- Feathers- Oar- Blades
2 Alas Dies Laughing
3. It’s All But An Ark Lark
Cocteau Twins’ first EP, released after the debut studio album Garlands,still has some of the early spikiness, but fuses it with the ethereal sonics that became the band’s trademark. On production duty was 4AD label founder Ivo Watts-Rizsell.
Elizabeth Fraser’s swooning, impenetrable voice and lyrics and Robin Guthrie’s brittle guitar and hypnotic drum machine programming was offset by the gloomy bass of original band member Will Heggie, soon to be replaced by the iconic Simon Raymonde. They weren’t as soothing a prospect then, still leaning towards a slightly gothic / Banshees influence, yet retaining their own unique sound. It’s still otherwordly, still beautiful, always timeless.
Hit The North 