Cocteau Twins

Cocteau Twins were a Scottish rock band active from 1979 to 1997. They were formed in Grangemouth on the Firth of Forth by Robin Guthrie (guitars, drum machine) and Will Heggie (bass), adding Elizabeth Fraser (vocals) in 1981. They signed with the record label 4AD in 1982 and released their debut album Garlands. In 1983, Heggie was replaced with multi-instrumentalist Simon Raymonde. The group earned critical praise for their ethereal, effects-laden sound and the soprano vocals of Fraser, whose lyrics often eschew any recognisable language. They pioneered the 1980s alternative subgenre of dream pop and helped define what would become shoegaze. The addition of Raymonde in 1983 solidified the band's final lineup, which produced the No. 29 UK hit "Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops", their highest-charting UK single. They crystallised their "swelling, euphoric" dream pop style on the 1984 album Treasure, which became the band's first UK Top 40 album. In 1988, Cocteau Twins signed with Capitol Records in the United States, distributing their fifth album Blue Bell Knoll through a major label in the country. After the 1990 release of their most commercially successful album, Heaven or Las Vegas, the band left 4AD for Fontana Records, where they released their final two albums. After nearly 20 years together, the group disbanded in 1997 in part due to issues stemming from the disintegration of Fraser and Guthrie's romantic relationship. In 2005 the band announced that they would reunite to headline Coachella Festival and embark on a world tour but the reunion was cancelled a month later after Fraser "couldn’t bring herself to work with Guthrie". In a 2021 interview, Raymonde claimed that Cocteau Twins "will never reform".

hopecore songs - 2024-09-12T00:00:00.000000Z

Milk & Kisses (2024 Remaster) - 2024-01-12T00:00:00.000000Z

Wind In Lonely Fences 1970 - 2011 - 2013-11-25T00:00:00.000000Z

Lullabies To Violaine - Volume 2 - 2007-01-09T00:00:00.000000Z

Lullabies To Violaine (Volume One) - 2006-02-13T00:00:00.000000Z

Stars And Topsoil - A Collection 1982-1990 - 2000-10-16T00:00:00.000000Z

Milk & Kisses - 1996-03-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Four-Calendar Café - 1993-10-18T00:00:00.000000Z

Heaven or Las Vegas - 1990-09-17T00:00:00.000000Z

Blue Bell Knoll - 1988-09-19T00:00:00.000000Z

Lonely Is An Eyesore - 1987-06-15T00:00:00.000000Z

The Moon and the Melodies - 1986-11-10T00:00:00.000000Z

Victorialand - 1986-04-14T00:00:00.000000Z

The Pink Opaque - 1986-01-13T00:00:00.000000Z

The Moon and the Melodies (2024 Remaster) - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Treasure - 1984-11-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Head Over Heels - 1983-10-31T00:00:00.000000Z

Garlands - 1982-07-09T00:00:00.000000Z

Cocteau Twins Singles Collection - 1991-11-04T00:00:00.000000Z

Iceblink Luck - 1990-08-28T00:00:00.000000Z

Love's Easy Tears - 1986-10-13T00:00:00.000000Z

Echoes In A Shallow Bay - 1985-11-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Tiny Dynamine - 1985-11-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Aikea-Guinea - 1985-03-04T00:00:00.000000Z

The Spangle Maker - 1984-04-02T00:00:00.000000Z