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Cocteau Twins’ Simon Raymonde Shares and Talks About His First New Music in 20 Years
- National Public Radio (USA)
- 26 Oct 2017
Simon Raymonde talks about his first musical project in two decades
- BBC Radio 6
- 25 Oct 2017
The Story of Goth in 33 Songs
- Pitchfork
- 25 Oct 2017
From Bauhaus to Jenny Hval, these tracks are to die for
After it blazed through England and New York in the 1970s, the first wave of punk rock left a whole lot of darkness in its wake. As the decade rolled to a close, young musicians struck…
Read moreMaking Your Noise: Bella Union Founder Simon Raymonde on His New Band and the Future of Indie Labels
- Billboard
- 06 Oct 2017
After twenty years working with movement-defining bands at his label Bella Union, former Cocteau Twin Simon Raymonde has returned with his first striking musical expression.
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The Fangasm: Garlands by Cocteau Twins
- Drowned in Sound
- 22 Sep 2017
When it was released via Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent’s new-fangled 4AD label back in early September 1982, Garlands, by recently-formed Scottish trio Cocteau Twins, couldn’t have felt further removed from the anodyne pop cartelizing…
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