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‘Heaven or Las Vegas’ named ‘Best Indie Album of 1990’ by Brooklyn Vegan
- Brooklyn Vegan
- 08 Sep 2020
Popular music and culture website Brooklyn Vegan has named Heaven or Las Vegas its top pick in a retrospective…
Read moreCocteau Twins’ ‘Heaven or Las Vegas’ still offers sweet salvation 30 years on
- ABC Double J (Australia)
- 24 Aug 2020
There’s two destination points purportedly on offer via this beloved Cocteau Twins record.
But really, you could go anywhere you want with the transportive sounds of Heaven or Las Vegas.
Stride through sunlit landscapes,…
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“Heaven or Las Vegas” Tops Another Best-of List
- Paste Magazine
- 24 Aug 2020
In a new list of their favorite 25 dream pop albums of all time, the music editors at Paste have honored Cocteau Twins twice (and a half).
Treasure ranks at number 17: “…1984’s Treasure is…
Read moreProducer John Fryer Reflects on His Work With Cocteau Twins
- Sound on Sound
- 22 Aug 2020
(Excerpt)
Among Fryer’s first clients were the Cocteau Twins. The fledgling producer helped give birth to a sound that was utterly unique, built around Robin Guthrie’s cavernous, echoing guitar work and Liz Fraser’s otherworldly, if often…
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