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Lost Horizons release new single ‘Florida’
- NEWS
- 20 Oct 2021
Lost Horizons has released a new single, written in collaboration with musician Penelope Isles, entitled ‘Florida’.
The project, a multi-artist collaboration headed by Simon Raymonde and Richie Thomas, released a critically-acclaimed double-LP…
Read moreRobin Guthrie announces new LP, ‘Pearldiving’
- NEWS
- 19 Oct 2021
Robin Guthrie has announced a new LP, entitled Pearldiving, to be released 12 November 2021.
The 10-track album, released on his own label, Soleil Aprè Minuit, will be available for pre-order via Robin’s Bandcamp page starting…
Read moreRobin Guthrie releases new free song, “Silverbell”
- NEWS
- 01 Oct 2021
On the heels of his announcement of a new EP, Mockingbird Love, Robin Guthrie has released a free track, “Silverbell,” via his Bandcamp page.
Posting to his new Facebook page,…
Read moreSimon Raymonde Charity Draw for Clock Tower Sanctuary
- NEWS
- 28 Sep 2021
Simon Raymonde is hosting a time-limited online charity draw in support of Brighton, England’s Clock Tower Sanctuary, a charity dedicated to helping young homeless people with shelter and support.
On his fundraising web page he writes:
Read moreTo…
Cocteau Twins focus of RadioRoutestock’s ‘How ‘Bout That Band?’ show
- NEWS
- 24 Sep 2021
Cocteau Twins were the focus of Simon Taylor’s RadioRoutestock show, ‘How ‘Bout That Band?’ on 21 September.
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Robin Guthrie to release new EP, “Mockingbird Love” on 15 October
- NEWS
- 20 Sep 2021
Fans can stream “My Courtesan” now on Bandcamp.
Robin Guthrie will release a new EP, Mockingbird Love, on 15 October via his Soleil Après Minuit label and distributed through Darla Records. It’s the first of several releases…
Read moreCocteau Twins featured on Spotify’s ‘Bandsplain’ podcast
- NEWS
- 16 Sep 2021
Spotify’s ‘Bandsplain’ podcast, launched in 2021, featured Cocteau Twins as their focus on 16 September.
According to Spotify, “Bandsplain is a show where host Yasi Salek invites experts to explain cult bands and iconic artists—and why people…
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Cocteau Twins featured in new Uncut’s ‘Ultimate Genre Guide: Shoegaze’
- Uncut
- 15 Sep 2021
Siren songs! From the outposts of industrial Scotland, a bright and mysterious new British psychedelia flowers in the shadow of post-punk. The band’s decayed drone, romance and reverb prove to be the womb of shoegaze.
“The Sonic Cathedral…
Read moreNew release from Oneohtrix Point Never features Elizabeth Fraser
- Pitchfork
- 14 Sep 2021
Artist Daniel Lopatin’s project Oneohtrix Point Never has released a new DVD, featuring a reworking of a previous track, “Tales from the Trash Stratum,” which features vocal sounds by Elizabeth Fraser.
“For someone with such a fiercely individual…
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Poet Christina Pugh invokes Cocteau Twins in new work
- NEWS
- 23 Aug 2021
Prize-winning American poet Christina Pugh has published a new volume of poems, Stardust Media (University of Massachusetts Press). The eponymous poem invokes Elizabeth Fraser…
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