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The 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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“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
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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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Liz Fraser sings on new Jónsi single “Cannibal”
- NEWS
- 13 Aug 2020
New song, “Cannibal,” released 14th August.
Former Cocteau Twins vocalist Liz Fraser has lent her voice to another collaboration—her second in 2020 following her appearance with Sam Lee earlier in the year. This time it’s for Iceland’s Jónsi…
Read moreA Buyer’s Guide to Cocteau Twins
- Sun-13
- 06 Aug 2020
Cocteau Twins created a world of their own making and soundtracked it with some of the most perfect music ever recorded. Banjo looks into their essential releases and reports back.
Cocteau Twins are a that rarest of things, a unique band;…
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