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“Heaven or Las Vegas” among Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”
- Rolling Stone
- 22 Sep 2020
Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time was originally published in 2003, with a slight update in 2012.
Here’s what they had to say about Heaven or Las Vegas, which ranks at #245:
“Cocteau…
Read more12 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…
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