Heaven Or Las Vegas

so vibesy and lovely 5 stars

My second album by Cocteau Twins, and one of their last. This is their sixth album, released at a time when the band were close to imploding, so I was curious to see how it would compare to Treasure. The biggest surprise is just how well this has aged. It’s over 35 years old, but still sounds incredibly modern today. I really enjoyed this listen. There are so many strong tracks, and you can hear a range of influences throughout. Pitch the Baby in particular gave me a real Gary Numan vibe, which I loved. The music is superb—lush, electronic, and layered with guitars that feel very reminiscent of Johnny Marr. There’s a lot to like here, and it’s a much more engaging listen for me. Favourite tracks: Frou-Frou Foxes in Midsummer Fires and Cherry-Coloured Funk are beautiful. Soft, atmospheric, and sung perfectly. Least favourite tracks: I Wear Your Ring feels a bit odd and slightly out of place Album artwork: Really cool cover. I’ve no idea what’s going on, but the colours really stand out

One of the most important albums of dreampop. Cocteau twins demonstrates that sometimes lyrics are not important, but great melodies and experimentation with textures. The most important elements in this record are the voice and melodys, and the atmospheric guitar riffs.

Half Way - Loving it so far. The production is masterful and the vocals are very dreamy. The opening track was fantastic. End - Absolutely loved this album, not a bad song on it. Highlights are the production and vocals. There has also been some lovely guitar riffs which work very nicely alongside the synths. The songs might be similar but it all sounded beautiful. No flaws. 5/5 - Best Tier

Toller Dream Pop. Bleibt in der Playlist!

Hell, I don't know how they're doing it either, and I don't know what Elisabeth Fraser is saying (other than that it contains longing and confusion and admiration and joy and sorrow), and I don't know how Robin Guthrie and Simon Raymonde manage to get the exact right tone combinations on every track (other than just some sort of deep communion with the unspoken universe), and I don't know how they're pulling off the musical equivalent of post-Impressionism, and I don't know why nobody else can seem to get this blend exactly right even though a million artists have tried. I don't know what to tell you.

2,8/5

This one was fun

2 sterne

gibberish but fine

kinda snooze but inoffensive

somehow sounds exactly like the album cover

Not bad, a few good songs for sure. Good 90s vibe.

3/5

Good and interesting

very cool chill vibe! consistent throughout the album but different enough to stay engaged

An Emusic.com $2.50 classic from the late 2000s. I listened to this a lot in 2009 for some reason. Still great.

CLASSIC. love cocteau. such a unique sound with insanely lively vocals

Meh. Not bad, but feels a lot like a 90's version of ABBA.

Rocking. Cool vibes, but some a little samey. 4.5

Production and songs were great, definitely an album to revisit.

What a lovely album. Like floating in the best of a summertime dream. Absolutely would listen to again. Album 44, April 11, 2026

That’s a dream pop with more emphasis on “pop” than I would like (comparing to “dream”). To me Head Over Heels or Treasure is the characteristic Cocteau Twins sound, this one shifted towards commercial edge. Still, it’s fine (tracks that stand out are Cherry-Coloured Funk, Fifty-Fifty Clown and Frou-Frou Foxes)

A soft and nice sound.

The dreamiest dream pop that ever dreamed.. Hazy shuffles and swirling pastel landscapes make up the bulk of this album, now seen as a crown jewel of the pillowy soft dream pop movement. Of course, Cocteau Twins always felt a step ahead of their contemporaries as they started off in the early 80s as a gothic pop group recording in empty caves before turning over an optimistic new leaf by the end of the decade. This is the culmination of those efforts. Despite dream pop's reputation as a soft unobtrusive style of mood music, Heaven or Las Vegas is surprisingly direct: this one is a lot more bass-heavy than their previous releases, and the persistent keyboard plinking lend a mechanical feel that seemingly heralded the arrival of trip hop a few years later. Appropriately so, since nonsense singing extraordinaire Liz Fraser did end up involved in trip hop (that's her singing on Massive Attack's "Teardrop," "Black Milk," and "Group Four," all off of one of my all-time favourites, Mezzanine.) Apparently, Fraser sang actual lyrics for virtually her entire career with Cocteau Twins, but was so embarrassed by how clunky they were that she had them drenched in reverb until they were no longer decipherable. That's still evidently the case here, and it allows her sonorous, crystalline soprano to join in the instrumental haze and disappear into the music itself in a style not unlike shoegaze. The album itself is a little frontloaded, to be sure, but those first 5 songs are more than worth the price of admission and are a major reason this album has a guaranteed spot among the pop album canon. Head over Heels might be my favourite Cocteau Twins album, but this one is more than likely turning into a close second for me. Key Tracks: Cherry-Coloured Funk, Pitch the Baby, Heaven or Las Vegas, Frou-Frou Foxes in Midsummer Fires

Overall: 9/10 I had to listen to this twice. Everything about it is so gorgeous, and I feel so relaxed and happy when I listen to it. I would say that the style makes the songs kind of blend together, but the vibes are extraordinary. Those vocals make me want to cry. Fav Song: Frou-frou Foxes in Midsummer Fires

Some pretty good sounds, but not really my thing

It’s a good album, not quite my type of music, but still’s a great one

I love this album. I already have most of the album downloaded, which makes me think most will hate it. Dreamy, hypnotic, ethereal…this album is perfection.

It’s ok

Nothing special, didn't feel like listening to the full album.

a beautiful hum. if we all die from nuclear detonations today, Frou-frou Foxes in Midsummer Fires will be a fitting end. deserves to be one of the 1001? yes

I LOVE THIS ALBUM. So beautiful. Reminds me of where I was in 2011. I'm glad it's getting the love is deserves. Is is a 5 because it's good and I like it or is it good and I like it bc it's 5?

wolf in the breast is great i generally like this group

Wonderful

Massive meh

Dreamy, even shoegazy without guitars. Lush, like if you wanted a pillow of music to listen to for your waking slumber. Standout bass. Heavenly floating on clouds vocals.

I’ve listened to the cocktail twins a lot over the years. I’ve always admired them rather than loved them.

I could not warm up to anything about this record.

With her bizarre phrasing, glossolalia, and often-counterintuitive melodies, it sometimes sounds like she's singing backwards. I dig it. I've tried with these guys before, but today was the first time I got it. I don't know that I'm ready to give this a 5, but I could see it getting there with repeated listens.

Seems I need to explore the Cocteau Twins a lot more. I loved this.

Loved this album before; love it still. A just about perfect shoegaze album.

I mean it is another world, so magical. Also I like this meme, that is saw once: Dualingo app. Which language you want to learn? -French -German -Lyrics of the Cocteau Twins songs :)

beautiful record. been a while since i last listened to it. ethereal and dreamy. not my favorite cocteau twins album but its still lovely and lush, something that really wraps you in a vibe

Massante, chato.

This is one of the most ethereal, dreamlike albums ever written. I love this album so much!!! All of the vocals are beautiful, and the production is stunning!!! My favorite song from this album is easily Frou-Frou Foxes in Midsummer Fires, when the chorus hits it is otherworldly. HIGH 5!!!!!!!!!!!

beautiful and ethereal. I couldn't understand a word they were saying and you know what? that is ok x Fav Song: I Wear Your Ring Least Fav: Pitch the Baby

Ive always heard amazing things about this one. I had heard their first 3 records (and the eps that released before the third album) before but this one is new because I never continued the discography listen for some reason. So what do I think of it? Pretty okay ig, I preferred the gothic rock more. Still a good album with some amazing tracks but not as good as the gothic rock. Have to agree with what Geordie Greep said about it.

3.5 stars It’s surreal and trippy, often unintelligible, short and sweet. I don’t love it but I like a lot of it.

To me this is a classic, its like a warm bowl of oatmeal. 10/10 no notes.

Sphärischer Pop. 3

Für mich wirkt das Album wie ein warmes, aber leicht entrücktes Leuchten: wunderschöne Momente, die aufblitzen, ohne sich ganz festzusetzen. Ich mag die Farben, die Stimmung, dieses schwerelose Schweben – aber Leidenschaft fehlt.

Me gustan las voces tan dulces sobre la base de dream pop. La desventaja de la forma en que cantan es que no es muy claro lo que dicen. Aún así creo que quedan muy bien sobre la base de dream pop, le dan un sonido etéreo.

Me gustaron las primeras del album

Bueno biennn

Dreamy pop scapes that unfurl upon each other with lush production. An absolute delight to listen to.

Decent but not an album I would listen to too often.

Defined a sound, never heard of any of there songs. Sometimes being the first doesn't mean being the best

10/10 - I listened through again to confirm. This is incredible. It’s a 10. A legendary piece of art.

The greatest dream pop album that I've ever heard. There isn't a dull moment on here. 10/10

This one didn't really hold my attention.

No es fue de mi gusto. No me termino de convencer.

Ca

gut, würds trotzdem jetzt nicht aktiv nochmal hören. aber schön zum nebenbei hören.

Really not my cup of tea. I only got about half way through before giving up

Good

An absolutely fantastic album of dream pop/ post punk glory with a distinctively late 80s shoegazey Glasgow sound. All the songs on it feel like floating through some ethereal space with plenty of space being afforded to the jangly guitars and the synths with those beautifully and hauntingly melodic and at times operatic vocals from Elizabeth Fraser. This is an album that highlights why these lists are made to me. I had vaguely heard of the Cocteau twins before this but never listened to any of their songs apart from perhaps cherry coloured funk. It will be going into regular rotation for me and also seems to show me where So much inspiration has come from for the modern British/irish post punk sound has been influenced by I.e Fontaines DC and wet leg etc. it really does feel like it captivated me from start to finish.

One of my favourite albums of all time. Pitch The Baby, Ice-Blink Luck, and the title track run around in my head endlessly. Its maybe the dreamiest album ever written, making me feel like I am falling out of time. The nonsense lyrics and insane production only enhance this feeling. This is a near perfect album. 4.8

This is a dope dream wave album. Will listen again.

Like the Cure mixed with Kate Bush, I'm very partial to some dream pop and had no idea this style with phased guitars went this far back!

It's funny how this album would vacillate between absolute bangers and generic dream pop. Which when you think about it is the conundrum of dream pop. Sometimes it makes you levitate in fields of bliss, sometimes it's just some bendy guitars and soft vocals. What's more interesting is hearing the influence on a whole slew of contemporary and new artists, as this clearly has been an inspiration (and flat out source for plagiarism) for a lot of other artists.

Sonoridade muito tranquila!

10/10 Favorites: Cherry-coloured Funk Iceblink Luck Heaven or Las Vegas Fotzepolitic

Boring

Great Cocteau album

Not my favorite or memorable.

What a joy to listen to in the midst of this wasteland of 1000 albums. If you ever encounter someone who doesn’t understand how music can have feelings, play this for them and let them get lost in the ethereal vocals and echoing guitars.

Ethereal. Dreamy. Makes me feel like I’m floating in space. 5/5

Heaven Or Las Vegas ist das sechste Studioalbum der schottischen Band Cocteau Twins, erschienen am 17. September 1990 auf dem Londoner Independentlabel 4AD – und zugleich ihr letztes für dieses Haus. Aufgenommen in den September Sound Studios in Twickenham, produziert das Trio aus Elizabeth Fraser, Robin Guthrie und Simon Raymonde hier die vielleicht zugänglichste und zugleich reifste Version ihres charakteristischen Dream-Pop-Klangs. Guthries Gitarren schimmern heller als je zuvor, Raymonde hält mit präzisen Basslinien die Bodenhaftung, während ein Akai MPC60 die perkussiven Fundamente legt. Dass Fraser auf diesem Album deutlicher artikuliert als auf früheren Veröffentlichungen, ist keine Konzession an den Mainstream – es ist eine Entscheidung, die emotionale Tiefe freisetzt, ohne das Rätselhafte preiszugeben. Songs wie Cherry-Coloured Funk, Iceblink Luck und der Titeltrack Heaven Or Las Vegas zeigen eine Band, die Hooklines und Traumlogik miteinander versöhnt. Iceblink Luck, als Single veröffentlicht und auf Platz 38 der britischen Charts, war der kommerziellste Moment ihrer Karriere – und wirkt trotzdem wie eine Privatoffenbarung. Fotzepolitic und Wolf in the Breast hingegen bewahren das Abgründige, das die Frühphase prägte. Das Album erreichte Platz 7 der britischen Albumcharts und gilt heute als Meilenstein des Dream Pop. Pitchfork listete es auf Platz 1 der besten Dream-Pop-Alben aller Zeiten, Rolling Stone führt es in seinen 500 größten Alben. Labelgründer Ivo Watts-Russell nannte es sein persönliches Lieblingsalbum im 4AD-Katalog – „by a long shot". Die Seltenheit, dass kommerzielle Reife und ästhetische Integrität deckungsgleich werden, macht dieses Album zu einem der überzeugendsten Dokumente seiner Dekade. Heaven Or Las Vegas ist der seltene Fall, in dem ein Abschied wie eine Ankunft klingt.

Muy místico. Pero. Por más que siento que es mi estilo, a la vez no, porque no sé si lo volvería a escuchar. Pero es bueno, pero me genera ese conflicto.

I want to like this more than I do

Not entirely uninteresting. I like the meandering, vibey character of the music. The vocals are not my cup of tea, thoigh I have to admit that they are fitting perfectly. It reminds me of a shoegazey version of The Smiths, Strangeways era ... and Morrissey's vocals are not for everyone either. Edit: By the 5th song I have warmed up to the vocals and gotta say, it's a pretty great album.

9/10 impecable. Dream pop

I’ll take Heaven.

Kind of nice. Feels like the songs they play in the movie about the girl pop star in the part she wakes up the day after debauchery realizing she isn't living right and just before she does the high energy reset to get back on track to earning the respect of her 12 year old fans. Parts were like Ween if they didn't huff accelerant, parts were like the Cure without Smith's crooning. I liked it way more than I expected, had never heard or heard of this album. Sad to learn there weren't even twins involved, seems like stolen valor. I wanted to love it but after a couple of listens nothing stood out, can't see myself seeking it out again. 3.8

Vinyl hit the TT for this one. Easy five out of five.

Listened 4 times, still have no idea what most of the words are. But it's dreamy and lovely.

Highlight guys: Heaven or Las Vegas, Iceblink Luck, Cherry-coloured Funk, Wolf in the Breast and Frou-Frou Foxes in Midsummer Fires. 3.6

Absorbing music that absolutely achieves its goal of sounding like a "dream" from the shimmering guitars to her inscrutable lyrics. Every song is great!

I think this album really was pretty, but pretty does not equal not boring. I liked the vibe at the start. The album is soft and ethereal, but that faded away fairly quick. I grew a little bored around song 3 or 4. The vocalists sometimes sounded like they were mumbling, and some of the songs were so similar it was hard to tell the song had changed. I thought this had potential but left something to be desired.

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10 canciones, solo me gustó: - heaven or las vegas No me gustó para nada

Nicht meins. Guter Rhythmus aber. Bessere Radiomusik

Maybe just not my taste but I thought it was awful from beginning to end.

Nice, chill, dreamy music. Would listen again

Not my jam at all!

was already familiar with this album and I love a lot of the songs on it, many associated with a certain time in my life. I love the dreamy sound of the songs, and I think it's fun to try and guess what they are saying haha.

Not sure what to make of this.

Nice and dreamy, good production

Second time hearing this album and I love it. Adding to my playlist.

Langt fra mitt første møte med dette albumet. Cocteau Twins’ drømmeaktige pop er viden kjent, og dette er deres mest kjente prosjekt. Kan høre at senere artister som Alvvays og Weyes Blood har tatt inspirasjon herfra. “Hits” som Heaven or Las Vegas og Cherry-coloured Funk. Meget solide saker. Top 3: Cherry-coloured Funk, Fifty-fifty Crown, I Wear Your Ring

These Scotch women are chatting another language here!

Another album where you clock the sound and then every track sounds pretty much lthe same. All merged into one as a pleasant enough experience but nothing to write home about.

Another Scottish band! I think this style of music has become so commodified and washed out in recent years, with seemingly everyone making this kind of unobjectionable bedroom pop. But considering that it’s from 1990, I can appreciate its being a new and unique sound

Forgettable.

(96/100)

Have I listened to this album before? No How familiar am I with this album? Completely unfamiliar How do I feel about this artist? I have never heard of them Favorite song(s)? Cherry-Coloured Funk Overall Thoughts: This was pleasant. Fine background music but nothing really grabbed me.

A bit boring, it is nice but so far there s no song that i would like to add to my playlist, like nothing special.

Would like to listen again but I enjoyed the vibes on this one. Ethereal, dreamy, otherworldly.

No idea what she’s saying.

Un disco bastante bueno y mejor que lo que he tenido que escuchar últimamente. Muy bonito y con momentos de perfección. Salvo muchas canciones

already known and beloved

Dreamy gibberish my beloved

Best dream pop album ever made!

Gran disco alternativo

Trevligt.. Har egentligen bara hört första låten som då också var den bästa.

Gold standard dream pop album. Intelligible lyrics take a backseat and are more focused on the vocal melodies that bring all the dreamy guitars, keys, and drums together. Pitch the Baby has always been a favorite song of mine if only for that amazing chorus-drenched bassline. The bookend tracks are also standouts for me. 9/10.

Having the vocals to back up the dream pop they're playing really elevates it from good to greatness. Favourite track: Iceblink Luck

9/10 I can't exactly pin down what exactly makes me love this album, but the sound has such an ethereal and otherworldly quality that makes it such a relaxing experience.

Absolutely nails its tone and mixing, really like the vocal runs but I'm more of a fan of a few tracks than the album as a whole

I liked this. I didn’t know any songs on here, but I do know a couple songs by them. Very 90’s, which I love.

Doesn’t land with me as the masterpiece it’s often said to be, but it’s pretty and atmospheric and well performed. Its influence is obvious when you listen to more recent bands like Beach House.

"who knows that gibberish could sound so sick?" -- a post punk fan who thinks they might hate dream pop because it made them sleepy once 5/5

Dream pop and shoegaze masterclass. Classic album for a reason, one of the definitive ones of the genre. Had the chance to listen to Elizabeth Fraser live (w/ Massive Attack) and it was an experience.

This was uniquely annoying, because it felt like I should be understanding the lyrics but learned that they were intentionally indecipherable. Most songs followed a pop structure, albeit ethereal, and at first I thought Elizabeth Fraser was singing a different language, but I occasionally heard some English in some songs. It was hard to latch onto anything.

Not a single dud on this album, and Elizabeth Fraser's voice is, well, heavenly. (And still just as good 30-odd years later - listen to "Sun's Signature" from 2023). One of my favorite all time albums.

not a vibe personally. the lead singer's inflections is off putting. Cool instrumentals tho

Thoroughly enjoyed the vibes here. Kind of cool that the singer doesn't have lyrics. Instead, it's almost like speaking in tongues. I bet a lot of drugs were involved.

I really rather enjoyed this - very mellow and ethereal and altogether pleasant.

will listen to forever until i die. wow.

Ooh! Something between New Wave and Shoegaze, ethereal vocals, interesting arrangements! There’s so much here that I really like. Turns out the lead singer is also the singer in “Teardrop” by Massive Attack. I realized it when I got to the last track. Super cool. I think “Iceblink Luck” is my favorite track. It reminds me of The Cranberries. I really liked this. Like, this is the kind of rare album on the list that I listen to and think “Oh! HERE’S someone I should listen to.” Like Pulp and Eels before, I don’t know if I’m quite prepared to give this album 5 stars, but it’s a very strong 4 stars, and a rating I may want to revise later. I do know that I’ll be revisiting this album again and again.

Interesting. I missed the more prominent electronic elements and sampling from the other Cocteau twins record I've heard. This is lovely and atmospheric though. I feel I'd want to listen more to judge properly. It nearly passed me by a bit

Nice ambient sounds

Just so good. Makes me want to take a wee edible and sink into a comfy chair.

Very pleasant listening. At this point that’s about all it is for me. Maybe repeat listening will provide a that elusive burst of clarity

This is just about everything I want out of an 80s style pop album. Really just need this overlaid with some footage of people tearing down the Berlin Wall. Can't believe the Americans never used these guys for a needle drop. There's a really fine line to walk with this kind of music between transcendent and so boring and/or grating you want to rip your ears off and these guys fucking nail it. I'd go five but the last two songs are just ok compared with the rest of the album. Came back and listened to it a second and third time. Have never listened to this before. Verdict: This is a brilliant album. FIVE. Editing this for a third time to reiterate that this went from never having heard of it on Monday to top 5 album all time on Wednesday. I cannot stop listening to this

This album is like a lot of drug experiences, there are times where it hits perfect dreaminess, but a lot of it is also just kind of nice feeling airiness, but you'll forget it within a few hours. It's good, but not anything life-changing

Solid dream rock that feels like the precursor to Beachouse. Top tracks: "Cherry-Coloured Funk," "Heaven or Las Vegas," "Pitch the Baby"

90s british emo pop...ehhhhhh

--Cherry-Coloured Funk...interesting production but not too exciting overall --Pitch the Baby...this one grooves. nice low end --Iceblink Luck...some solid radio friendly production. getting ELO vibes from this one --Fifty-Fifty Clown...I like the dreamy quality of this one --Heaven or Las Vegas...sounds like if the Cure were fronted by Enya. Yes, this is a compliment --I Wear Your Ring...the ethereal dream quality continues. not tired of it yet --Fotzepolitic...Fraser is the star here. she usually is but especially here --Wolf in the Breast...this doesn't feel quite as "dangerous" as the preceding tracks. it's still pleasant --Road, River and Rail...something witchy --Frou-Frou Foxes in Midsummer Fires...we end a lush album with more lushness. this group stuck hard to the vibe but this didn't overstay it's welcome. great morning music

The first 5/5. This is S tier.

Was meaning to re-listen to this one with the focus it deserves. Elizabeth Frasier's work is something I have had to come around to, but also something I have largely enjoyed in guest spots. HoLV is way more accessible than the band's reputation... it Bridges the 80s and 90s, goth and shoegaze and dream pop, the real world and the green world. It's a link between Kate Bush and Tori Amos, a linguistic progenitor to Sigur Ros... there's a lot here. And it is plaintive and exultant at turns, sparkling and brooding, often all in the same moment. And God, all that beautiful fuzz... I'll probably need to buy this, much to the chagrin of my partner, an avowed Cocteau hater. Somewhere between a 4* and 4.5* ... top track: i can't deny Cherry-Coloured Funk, but Road River and Rail was the second standout.

Didn’t resonate with me really, but was nice to listen to. Sounds like trippy, fun time

At last, a decent album with at least 4 tracks I really like and have liked since the 90s when this album first came to my attention. I actually got into them after Elizabeth Fraser featured on The Future Sound of London's 'Lifeforms'. Before that I'd briefly delved into their earlier albums but maybe wasn't in the mood. This album has had plenty of time in my ears for me to get bored of it but it's still a go-to album for the melodies, the indecipherable lyrics (who wants to know what things mean anyhow?) and the vocal harmonies. A rare thing indeed (on this list) to be able to listen all the way through an album and not feel like it's sapping the life out of you. 'Road, River and Rail' is my favourite from the album and the band. Beautiful track with Fraser's voice doing what it does best.

Reasonably enjoyable album. It felt more like an album you'd have on in the background than one to actively listen to, even though I did actively listen to the entire thing. Perhaps it was because I couldn't understand most of the lyrics, as from a production standpoint the singing blends into the instrumentation. Still, the actual riffs and rhythms going on were good enough.

I'd completely forgotten how much I loved this album when I first heard it. Great to listen to it all again.

solid album reminds me of tame impala

OF WKXNGOENXJCOSMSNX I LOVE THIS ONE

Probably the most accessible CT album on release. Lush sounding, still sounds great today.

Here’s another album I’m familiar with. I never think to put it on but if I hear something from it I would hit skip. It was nice to listen to it from start to finish.

This could have its time and place but in my car while working was neither.

Fine and forgettable.

Parts of this I liked, but other parts were on the mediocre side

I enjoyed the album, feel like the dream pop genre is becoming popular once more. Not enough to push to a 4.

I came in with high expectations, but this was a bit of a nothing album

Under 1 minut inde i albummet var der kuldegysninger. Så er forventningerne skruet op! - Det må kunne noget. Jeg har hørt det 3 gange, og er ikke sikkert på at det er sidste gang idag. Det er virkelig dragende og fint.

Det er virkelig fint. Hyggeligt drømme-musik med Elizabeth Fraizers dejlige vokal.

??? oh weh was war das denn shiegaze...c

I’m glad to have finally been dealt Cocteau Twins because I keep seeing their name associated to bands I like and have been keen to get to know them better. With expectation, comes the possibility of disappointment but that was no problem today, I shall be returning for sure.

Awesome sauce very distorted and wavy soundig

The production is mesmerizing! REALLY liked this one

I'll admit it's better than the last Cocteau Twins we listened to - but it's still nothing I would care to ever hear again.

Its not bad at all, but the album just feels like we are in the middle of something for the whole ride. There really is no beginning and there is no end!

This was pretty and I enjoyed it. I've known many artists whose lyrics were hard to understand. I've known and loved artists who throw in nonsensical lyrics (like The Red Hot Chili Peppers). I've never heard anything like this before.

very fun dreamscape vibes love it

Wow I really loved this!

Really like their sound, her phrasing and melodies are really interesting. I think I never connected fully because, like here, many of the songs are very same-y.

That first chord of this album totally sounds like the begining of the beatles Sgt Peppers lonely hearts club band for a long second. This album was pretty nice. Great music for listening while working. Im gonna play this one again.

Ah nan par contre... Ça je laisserai pas passer. Le pire c'est que l'album est pas mauvais, mais qu'il est à mon sens tellement surcoté, je crois que j'ai rarement vu ça. Franchement j'ai presque rien retenu au global de la tracklist et même en tant qu'album, la DA et l'ambiance un peu electronic m'as vraiment déplu, c'est une immense déception.

good album the first song was good

Scho oke

Besser als erwartet

War schön, ziemlich chillig...

Pure 80’s in the 90’s

Monotonous. Nice voices

Very uninteresting to me.

Perfect for leaving the city at 3am

Actually really good. We definitely preferred it to treasure. I've listened to this before but it didn't click until now. Cherry coloured funk is amazing.

Some of the most beautiful music ever created.

I thoroughly enjoyed this album way more than expected. A solid electronic ethereal vibe with pleasant digestible vocals made for a great mind wandering listen.

The beginning of the album felt to me like it was going to be so boring. In the end, I found I liked a couple songs. It made me feel like a less powerful Roxette. Melodies not as catchy. The music sounds fine, but it just doesn't get me.

1/1

Me gusto. Buen sonido con fusiones de distintos géneros. Una voz tranquila que parece que acompaña las melodías a lo largo de los discos.

Love it road river and railll

I don't really know where to start with this one. I just truly adore this album. Cocteau Twins managed to create the perfect distillation of the Dream Pop sound across all ten tracks, and there isn't a single moment I would change. The reverberant, ethereal soundscape creates this magical haze for the melodies to shimmer and shine through, and then you add in the lyrics, that sound so close to being recognisable english, but yet you can never quite make out what is being said. It genuinely feels like you are walking through a dreamscape. I could gush about this for so long, but I simply don't have the time. One of those rare "perfect" albums, I seem to never get tired of. Fav Track: 5 - Heaven or Las Vegas Best Three Track Run: 6, 7, 8

I don’t need this in my life right now.

Damn old school indie, how nice

Better than I remember from the 1980s New Wave era. I like the moodiness.

Nice and atmospheric. I like it

Cool '80s indie, very atmospheric.

Not good. Not good at all. Fucking same 3-4 song just changed everything so slightly with different lyrics. They should feel bad. O.75/10. %

Iconic.

I won’t understand the person who listens to this album for fun. This is the album you put on when you light candles all over the bathroom, draw a hot bath and get in with a bottle of wine and a belly full of Prozac because you bullied your dads new girlfriend in high school and now he won’t let you go on the ski trip in Switzerland and now your best friend is definitely going to fuck your boyfriend. There is better Cocteau Twins albums

This was pretty good. Different than the norm on this list. Very dreamy and unique. Ideal length also

Fuckin cool

Пение сирен или райских птиц, не знаю, бывал ли Жан Кокто в Лас-Вегасе, но наверное он бы оценил некоторую потусторонность

Nothing bad about this album, but I didn’t feel anything Great about it either.

Ok

baller

Sounds good! Definitely iconic sound of 80-90s

I'm glad I finally got to this effort. It's got beautiful art, and I don't have prior memory with any of the track list. It's not exactly my thing, but dream pop has such smooth qualities to it that I can't hate it either. Exquisite vocals, a general airy vibe, musical competency. This sound is what I wish radio-friendly commercial music meant, because I feel it has that potential, but it's still something you have to go out of your way to search for. I don't see myself making the mental effort to seek this project out on my own, a listen on portable speakers wasn't quite as magical which makes me think this production is about the finest details. I'd consider a physical copy for this one, but I could live without it. 3.2/5

Excellent!

Album 22/1001. Listened 3/20/2026. I never liked the Cocteau Twins when they were popular (in the 90s? 80s?), but listening to this album in 2026 proves me wrong. I really enjoyed it.

Decent background music

Helt ok album. Fint, lite drömlikt. Sångerskan har en underbar röst. Inget som riktigt stod ut för mig, men ska nog lyssna ytterligare någon gång för att se om någon låt fastnar lite mer hos mig.

Meh

The music is very smooth. Kind of giving late night drive vibes, but alas the album did not really grab my attention except for like 2 songs.

Glossy and ethereal, but not something I'd put on to listen to. Reminds me of slightly elevated 80s pop, I might hear it in a department store or something.

Not bad, I liked the vibe. Wouldn't turn it off if it was on the radio

Sounds a bit like early pop. Had a French flair with some flighty music and soft vocals. Overall it was an easy listen and the album was over before I even noticed. Would not necessarily listen again but it was a good album with a chill vibe. Would be some good background music for a chill gathering.

I could understang its appeal to some, but not for me

Absolute perfection. 10/10

Absolutely Mind blowing

mágico como siempre

Never heard of them. Not offensive but would never choose to listen to again.

Very 90’s vibe, some Cure style with female singers. Couldn’t understand the lyrics but the music was enjoyable. Dreamy, “floaty” synths that seems similar to Kate Bush Fave song: “Cherry-coloured Funk” or “Heaven or Las Vegas”

ÄLSKAR, heaven or las Vegas och pitch the baby är ju obvious bangers

Are they say las Vegas is like hell or is it like they are confusing las Vegas and heaven? The crazy part is I think it may be the only city where both can be true. The albums pretty descent as well. Really good all around.

Absolutely gorgeous dream pop that is both huge yet intimate. It transcends its genre and dreamy atmosphere thanks to just the right amount of pop hooks and accessibility. By any reasonable definition, a perfect album.

I enjoyed this would listen again

Just so ethereal and beautiful and euphoric…I love the way the music on this album feels in my brain…

My mind is telling me a four, but my heart and soul say otherwise. My coming of age album, my struggle album, now a gateway to get lost in a reality I know will never be mine.

’ve heard of the Cocteau Twins before. I knew they were an 80s band, but I also thought they were one of those new wave bands that had a solo hit that made it big in the U.S., then went on to become huge in Europe, never to be heard from again over here. Turns out I was off. They are an 80s band, but I’m not sure they ever had a big hit over here, and I’m not sure they were strictly new wave. My good friend Wikipedia tells me that the Cocteau Twins were kind of pioneers of the dream pop or ambient pop sound. Wikipedia has them in the dream pop, ethereal wave, gothic rock, and post-punk genres. But, I’d say, for this album, they were much more dream pop than post-punk. What’s dream pop? Good question. Dream pop is alt-rock/psychedelic pop music that puts more emphasis on the atmosphere or vibe as much as a pop melody. It’s like you're listening to pop music in a dream. At least that’s how I understand it. The album sounds like the 80s, so it wasn’t much different than what you’d hear on the radio in the late 80’s. Heaven or Las Vegas came out in 1990, when the pop music scene was changing, as hair metal soon began getting a ton of radio play on pop music, at least in my neck of the woods. Not that the Cocteau Twins were a radio staple. Track one, Cherry Coloured Funk, sounds like what I would think dream pop sounds like. It’s a vibe. The singer Elizabeth Fraser has a beautiful voice. They tell me she’s a tenor, whatever that means. But she can sing whatever she is. The song reminds me of Best Coast’s California Nights, which I was obsessed with one summer. Track 2, Pitch the Baby, has a more contemporary sound. Again, this song reminds me of another song released in this decade. It’s amazing how the production sticks this album square in the 80s, but the first two tracks sound like they could have been released today, at least with some tinkering with the production. Wikipedia tells me that sometimes Fraser sings unintelligible lyrics. She said it was due to “laziness or bad diction,” but whatever the reason, it adds to the song. Gives it some mystery. Check out Van Halen’s Everybody Wants Some for some great unintelligible lyrics. Track 3, Cherry Coloured Funk, is the first really poppy, happy song. By the by, other famous singers who are tenors are Adele, Wynonna Judd, Cher, Annie Lennox, Lady GaGa, and Sade. In this song, Fraser sounds like Jenny Lewis to me. Which is nice because I love Jenny Lewis. Though Lewis is not a tenor, according to the internet. Track 4, Fifty-Fifty Clown, is back deep in the dream. I love this song. Robin Guthrie, the band’s co-founder, guitarist, and husband of Fraser, starts each recording session by programming the drums for a song, then he and bassist Simon Raymonde begin writing the music. Both Guthrie and Raymonde were flying high on the snow at the time, if you catch my snow drift. Fraser gets the complete song, then adds her lyrics. It’s kind of like the way Tool records, as the band puts the music together, then hands it off to Maynard James Keenan to write lyrics and then record vocals. Track 5, Heaven or Las Vegas, follows suit, with more dreamy 80’s pop. It was written on Wikipedia that the song titles don’t really mean anything. However, the songs were written about birth and death and darker themes as two band members were about to become parents, which was the birth aspect, but two members were cokeheads, which was the death aspect. Track 6, I Wear Your Ring, is one of my favorite tracks on the album. The music reminds me of Peter Gabriel's music from his So album. Fraser's vocals are layered on top of each other. Just a beautiful track. The more I hear of this album, the more I dig it. It’s just got great sounds. In fact, Guthrie and Raymonde played around in the studio, kind of inventing new sounds for the album. Other dream pop acts are Mazzy Star, My Bloody Valentine, Beach House, Bat for Lashes, a lot of bands I’ve heard of, but never listened to. Well, except Mazzy Star. Though they only had the one hit, Fade Into You, but it was a monster. Fade Into You isn’t the best example of what the Cocteau Twins sound like, but both are going for the same thing. I really liked this album. It made me excited to check out more dream pop bands. I’d imagine an album by My Bloody Valentine will be on the list because I’ve heard of them for years and years. If you like any of the examples I’ve given throughout whatever this is I’ve written, then I think you’ll dig this album. It’s going into my rotation of new finds from the 1,001 album list. As for must-listen? If for no other reason than to expand your palette, I’d say it won’t hurt to check it out.

Coincidently have been digging out Cocteau Twins albums recently at the request of the teen in our family, tracing back the influences of her favourite band. Despite not knowing the band at all, this is a familiar sound and clearly an influence on one of my fave bands id the 1990’s ‘All About Eve’. I think the Cocteau Teins will be listened too now more input household, but probably not by me. 3. I can take it or leave it Not going to choose a fave track today. 20/02/23

Highlights: Cherry-coloured Funk, Iceblink Luck, Heaven Or Las Vegas, Frou-frou Foxes in Misummer Fires Lowlights: -------------------------------------------- Very fun listen. Great mellow vibes. Sure made my walk go by fast.

Hey what is this sound? I turn it up a little to hear it better. Not grinding at all. Clicking the thumbs up to make it easier to find later because I know I'll be looking to repeat this experience. There are no recognizable public hits yet every tune is pleasing and the closing leaves you wanting for a little more. ENCORE!

Every song on this album is a banger.

Прекрасный альбом с воздушной, эфемерной музыкой, написанной как будто не людьми, а какими-то фэнтезийными существами типа фей. При этом я слабо что понимаю в дрим попе, наверно поэтому я не ощутил в полной мере значимость и культовость альбома. Хотя и не особо ожидал, что с первого же прослушивания мой мир перевернется. Но, безусловно, буду переслушивать этот альбом, а также другие альбомы группы, так как такая музыка стоит глубокого погружения.

When the cocteau twins said "wawesonapey fomiesoo maninanual waweezaweenal" i really felt it. 1000000000/5. Одна из лучших вещей, которую вообще создавали люди.

Первое (случайное) прослушивание Cherry-coloured Funk - один из тех моментов в моей жизни, когда подумал: "А что так тоже можно было?". Ровный, полный хитов альбом. Пик эскапистской музыки.

Лучшая песня: Frou-frou Худшая: Road, river & rails Люблю Кокто твинс, но это их самый попсовый альбом, пожалуй. Если условный Victorialand - твердая пять, то тут мрачных, клевых песен (на мой вкус) маловато

Ультимативная база. Прекраснейший альбом. Фру фру фоксес это просто... Дрим поп в своём пике. То что на этом сайте у альбома всего 3,3 - это кощунство я щитаю. 10 гарлик фондю из 10.

люблю этот альбом, потому неожиданности не случилось, но 5 все таки нет, скорее 4.5

величие

Наверное, если бы этот альбом не попал в череду топовых пиков для меня, а попался после какой - то невнятной скукотени, то восторгов было бы побольше. Но этому альбому суждено было попасть после тех же Air, поэтому впечатление немного слилось. Но в целом прекрасная настроенческая музыка. Надеюсь, ещё нам попадётся Slowdive

Это Просто Ахуенно

SO GOOD. Sounds like summer and nostalgia. Immediately on my playlist, every song.

Have heard this before and did not care about it. It clicked this time!

Yet another album that I wished I liked more, although this time my opinion is largely based on the genre rather than the songs itself. I have never really got shoegaze. Or rather maybe I have, I'm just not very fond of it. It the guitar rifts are great and the vocals should create a feeling of longing and spaceyness thay I normally enjoy, but shoe gaze always seems too... fallacious for me to get anything from. It's a genre for rock needs and stones, and I am neither of those things. With all that said though, if you're intol this kind of music this is should move to the top of your "must listen" list. It's sounds are ahead of it's time thay I've heard many bands who are trying to copy the sounds from this album that it's not even funny. It still sounds new to the day as well, with the mix in the background almost identical to artists I know today. That and Elisabeth Fraser's voice is just spectacular. This album isn't for me, I was bored through a lot of my first listen and only slightly more engaged for my second. But, if you like this genre or style of music, then I highly recommend this album. It is maybe the most definitive shoegaze album I have ever heard. Highlights include Cherry-coloured Funk and Heaven or Las Vegas.

I was excited when I saw this pop up on the day, and rightfully so because holy shit, this thing was amazing. It has an atmosphere unlike any I've heard before.

Got kinda repetitive, not for me. 2.4/5

Very solid stuff.

lieeebs

electronic fairy core

Wunderschön. Der verträumte, verwaschene Sound passt perfekt und ich liebe die Vocals.

nice , added 3 songs

- Kan virkelig godt lide “dream pop” viben - Fede vokaler

Dont have any Cocteau Twins albums but know some songs. Has that 80s production sound, but here it works so well. More poppy than I thought it would be. Best discovery on this list in a long time! 4.5 rounded down Heard before? Some Owned: No 48/206 (23%) Will I get: Yes

Really great surprise

Really nice instrumental and her voice is so relaxing

okay this had some fantastic songs. worth another listen.

Didn’t enjoy this

Excellent, very 1980's production but great songwriting and production, fantastic!

Perfect album from start to finish. Not a single filler. The whole record feels like a summer dream. I absolutely love Elizabeth Fraser’s vocals. She’s a real-life siren. Bye!

I've never heard of this band but I loved this album a lot, they have such a unique sound. I ended up adding all these songs to my playlist.

Surprisingly enjoyable

The thing with Cocteau Twins’ Heaven Or Las Vegas is that it’s an incredible record - every track is fully formed, utterly gorgeous and exists in its own its perfect space. It’s certainly more direct, less ethereal than their previous records, but no less unearthly. Song titles such as “Cherry-Coloured Funk”, “Iceblink Luck” and best of all “Frou-Flou Foxes In Midsummer Fires” promise so much and deliver every time. The trio sound so energised – Elizabeth Fraser captivates throughout, singing with real lucidity and Robin Guthrie’s guitar chimes and resonates, adding shimmering vitality to everything he touches. It seems almost ridiculous to type, but Simon Raymonde and the unnamed drum machine provide the perfect rhythm section. As much a “head’ album as anything by Pink Floyd and their ilk, and equally effective as company on nighttime car journeys through unlit countryside – just spellbinding. 10/10

9/10 13.02.2026

Nece konuşuyo bunlar amk

😃

Heaven or las vegas top 10 song oat

nauseating??

Good, but little too dreamy and ethereal for my tastes.

V cool V cool

Know this already.

Sounds like a winter’s night around the fireplace. There’s cold in the distance, but a strong warmth in your midst.

Where has this been all my life? 1000% confused this with Aphex Twin and was shocked and pleased at what started playing. It was bordering on 5-star territory for me, but I feel like the back half fades a bit and I lose some interest, but overall, a great 80's ethereal sound and a great discovery for me.

peak

It hits differently than it did 30 years ago. I understand better where this fits in within the alt music scene. The title track continues to be the standout track

Gear: Fostex TH610 Artwork: 🌠🍒😈 Production (Remastered): 🥓😑🆗 Music: 👀👇👞 Rating: 🎰🎰(🎰)/5

I went into this one expecting to be swept away. People love this album—proper “best of the ‘90s” adoration—so I thought I’d be floating around in some dream‑pop nirvana. Instead… I mostly hovered somewhere between “this is nice” and “wait, what is she even singing?” Musically, it’s undeniably gorgeous. Those shimmering guitars and soft-focus synths feel like drifting through warm clouds—dreamy, ethereal pop exactly as advertised. But the vocals were a real sticking point for me. Elizabeth Fraser’s voice should be the finishing touch, but the heavy effects sometimes make it sound like the track is being played backwards through a kaleidoscope. Add in lyrics that are totally indecipherable, and I found myself more distracted than entranced. I can see why people adore it; there is beauty here. But with the hype, I was expecting a transcendent moment that never really arrived. Good album, but for me, not the masterpiece I hoped it would be.

I get the dreamy vibe but it’s underwhelming

Not my style but a unique sounding album

This was unique

Really dreamy

A great surprise

Would still be a 5 even if it was just the first 10 seconds of Cherry Coloured Funk

A few decent tracks, would listen again

Awesome and spacey, no bad tracks but for me, all starts to sound the same after a bit. But I get it for sure [EDIT LISTEN #5 I GET IT NOW, EASY FIVE]

Great, dreamy indie pop album. Makes me wish there was an album from The Sundays on this list :/ Cherry-coloured funk, heaven or Las Vegas, and Fotzepolitic were my favorite tracks by far

I don’t hate it . Not sure what situation I would find myself listening to it 🤷🏻‍♂️

I have no strong feelings about this album. It was nice. It wasn’t for me. Hope Julia Loved it!

Didn’t understand a word she said but it was still a vibe

Much better upon a second listen. I like the vibe a lot, the songs all lowkey sound the same tho. But they sound good lol

LOVE DREAMMMMY POP

Even better than I remembered it being. Such a unique sound they perfected, even within the shoegaze genre. Blew me away when I first heard it and continues to impress me still.

I’ve never heard anything like this before and I’m loving every minute of it Jerry!!

I very much like Cherry Flavoured Funk more than the rest.

esta bueno, un par de temas bastante 90's pero creo que tambien en los 90's las demas canciones las tomaban como "experimental". es corto y va a lo que tiene que ir, no da vueltas ni tiene otras 5 canciones para hacerte pensar que estas escuchando las mismas canciones hace 40minutos

Miley cyrus y sabrina carpenter wtf

3.5

Innovators of dream pop. Pleasant to listen to but too similar sounding.

Outstanding. Euphoria, incredible soundscapes, syrup dreams. This is so ecstatic, so sad, it just really makes me FEEL. Few records can do that like this. Sounds like transcending. The fact the lyrics are kind of incomprehensible is perfect.

This is lush sounding ethereal shoe-gaze music. Comparing to other bands of the genre using Lord of the Rings analogy, My Bloody Valentine are the orcs and Uruk Hai, Bjork is a hobbit and Cocteau Twins are Galadriel, the elf queen. Hovering around 3 stars, I enjoyed this but didn't absolutely love this

Wanted to give it a five after the first song. The rest of the album was very good but not quite the same feeling as Cherry-Coloured Funk. They also spell color weird so I have to dock a point. One of my favorite so far. Very ethereal and retro-futuristic sounding.

Chill. Reminds me of Tame Impala kind of? Friday means listening at home, off the laptop. I like it; probably ~3?

loved the title track. some of the songs also sound ahead of it’s time

It's great to hear a record and instantly recognize the influence it's had since it came out. I could have sworn I've listened to this before, but I've been hearing it's echoes.

I think her voice was lovely and the music was nice but as an overall album it failed to make an impression on me. It just felt like all the songs were the same. Nice on their own but I wouldn’t listen to the album again. But I might just not have been in the right mood. Fav song: Heaven or Las Vegas Least fav: Pitch the Baby (I think. Really struggled to pick a fav and least fav)

Actually better than I was expecting. Like heaven or Las Vegas, some are same vibe but just not quite the same sauce. Specific rating - 4.1 Fav song- heaven or Las Vegas Least fav- fotzepolitic