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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;…
Read moreLiz Fraser to contribute to new Jónsi LP
- Pitchfork
- 24 Jun 2020
Liz will be contributing vocals on the track “Cannibal.” The LP is scheduled for release on 2nd October.
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The truth is not perfect: Robin Guthrie on the Cocteau Twins’ major label years
- Sonic Cathedral
- 31 May 2020
“Sometimes when I have to go back and look at that part of my life I get quite upset at the way other people tell the story, because I just can’t relate to it at all. I am constantly surprised by the ever-changing narrative of the story of my band.”
Robin…
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Tim Burgess and Simon Raymonde co-host Twitter ‘Listening Party’ for Heaven or Las Vegas
- NEWS
- 03 Apr 2020
The Charlatans’ Tim Burgess has made a big splash in 2020 with his very popular Twitter ‘listening parties.’
Burgess regularly selects one of his favorites—usually an iconic LP of yesteryear—and invites Twitter followers to listen and comment…
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