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‘Heaven or Las Vegas’ is the focus of a new Marc Jacobs fashion project
- 4AD.com
- 11 Nov 2022
American fashion designer Marc Jacobs has introduced a capsule collection of garments, jewelry, accessories, and more inspired by Cocteau Twins and specifically the 1990 LP Heaven or Las Vegas.
For the Fall 2022 season, Heaven…
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Cocteau Twins win inaugural ‘modern Scots classic’ album award
- The Herald Scotland
- 06 Oct 2022
Dream pop pioneers Cocteau Twins are being honoured with a special Scottish Album of the Year award given to those who still inspire music being made in the country today.
The SAY Award organisers have confirmed that that the Modern Scottish…
Read moreThe Drum Machines of Cocteau Twins
- Reverb
- 23 Jun 2022
Few bands that came out of the creatively fertile 1980s were as unique as the Cocteau Twins: a phantasmagorical mix of Elizabeth Fraser’s otherworldly vocals and Robin Guthrie’s effects-laden guitars, they sounded like nothing else before it and would…
Read moreElizabeth Fraser releases second song from forthcoming EP
- NEWS
- 15 Jun 2022
“Apples” follows May release of “Underwater.” Both tracks are available for purchase and download from major streaming music platforms.
Former Cocteau Twins vocalist Elizabeth Fraser and her partner Damon Reece, who are releasing music under…
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Ivors Academy Honours Cocteau Twins with 2022 “Visionary Award”
- NEWS
- 19 May 2022
The Ivors, one of the UK’s most prestigious and beloved annual music awards, has honoured Cocteau Twins—Robin Guthrie, Elizabeth Fraser, and Simon Raymonde—with this year’s “Visionary Award.”
The…
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