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Have Yourself a Very Punk Rock Christmas
- Pitchfork
- 22 Nov 2016
Cocteau Twins put their own dreamy spin on holiday classics—a bit of a family business for the band’s Simon Raymonde, who shares his memories of one particular Christmas circa 1977.
Growing up in the UK during the ’60s and ’70s, the concept…
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The 50 Best Holiday Songs of All Time
- Pitchfork
- 21 Nov 2016
“Frosty the Snowman”
Volume, 1992
#36
Few musical styles conjure the shimmering feeling of snowfall like dream-pop, and few artists have painted dream-pop in more mesmerizing abstractions than Cocteau…
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“8 Songs That Sample Cocteau Twins, From Arca to The Weeknd”
- Pitchfork
- 06 Jul 2016
As influential as the OG 4AD band has become, few have attempted to sample Cocteau Twins. Here’s a brief survey of those who have.
Six minutes into Arca’s new release Entrañas, a familiar sound cuts through the din with the force…
Read moreCocteau Twins’ Elizabeth Fraser Contributes Song to BBC Drama
- Pitchfork
- 27 Jun 2016
A rendition of the Irish folk standard “She Moved Through the Fair” plays on the debut episode of “The Living and the Dead”
Earlier this year, it was announced that Cocteau Twins’ Elizabeth Fraser had scored a new four-episode miniseries…
Read moreInterview with Simon Raymonde
- Le Cool London
- 01 Jun 2016
Simon Raymonde is the founder of excellent indie record label Bella Union, home of the likes of The Flaming Lips, Beach House, Dirty Three and Fleet Foxes and, along with Robin Guthrie and Elizabeth Fraser, was in arguably one of the UK’s most influential…
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The Life of a Song: ‘Song to the Siren’
- Financial Times
- 22 Apr 2016
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In 1970, Buckley set the record straight, releasing “Siren” on his experimental Starsailor album, which flopped. Buckley died in 1975 from a heroin overdose and remained a peripheral, cultish figure.
But…
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TRIBUTE: Celebrating 20 Years of Cocteau Twins’ Final Studio Album ‘Milk & Kisses’
- Albumism
- 09 Mar 2016
Happy 25th Anniversary to Cocteau Twin’ eighth and final studio album, Milk & Kisses, originally released in the UK March 13, 1996.
At the risk of stating the blatantly obvious, few bands have achieved as much crystalline beauty…
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