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An Introduction to Cocteau Twins in Five Songs

An Introduction to Cocteau Twins in Five Songs

  • KTSW 89.9 Blog
  • 30 Sep 2019

Formed in 1979 in Grangemouth, Scotland, Cocteau Twins are easily one of the most influential groups to emerge out of the ’80s indie scene. As the brainchild of multi-instrumentalist Robin Guthrie, vocalist Elizabeth Fraser and bassist Will Heggie…

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Radio Interview with Simon Raymonde

  • C86 Radio Show/Podcast
  • 17 Jan 2019

“I met the band first off when I was working at Beggars Banquet record shop round about ‘82, I think it was, maybe ‘81. I was in a band on Situation2, which was a little subsidiary of Beggars. Upstairs from the record shop was 4AD, Beggars, and this…

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Simon Raymonde on… Nostalgia

  • Long Live Vinyl
  • 10 Jan 2019

Bella Union founder Simon Raymonde, current member of Lost Horizons and former Cocteau Twin recalls the alchemy at the heart of the Twins’ music-making process…

[In 2018] Pitchfork posted a…

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