon Raymonde and drummer Richie Thomas (who has played with The Jesus and Mary Chain, Felt, and Cocteau Twins). Their debut album, Ojalá, is…
Read moreInterview with Simon Raymonde
- BBC Radio 6
- 06 Jul 2017
Lauren Laverne chats Bella Union founder and former Cocteau Twin, Simon Raymonde. The British independent record label recently celebrated its 20th anniversary having spend two decades releasing a multitude of quality records from the likes of The…
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