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 andContinue reading “Overlooked Classics: Cocteau Twins -Lullabies”
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Garlands Is 40
More people seem familiar with later work from Cocteau Twins but their debut album Garlands is still beautiful. Having just turned forty, I thought this record was worth a reappraisal. Featuring the original lineup of Liz Fraser, Robin Guthrie and Will Heggie, the original sound was dark, dense and as tight as a boa constrictor.Continue reading “Garlands Is 40”
Hit The North 