Press and News
If you know of a press clip we might have missed, or if you can help us fill in the blanks where we know when and where a story was published, but little else, we encourage you to contact us. Some of these—particularly older stories—have not yet been transcribed. We provide links to original stories wherever possible.
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Embracing Otherness
- Alternative Press
- 01 Jan 1996
The last few years have been ones of transformation in the Cocteau camp, as Robin Guthrie and Liz Fraser renegotiated their long-term relationship. Once pegged as the shy vocalist who sings obscure, mysterious lyrics, Liz is now clearly speaking her…
Read moreReally Twins Again
- Music Monitor
- 01 Jan 1996
“The expectations people have of you as a musician I find perhaps a bit scary. It’s kind of a big responsibility to be an ‘influence,” says the Cocteau Twins’ Simon Raymonde, hesitantly reflecting on his band’s assured inclusion in the history books…
Read moreSongs from the Siren
- Boyz
- 11 Nov 1995
The lush, transporting sound of the Cocteau Twins has been music to fuck to for over a decade (not to mention music to sell Fruitopia to). Mark C. O’Flaherty takes a walk with extraordinary vocalist Elizabeth Fraser.
Elizabeth wants to talk…
Read moreIt’s not easy being a Cocteau Twin
- The Independent (UK)
- 27 Oct 1995
I’m waiting in the September Sound studio to interview the singer from the Cocteau Twins. I’ve been told she might be late, so I’m not expecting the slight figure that shuffles through the door. The singer is preoccupied. She has in hand a mighty tome…
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Growing apart together
- The Scotsman
- 21 May 1994
The Cocteau Twins are back on home ground this week after an exhausting tour and some testing times behind the scenes
Back on the road, the Cocteau Twins are finding it a disorienting experience. They played Glasgow in early February, worked…
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