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Angelic Conversation: Cocteau Twins’ Head Over Heels At 40
- The Quietus
- 24 Oct 2023
Darran Anderson slashes away at many of the myths surrounding Cocteau Twins while revisiting their glorious second album.
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4AD to re-release Four-Calendar Café and Milk & Kisses in the US in 2024
- 4AD News
- 18 Oct 2023
4AD announced today that, in collaboration with Robin Guthrie, they will be releasing Four-Calendar Café and Milk & Kisses in the US in January 2024.
According…
Read moreInterview with Robin Guthrie
- Under the Radar
- 01 Oct 2023
Robin Guthrie’s guitar sounds and studio wizardry helped create Cocteau Twins, one of the most innovative post-punk bands of the eighties, with their brilliant waves of guitar and Elizabeth Fraser’s ethereal vocals. His current band, Violet Indiana,…
Read moreAsteroid named for Elizabeth Fraser
- NEWS
- 28 Sep 2023
The International Astronomical Union has formally named celestial body 2013 TF-19 “Fraser” in honour of former Cocteau Twins vocalist Elizabeth Fraser.
“Fraser” is classified as a “main belt” asteroid, and was first discovered on 31 August…
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Elizabeth Fraser and Damon Reece release Sun’s Signature remix collection
- NEWS
- 29 Jun 2023
New extended EP is a repress of their 2022 debut, plus six remixes.
Elizabeth Fraser and her partner, Damon Reece, who collaborate under the name Sun’s Signature, have announced the forthcoming repress and re-release of their debut eponymous…
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Elizabeth Fraser teases new Sun’s Signature release
- NEWS
- 26 Jun 2023
Fraser made the announcement via social media.
Former Cocteau Twins singer Elizabeth Fraser has teased an imminent release from her musical project Sun’s Signature, a collaboration with her partner of many years, Damon Reece.
Without…
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The Veldt Releases A Long-Lost Collaboration With Cocteau Twins: “Everlasting Gobstopper”
- Post-Punk.com
- 08 Jun 2023
Somewhere in the liminal space between shoegaze, soul, free-jazz, and the raw soul of Otis Redding, NYC’s The Veldt carved out a space of their own. Decades ahead of their time, identical twins Daniel and Danny Chavis created a rich discography of…
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The Simple Minds Song That Inspired the Band Name ‘Cocteau Twins’
- American Songwriter
- 26 May 2023
Formed in Grangemouth, Scotland in 1979, Elizabeth Fraser, Robin Guthrie, and Will Heggie called themselves Cocteau Twins.
The name derived from the song “Cocteau Twins” by fellow Scottish band Johnny and the Self-Abusers, which later became…
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Robin Guthrie Releases Another ‘Orphan’ and Teases Upcoming Projects
- NEWS
- 03 Mar 2023
Robin Guthrie announced he would be releasing new material in 2023, including a new “orphaned” track, “Two Tiger Heartbeats.”
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