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12 songs featuring Elizabeth Fraser that aren’t by Cocteau Twins
- Brooklyn Vegan
- 22 Sep 2020
Possessing a set of pipes that one journalist famously referred to as the “Voice of God,” Elizabeth Fraser truly is like no other singer.
Matched with the band’s shimmering guitar style, her impressive range and otherworldly timbre made Cocteau…
Read more“Heaven or Las Vegas,” the Troubled Paradise of Cocteau Twins: An interview with Simon Raymonde
- Addict-Culture
- 17 Sep 2020
“Je suis intimement convaincu que c’est un disque fantastique.”
Dans toute vie de passionné(e) de musique qui se respecte, certains disques s’imposent comme des jalons incontournables, des marqueurs temporels liés à des événements précis,…
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30 Years in Heaven or Las Vegas
- OpusZine
- 17 Sep 2020
30 years after its release, the Cocteau Twins’ 1990 masterpiece has lost none of its beauty or magic.
Released on September 17, 1990, Cocteau Twins’ Heaven or Las Vegas is an album whose beauty and magic has remained untarnished…
Read moreCocteau Twins’ Simon Raymonde on ‘Heaven or Las Vegas’ (which just turned 30)
- Brooklyn Vegan
- 17 Sep 2020
Cocteau Twins’ sixth album, ‘Heaven or Las Vegas,’ came out on September 17, 1990.
A record that’s just gotten better over the last 30 years, it’s where the group took their signature sound—Robin Guthrie’s intricately woven, heavily treated…
Read moreCocteau Twins’ vast influence lives on: 24 great artists they’ve inspired
- Brooklyn Vegan
- 17 Sep 2020
The term “dreampop” covers a lot of territory these days, from electronic music to acoustic guitars, but one thing’s for certain: the influence of the Cocteau Twins cannot be overstated.
Robin Guthrie’s unique, heavily treated, cascading…
Read moreThe Infallible Legacy of “Heaven or Las Vegas” 30 Years On
- Pop Dust
- 17 Sep 2020
For a band whose lyrics were famously difficult to make out most of the time, the Cocteau Twins left an indelible impact on the world of pop music.
The Scottish trio emerged in the 1980s as some of the most notable pioneers of dream pop,…
Read more30th Anniversary of Cocteau Twins’ Heaven or Las Vegas Album
- Reviewsphere
- 15 Sep 2020
In a world that was confined, many sought sanctuaries in their music collections.
As we emerge from behind the sofa to see the sun rising once more, life seems to have found its axis, and spins on. It is about time we ventured back to find…
Read moreCocteau Twins’ ‘Heaven or Las Vegas’ Turns 30 - Anniversary Retrospective
- Albumism
- 14 Sep 2020
Happy 30th Anniversary to Cocteau Twins’ sixth studio album Heaven or Las Vegas, originally released September 17, 1990.
My friend Liz was not the first of my college friends to give birth. There were twins and a baby girl in the years before,…
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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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