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Review of ‘Pearly-Dewdrops’ Drops’
- NME/New Musical Express
- 21 Apr 1984
In the Cocteau Twins scheme of things, putting on a black dress and looked (sic) pained = a cosmic Piaf!
A plodding tortuous dirge = a mark of sensitivity! Screeching like a doolally fishwife = passion!…
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Melodies undreamt of
- Melody Maker
- 03 Mar 1984
Many still encounter the Cocteau Twins and hear only Siouxsie. Others hear only The Cure or starkest New Order, but such conclusions draw like veils where they should let in light. The Cocteaus start there.
Head Over Heels, their…
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