Reviews (page 7 of 14)
nr 1: 3.5/5
Atmosphere for days, great shit genuinely! Also the sample for bad habit by Steve lacy is on here and realizing this shocked me and made me even more positive on this journey
A good chill vibes album, though it does get a little monotonous by the end
Very 1990 but has an agreeable dreamy quality, and explains to me what Liz Fraser was sought after by Massive Attack and Future Sound of London.
Very not good
I didn’t enjoy this album. I vocals are very low in the mix. I could barely understand the lyrics and at times I couldn’t even understand what language it was in
Ok music that sounded like the Cranberries but I couldn't understand any lyrics. Boring overall.
I enjoyed it very much.
A great album to listen to while you close your swimming pool signalling the coming of fall, the season of death.
I cannot for the life of me understand the lyrics here. It sounds like a mixture of English and French but honestly I'm not even sure of that. The indistinct, somewhat otherworldly vocals are a really good match for the style of the music though. Overall I really enjoyed having this on while I shopped for groceries. No particular songs really resonated with me though
Lovely chill pop
Not my scene but not a bad album.
I really enjoyed this dream pop album
Some absolute bangers on here, and obviously pioneers of the genre. As is sometimes the case, later artists did it better (Beach House, Delays), but this still rocks.
One of the greatest, especially the closing frou-frou
Музыка: 8/10 Разнообразие: 7/10 Тематика и вайб: 8/10 Цепляемость (отдельные песни зашли): 8/10 Реиграбельность (можно ли рандомно врубить на фон): 8/10 Итог: 7.8
Dreamy, layered pop. It's like a well made ice cream sundae. Bittersweet chocolate flakes on top.
Obra maestra. No bromeo EN ABSOLUTO. Shoegaze y Dream Pop a punta pala, y gracias a este disco el género se desarrolló. Las canciones son hiper mega atmosféricas con esas guitarras tocadas con e-bow, los sonidos son envolventes a más no poder y la voz de la cantante es literalmente la voz de un ángel. Asi es como debe de sonar subir al cielo, pero en vez de escucharse trompetas se escucha Shoegaze de los 90s. Ya es que la primera canción es una sacada de dick venosa erecta palpitante dura con sus pelos en el tronco y me faltan adjetivos. Descubrí este disco con 15 años y dios, desde entonces me acuerdo semanalmente de él. Gracias por existir. CERO glazing. Muy buen album joder 6/5
Muy de vez en cuando Mateo sendin tiene buenas recomendaciones musicales y, a pesar de ser un glazer de la ostia, casi no exagera con la review de este album. Asi que mejor leer su review y ya. Solo he de añadir que la escuché hace como 2 semanas y casi no me acuerdo por eso quizás le doy menos de lo que debo. También quiero decir que la primera canción me encantó y la escucho de vez en cuando. 7.5/10—>4/5
Kinda uninteresting and boring
I'm a huge huge fan of Liz Frasier and while my intro to her was This Mortal Coil and Massive Attacks Mezzanine album, it's clear she's at her up beat poppy best here on this, my favorite Cocteau Twins album.
This album got me back into listening to whole albums after years of spotify slop playlists. I had already been a fan of Slowdive and My Bloody Valentine, but Cocteau Twins introduced me to a whole different subset of shoegaze/dreampop music. An absolute classic.
Me not digging it
Enjoyed the album. Easy listening, some good songs on the album.
meh
not feeling it
This is my second Cocteau Twins album. I was excited to receive this album because I was completely blown away by Treasure. The one thing that really irked me about this album was the alternation between songs with actual lyrics and songs with simply vocal sounds. This back and forth made the album feel inconsistent; it’s almost like two different albums intermingled. It really pulled me out of the ethereal dreamscape vibe I expected. Honestly, this album sounds uninspired. Much of the music seems to drone on and gets lost in sameness. The vocals have beautiful moments, but they feel overly layered on several tracks and don’t allow Elizabeth Fraser’s voice to shine through like it could/should. I’m truly disappointed in this album. I expected greatness and instead heard mediocrity. Thank goodness I have Treasure to fall back on.
Weird and unique and kind of rad. Definitely gets bumped up a Star from my actual enjoyment level because it’s kind of one of a kind and definitely new to me
Ni fu ni fa
The kind of album I started this project to find. Gem all around
A lovely album. I love the vocals, production and overall atmosphere they gave off here. HOWEVER, listening to gibberish (yes,gibberish there are no lyrics and what we hear is meant to be interpretated by the listener) can get a bit tiring after a while... Sometimes I think its best to listen to the tracks isolated, but thats just me.
Nice atmosphere and vibe, worked really well all together, pretty fun. 4 stars
Dreampop isn't a genre I've paid much attention to, and when I've had I haven't always liked it. Hardly surprising, though, that the best album the genre has produced is actually quite good!
This album was not for me. I just couldn't connect with it.
Dream pop? More like “dream popped me to sleep”. Although the last song was catchy and pretty good
By 1990, dream pop had found its voice, and on Heaven or Las Vegas the Cocteau Twins refined theirs into a lush, intoxicating blur of shimmering guitars, gauzy textures, and Elizabeth Fraser’s ethereal vocals—part Sinéad O’Connor, part Kate Bush, part something wholly untranslatable. Her lyrics dissolve into sound, ghostly harmonies drifting through the mix like echoes in an underwater cathedral: beautiful, if sometimes frustrating in their elusiveness. Yet the album delivers undeniable highlights—“Cherry-Coloured Funk” opens with jangly immediacy, “Iceblink Luck” rides a rare, propulsive bassline, “Fifty-Fifty Clown” spirals into hypnotic repetition, and the title track channels the Cure at their most majestic with Fraser as a spectral guide. This isn’t music that wants to be understood so much as absorbed, an album that asks you not to sing along but to let yourself dissolve inside its haze.
The ambience in this album is beautiful. The vocals and instrumentation are immaculate. My favorite track is probably Cherry-coloured Funk. Overall, this album might be one of the best I've ever heard. No skips.
peak
I listened to this album and I honestly remember very little about it.
Meh.
Spacy electronics, breathy vocals, some catchy lightweight pop
Dreamy and ethereal. For the aggressively ignorant monolinguals, it’s called glossolalia.
Pleasant. Oddly familiar. Comfy.
All vibes. A warm bath of an album. Each song sounds like something I almost remember. Cool stuff for the right mood.
Cherry-Coloured Funk sehr nice die anderen auch sehr jammy muss aber nochmal net so müde reinhören
Pure dreamy pop perfection
i love this album. i listened to this album a lot during the covid lockdown in early 2021 when it was freezing cold and snowing and everything outside was just dark and awful, so i just associate a lot of these songs with that now. just being inside and feeling like everything was terrible but here were these songs offering a bit of brightness.
True to the name of the genre it helped shape, this album felt like a dream. It was misty, and felt like it picked you up and ushered you along the fuzzy memories of its story. This album impressed me by being an extremely easy listen, one I could probably leave on for days, whilst also being a genuinely interesting piece of music. The vocal layering and looping in this album were powerful and really added to the overall haziness of the music. This is some of my favorite production work I've heard, and all of its converging strengths result in a striking finished product. I've recently spent less time with this type of shoegaze-y music, but I still enjoyed every minute of this album. It's just an objectively beautiful and well-done album all around. Definitely worth all the hype that surrounds it.
Æ rakk ikke å høre hele, men det va helt ok.
One of the best records.
3.5 por el mood q genera
Interesante. 3.5
Not for me.
Neither.
Zoned out during this album. It's a short album of 30+ minutes, but I enjoyed it. The ethereal atmosphere is calming and captures the 90s cityscape B-roll picture you would see during an intermission of a rom com movie.
An excellent album.
Son originales. Buen hallazgo
I sincerely wish there was a way for me to live inside of this album forever. It always hits impeccably well when I put it on. Sunny, cloudy, cold, warm, happy, sad. It just fits while carrying me away on dreamy, floating melodies. Utterly obsessed. Highly recommend listening to the highest quality audio version of this album with the nicest set of wired headphones you can find. 5/5
𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘓𝘢𝘴 𝘝𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘴 feels like the provisional peak of the dream pop/shoegaze scene — though the towering classics that would follow soon after might overshadow it, this record still radiates timeless beauty. Liz Fraser’s voice is so otherworldly she could sing a cookbook or a gardening manual and it would still sound transcendent; on photos she may look unassuming, but here she’s simply luminous. Robin Guthrie’s shoegazey, dreampoppy guitar textures complete the spell, making this one of the genre’s most enchanting records.
A perfect dream pop record. Even though the lyrics are unintellegible most of the time the emotions that are conveyed through these songs are still perfectly understood 10/10 Favourite: Frou-frou Foxes in Midsummer Fires Least Favourite: None
Not bad but also not great. Another one I'm not sure why it made the list.
Very nice music to relax, but not my preferred genre.
First time listener. Her voice is angelic but it pulled no heartstrings of mine. The lyrics didn't pull me in, nor could I understand most of them. I do like some Cocteau Twins cuts. This is fine and likely above average, but in this context I can't see giving it high marks.
1990 Many claim to be fans of Cocteau Twins, but really they're just trying to be cool in front of their peers; also they're wrong. If dreamy, indy pop, where you can't make out the lyrics is your thing, go for it, I found it all a bit dull. I have a CT album in my collection (not this one), but it seldom find its way onto my CD player. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ❌️ nope Bloated ★★★☆☆ (5/10)
i remember my mum really vibing with this album. it feels like the 90s and that kind of foggy fuzzy whimigoth filter of the era. extremely vibey, not bothersome- almost enya-like in quality where it could just be playing in the background and i would not mind in the slightest. liked: cherry-coloured funk, fifty-fifty clown, heaven or las vegas, wolf in the breast
What in the world? Stylish? Yes. Odd? Yes. My thing? No
Un classique, son éthéré, un peu perché, un bon souvenir musical que j’aime retrouver en soirée pendant mes sessions de lecture.
Jolie musique
Never heard of them, but quite like this dream pop album. Their style sounds very modern for the time of release. Love the soundscapes they produce and how they experiment quite a lot technically with a whole bunch of different synthies and effects. This lp flows very well for me. Vocals, melodies and effects blend so beautifully. Heaven of las vegas, iceblink luck and frou-frou foxes in midsummer fires are the standout tracks. For a german speaker fotzepolitic is a standout song title as well. Love it! 3,5 is 4 for me.
I was torn between 3 and 4 stars here. Ultimately I went with 3 because, nice and dreamy though it was, there wasn't really anything here that's going to bring me back. No individual song sounded really different from another. No song makes me want to go back and listen to it again. The overall experience was good, though
Meia bomba, calminho.
Супер класика, яка досі звучить актуально
Fav: Frou-Frou Foxes In Midsummer Fires Least Fav: Road, River And Rail Wow. I simultaneously felt like I was floating in space whilst also getting flashbacks to my childhood. I’ve never experienced this before in an album, simply perfect
Meh
10 Lav it Lav it
Gorgeous album. Never really appreciated it until recently
Meh
Not for me
A beautiful, hazy 90s dream pop album that is so addictive to me. It feels feminine, raw and emotional, the perfect music for self-reflecting (I’m emotional, lol). A highlight for me is Iceblink Luck, a dreamy song, as well as the albums opening track, Cherry-coloured Funk. Loved this album so much and has really solidified why I love this genre of music!
I was very taken with the Cocteau Twins early albums from the start of the 1980s. They had a certain otherworldly charm that was quite unlike anything else in the charts at the time. However, by the time this album came out in 1990 I think that they’d lost something. I mean, she even sings in English at some points! The production also had that 90s plasticky, digital feel losing the analogue warmth of the earlier recordings. I guess that they were pre-cursors of shoe gaze but by this point, there were other bands who were shoe-ier and gaze-ier.
Classic dream pop. But a tad too pop. And not enough dream -- in the sense that I can hear things I like (I kinda like shoegaze) but it's not powerful enough somehow, I'm not taken by a wall of sound as shoegaze can take me. Now I want to listen to some Slowdive.
Exactly the vibe/energy I want from an album when I put it on. Dreamy familiar melodies with that classic 90s jam feel
beautiful album
Did not expect a second album from the twins. This one's not bad, but Treasure caught me on a good time so I liked it a lot more.
Dreamy, pleasant and catchy
It was...ok. I think I need to be in the right mood for this kind of music personally, so it makes it hard to rate. I didn't hate it, but didn't love it either. Nothing really stood out. Did not help that I was tired and this felt like it was a trap lulling me to sleep at my desk.
Eh. I feel like i now know where modern hipster Indie music got its style from
I liked the blend of dreamy guitars and vocal and prefer this to the album i had where they'd invented their own language. Maybe it brushes over you a little too much as i don't have much specifically to say, but would definitely listen to it again.
Love this, one I often return to when I want to feel like I am sinking into eiderdown, albeit usually for a 3 or 4 song fix. That said I think more than half the album is very strong, the vocal performances on Pitch The Baby and Frou Frou Foxes are incredible, sounds almost like she is singing in tongues
I was always vaguely aware of the existence of the Cocteau Twins, if this album is their high point it explains why their music never made it into my conscious thought. It’s dreamy and overproduced like a less interesting Enya with hints of a poor man’s prototype Garbage. Hard to think why anyone would chose to listen to this when there’s a world of other music out there
This felt like ABBA if they came out in the late 80s. After a while it all messed together and the background sounds all started to feel similar. It gave very psychedelic techno world floating in a weird astro plane.
This took me about 3 or 4 listens to really sink my ears into. There's some really interesting musicality happening here with enough layers to keep me coming back for deeper listens. I think the the idea of abstract vocals is interesting. There are actually lyrics and I only looked up a couple. Don't expect answers. Just another layer of poetry and more questions. This music is kind of enigmatic. At times the washy melodies remind me a little of My Bloody Valentine. Cool stuff!
I told a friend who really likes this group that I had this album today, and she described it as "ear candy." I have to agree! It has all these pretty layers to it that create a dreamy and delicious soundscape. The lyrics are mostly impossible to understand, so much so that apparently even Spotify doesn't know them. But I kind of like how her vocals became more of an instrument in all the layers because of that. She has a beautiful voice, and these songs carry so much feeling and soft intensity, if that's a thing. Really enjoyed!
I already knew and liked the first song! The rest is pretty chill but unremarkable.
Dreamy and transportable. Really takes you into the album, yet it is hard to understand at some points. Unsure if that is intentional, but I could see how it could add to the dreamscape. Overall a solid album, a few notable songs and a lot I probably wont ever hear again.
It's a slightly darker version of there contemporary Irish counterpart The Cranberries, but also has a lot of similarities to HAIM's music.
Quite nice but didn’t inspire me
Nice ethereal sounding music from what I presume are twins, 3/5.
Unexpectedly vibey
Quite enjoyed this, great band name too
This is the stuff—although I never find I want to go all the way through with this one.
No me gusta mucho, demasiado retro
A bit wishy washy for me.
Their sixth album. Indie Rock / Shoegaze. Atmospheric, ephemeral, Indie Pop. Very dreamy, vocally sounds like gibberish. It's na bit same. Nothing here is spectacular but nothing can exactly shit either. A nice album...just.. nice.
Lovely voices, but blew by without much grabbing me. I remember liking this album much more when it came out - that probably says more about me than the album…
My first time hearing this album and it was a revelation. My college roommate listened to their earlier albums and I remember thinking that I liked their sound but it was kind of formless and opaque. This album, though, has hooks and the songs are tighter, more focused. These are lovely arrangements and melodies that I liked so much I listened a second time. Elizabeth Fraser could sing the phone book and I would still listen. Truly unique and gorgeous.
A foundational album in the realm of dream pop, a genre I really enjoy. Like most people i dont understand a goddamn thing Elizabeth Fraser sings but it doesn't matter - her Kate Bush-esque vocals are stunning and perfect for the music. It's truly heavenly, so swirly and soothing. Impressive to me that only three people can achieve this sound. I love the title track and Fotzepolitic the most, but every song is fantastic, no filler for me. Feels timeless too, an album that continues to influence and I'm sure will for a long time. Enchanting listen
This was lovely. I liked the vocals that were not actual words.
I'd not listen to Cocteau twins. It took a while before I got into this, but I started to really like it. Reminded me of sigur ros. Her voice is great. Some of the guitar tones are a bit woolly, but I guess that adds to the ethereal sound. Looking forward to listening to more by them.
This one’s a dream from start to finish as the band leans into a warmer, more approachable sounds than their earlier, moodier, 80's pop-thirsty work. The title track is the crown jewel: dreamy and expansive, the audio equivalent of whipped heavy cream with a shot of whisky.
Sorry, just noises. Completely hollow of any meaning or hook or interest
sounds like updated Abba, don't like abba, didn't like this
This album could honestly pass for being released now, the year of our Lord, 2025. It would fit in nicely with the dream pop I hear nowadays; such as Magdalena Bay, The Marias, and Crumb among others. The soundscape in general is just very unique here, very ethereal and encompassing, plus the resonating lyrical delivery plays into these sounds as well. An album like this is to be appreciated in more of an atmospheric sense, and I can see why this was important to the dream pop genre at the time.
too slow for me but better than anticipated. kind of enjoyed it. pleasant surprise
Not quite rock, in the conventional sense
I loved this album. Never heard of it or the Cocteau Twins but there wasn't a second wasted on this project. Lyrics were very difficult to discern but it didn't hinder the experience for me. Favorite Song: Fotzepolitic
Ok
Is there a band that's more feel than real? I have tried several lyrics sites...and I still don't think anyone has gotten these lyrics right. but like I said, it is the feel of the music not the exact words. I still loved this album: 5/5
Musically very sound, and kinda catchy. But holy crap …. Charlie Browns teacher is easier to understand. If I could just understand them without having Apple Music lyrics on the screen ….
It is special. Cocteau Twins are special, not easily approached, but there is magic going on here. And as always the fantastic voice of Elisabeth Frazer
This was OK. Pretty bland, poppy fare.
This is my first time listening to Cocteau Twins and it's a pleasant and interesting journey. I'll definitely explore some of their other releases. Dreamlike but not sleepy!
Ok
pretty good! The vocals and the sound production stand out to me, a real dreamlike quality to it. Also this album feels like its a decade or so before its time. It felt like a fun journey, best way I can describe it. Those sweeping synth notes just take me out and I feel like I'm on the open road in the 90's to a new town.
From the opening notes I knew I was going to love this album. Ethereal female rock with great harmonies and bass. Fantastic!
I've never even heard of this group, let alone heard anything from them, and now I'm wondering how I missed out on them. This tickles my brain so nicely. "Cherry-coloured Funk," "Iceblink Luck," and "I Wear Your Ring" are particular favorites.
Dreamy and lovely.
Great dream pop not the best Cocteau though
This album surprised me; I wasn’t expecting to like Scottish dream pop, I guess you never know. Clean sound.
Fine as background music but many of the tracks are boring and many of the lyrics are indecipherable. As others commented, it was often difficult to determine what language it was.
Ehh, it’s ok. Like if 10,000 Maniacs and Bjork did a collaboration album 2.5⭐️
Middle of the road stuff for me. One listen is enough.
A very pleasant surprise! Dream pop at its finest, not a bad song in the album!
I can’t understand what they’re saying, but it sounds great
didn't understand a word, good 90s chill vibe
Right up my alley on a quiet sunday. Incredible vocals, love the guitar. I only knew of Cherry-Flavoured Funk, so I'm glad I've listened to the full album, im very impressed (I'd wear your cocteau ring)
Nice and vibey while moving slowly. Felt like I was in a movie
These harmonies blew me away! I have been recommending this album to anybody who would listen!
Indie flavoured! Female artists! Love the energy!
it´s not my kind of music
Not a big Cocteau Twins or late 80s genre fan, but this one would a good road trip lp, especially evening and night driving
4/10
Tynn suppe
Спокойная, душевная музыка хорошо подходящая для релакса. 7 из 10.
lowkey rules
Dreamy, beautiful
Very dreamy album. I honestly couldn't hear the lyrics but it didn't matter
This album is finally starting to click, it went up from a three to one of my very favourite dream pop albums
De esos discos que gustan mucho y funcionan increíble, pero no puedo aterrizar muy bien cómo lo logran. La música es genial, las voces son hipnotizantes y en general me pareció un gran disco que tiene hasta momentos inquietantes y misteriosos. Muy enigmático.
Sounds like a cross between Abba and Enya.
Ah the Cocteau Twins ‘go commercial’ in the way only they can. Soaring guitars laden with chorus and delay and multi part harmonies in a mixture of tones. For me not their masterpiece but still ‘a’ masterpiece.
Not harsh and unpleasant but nothing grabs you nothing sounds amazing just okay so an okay score it gets.
Heaven or Las Vegas feels like stepping into a dream that’s too vivid to be real but too beautiful to leave. It’s a swirl of shimmering guitars, deep bass, and Elizabeth Fraser’s voice — not just singing, but glowing. You rarely know exactly what she’s saying, but it almost doesn’t matter. The emotion is in the texture, the vowels, the way her voice rises and falls like sunlight flickering through curtains. This album is where the Cocteau Twins reached their most approachable form without losing their otherworldly charm. The production is cleaner than earlier releases, giving the melodies more space to breathe. Songs like “Cherry-Coloured Funk” and the title track are lush and layered, but there’s a sense of groundedness too, a hint of real life underneath the dream. If there’s any drawback, it’s that some of the songs blur into one another on first listen. The atmosphere is so consistent that it can feel a little too smooth at times. Still, it’s a rich, emotional experience, and one of those rare albums that feels alive
Not sure what to make of this, it certainly has an ephemeral gossamer atmosphere. I certainly don’t know what the hell she is saying, to be honest I am not sure what language it it, there being the occasional word I pick up. Which all adds up to something that I find equally enjoyable and annoying in equal measures. If listen too closely think it’s annoyance, if tune out more enjoyable. So in the background while working this morning it’s edging into the more enjoyed 3.75 Star ( wish it was out of 10 not 5 so had more differentiation)
So interesting how many contemporary musicians are trying to do with this band has already done. Love the reverb and the indecipherable lyrics.
Not a favorite but listenable. Maybe if I listened again it will be better.
Fun
3/5
Annoying vocals. Bit bland. A couple of tunes stand out though
Dream Pop is a new genre for me and I really enjoyed this album, overwhelming at times, but the closer laid me down gently.
Surely the best albums are the ones that provoke strong reactions in people when they hear them? I was familiar with his album and it's never been something that I like, I think the vocal style of Liz Fraser is really off putting and I have really tried but it's just not for me. I'm glad that it's so magical for so many people but I'm afraid that I'll never be one of them. Also, I normally love 4AD artwork but I don't even like the album cover.
I like the core soul and melodicity of this album for sure. It is quite hard to understand the lyrics for sure. This album makes me feel like I am in a ball in 1960 and I drink a champagne with my loving wife. 2/5
This was a chill listen. Enjoyed it on a drive to a buddies. Probably won't come back, but didn't hate my time with it.
➕heaven or las vegas, frou-frou foxes in midsummer fires ➖NOTHING!!!!! one of my favorite albums of all time, truly. had almost everything saved already, and its a JOY to revisit. its the album i always put on the jukebox at bars….
This feels like music porn, a real treat for the ears. Not every song is a hit, but the album has so much replayability, especially when it starts with Cherry-Colored Funk.
Not 4 m3
Miksi tää kuulostaa kuin laulettaisiin simlishiä? Eheä sen lisäksi muutenkin läpi levyn, siitä pisteet: tasainen utuinen tunnelma, tuntuu aavikolta. Vähän liian tasainen siihen, että olis supermielenkiintoinen. Mut jotenkin toimi, positiivisesta yllätyksestä kokonainen ekstratähti.
It was alright. No songs stuck out to me as my favorite.
Lots of talent here. I liked cherry-colored funk but it’s pretty much goes downhill from there. Too much of the same thing going on. It’s not bad, it’s just not my thing.
'Dream pop'? Nightmare more like. If this is indeed "their most accessible album" I sincerely hope there aren't any more of them on this list.
Just couldn't get into it, but I can see the vision.
What a vibe. Couldn't understand a single word she said but agreed with every one.
I actually really liked this and almost gave it 5, but album was too short, none of the songs particularly stood out to me, and they were just a bit too similar
Incredible album
I like the Cocteau Twins sound, but find I can take it or leave it. Nice music to sit and listen to, not great driving music!
Interesting
In each song, one Cocteau Twin makes up some new gibberish while another Cocteau Twin plays the same music
Nice listen. Hear this band’s influence in a lot of other later stuff I’ve heard. Reminds me how much good music has come out of Scotland.
What a pleasant surprise
A nice mix of "is this the most 80s thing I've ever heard" and "this could have been made today." But really more 80s. It's also a little bit like babby's first shoegaze: we got the full-on sound, the Cure-like guitar, but it's all dialed back from 11. I guess dat's dream pop! Anyway, I like it but don't love it because it leaves me wanting something heavier. Personal taste that doesn't take anything from an accomplished piece here. There was really something in the water in Scotland besides industrial run-off because some of those folks can bang out an album.
PUFFFF q buen álbum no lo había escuchado en orden hasta ahora pero la mayoría las había oído antes... Es muy bonito yo diría q mi fav es frou-frou pero el top tmb están I wear your ring, cherry-coloured funk y foztepolitic
Todo en este disco está bien
AAAAAAA DIOS QUE PEDAZO DE ALBUM NO ME HACE FALTA NI ESCUCHARLO, LO VOY A HACER PARA DARME EL LUJAZO PERO ESTE VA A TENER 5 ESTRELLAS DE UNA. este álbum es todo lo que está bien, es perfecto. lo uso mucho para leer que alguien me regale el vinilo bah 5/5
Fun.
Not to be gross, but I've listened to the album a lot during sex, so it was nice to finally hear the second half of it 😜
Oh man, my excitement when this record popped up. Never listened to this album or the Cocteau Twins before, but knew a little bit about them. Dream pop, shoegaze before shoegaze became a thing. The second her vocals popped up in Cherry-coloured Funk, I knew this was going to be an easy five. It's got a strong ethereal vibe without sacrificing a driving force. I feel like a lot of dream pop (and shoegaze) can get lost in it's own vibes a lot and meander, but this album is laser focused with purpose. But yeah, her vocals are the high point in an album that is nothing but high points. Strong, confident, ethereal. Add in half the time I can't tell if she's singing English, let alone any language at all and it gives a beautiful, detached, alien feel that puts the dream in dream pop. Love the goth rock/post-punk elements too. The bass feels straight out of New Order or The Cure, and I love it. Overall, extremely easy five stars. Knew basically the second I put the record on and the first couple notes hit. Incredible.
Cherry-coloured Funk // Fifty-fifty Clown // Heaven Or Las Vegas // Wolf in the Breast // Frou-frou Foxes in Midsummer Fires //
Atmospheric, moody, floaty, timeless (a bit like the world of the movie _It Follows_), very enjoyable. Kind of a cross between My Bloody Valentine and The Cure. Sounds like a nice rainy Sunday that doesn't seem to end. 4.1
Nudy 2
My all-time favorite album. Changed how I viewed music, opened my eyes to what music could be. Not a song I don't love.
Snow has returned (joy) as the bi-polar winter of '25 rolls on HeavenORLV hits it's mark! So many albums are created of of diversity, a moment in time. This is one. Enjoyed 50-50 Clown, Heaven Or Vegas. Such an different sound, is it pre-Goth?
Very dreamy
Very interesting this little one. It feels like a slightly too upbeat version of any of the bands who play in the road house in season 3 of twin peaks the return. Its too happy even though I would be shocked if it was happy lyrically.i didn't end up saving any tracks but I for sure need to listen to this again
Landmark dream pop record. As much as guitars contribute to beautiful textures found on this album, Fraser's voice is in itself feels like an instrument. Especially because I don't think she's saying real words here. Favorite song: Frou-Frou Foxes in Midsummer Fires
At least these songs have actual words so it's better than the last album which had some songs with gibberish lyrics. Back to the gibberish lyrics. The 80s gave rise to some really bad music. There are no lyrics available on Spotify....shocking. This is like if The Cure decided to replace Robert Smith with a woman and make mouth sounds instead of actual words. It's Cure adjacent, but it's worse, I'm sure they love the Cure though.
so pretty.
Heavenly dream pop. Just pure bliss from start to finish.
Sehr angenehm zu hörendes Album. Schöne Stimmung. 4/5
Fantastic!
It was a good listen. Somehow ethereal... Peace and calm.
Pretty decent album. A unique sound. Nothing here to make me want to come back to it but interesting nonetheless.
I feel so cool when I listen to this album. So, so good! It’s a twin day!
las vegas next question
Feeboo stree Fav song: I Wear Your Ring
the only album ever made, its been said. i had a thought that the lack of emotional signposting on this record is a big part of what has made it special to me...theres not a single emotional state in which it feels condescending, and yet its effect is undeniably medicinal...or at least, that of a temporary shelter. i once listened to this hiding in my family's car at my grandpa's funeral, avoiding all interaction or outside thoughts because my social, sensory, and emotional batteries had been so depleted. there are few albums that would have worked as well...its soft on you but it still Fills All The Space, it blocks everything out without being overwhelming or demanding. just kinda makes me think ab the miracle of art in general...a small selection of ppl have an idea, manifest it in the universe, and then its just Out There, creating singular experiences they'll never know about. idk. leaves me a little in awe. the worth of a work is not measured purely by how many contexts it "works" in, but in that category, just ab nothing comes close to this if ur asking me.
Enjoyable.
Great album, such an easy listen. Lyrics are unintelligible so its distracting free.
One of the greatest shoegaze albums ever made. This album is a masterpiece and if you disagree you're wrong and can leave
Visste inget, inte vad jag trodde. Positivt överraskad. Väldigt mycket en atmosfär-skiva, men en atmosfär jag gillat och gärna lyssnar på igen. Behöver nog fler lyssningar för att sätta sig och få låtar att stå ut. Lyssnade i bil solig sommardag -perfekt kontext. Kommer jag lyssna igen: ja Bästa spår: albumet Betyg: 7 av 10
I like the Cocteau Twins but it sounds a bit same-y quite quickly.
Interesting.
The ethereal quality of Elizabeth Fraser's voice set it apart.
I was very excited to listen to this. Cocteau Twins are a band I’ve always admired, but never really listened to other than a song that would pop up on the radio (back in the day) or a random playlist. I LOVED this album. It’s a perfect mix of stuff I like-atmospheric music, ethereal vocals, a chill vibe. I am a music first person, so honestly I couldn’t care less that you can’t understand the lyrics. I’m looking forward to listening to more of their music.
More straight up hooks than the previous album but I miss some of the My Bloody Valentine screech
Dream pop before Beach House cam along and showed you how to do dream pop.
Meh
I loved 'Pitch the Baby'. Very nice sound for the album overall especially from a production and effects standpoint. Makes you feel like you are floating. But it is kinda repetitive. I think a lot of indie artists took inspiration from their work.
Indy pop from the 90s. Not my thing.
Had to listen twice because the first time was so forgettable lmao
Didn't understand 99% of the lyrics, but this was a delightfully dreamy pop journey.
I like the Cocteau Twins.
If this album had a texture, it would be tinfoil, glitter and dried tears stuck with honey to an amplifier.
Love it. Married my wife here, and have learned in recent years that Las Vegas isn’t heaven, but pretty damn close.
The first three tracks, the title track and Fotzepolitic (Cuntpolitics) all work well. The Cocteau Twins make dreamy pop that somehow skirts the edges of twee, goth, electronica and shoegaze without committing any of the sins and without seemingly being much like any of those subgenres. Weird, insular, iconoclastic and fun.
Cocteau Twins are one of those bands, aren't they - critics love them, you know the name, you know a bit about them, but you don't really know anyone who is absolutely crazy about them. And if that seems like a criticism, it isn't - it's just that they are a band based around textures and feels more than out-and-out bangers. I was trying to think of a way to describe their sound and came up with this: Remember that period when digital guitar FX were all the rage in the late 80s/early 90s? And it suddenly made sense for the aspiring guitarist to buy a multi-effects unit rather than lots of individual dedicated pedals (oh, how times have changed)? Well, they would have decent enough chorus, and reverbs, and delays, and all the usual stuff, but there would also be a load of crazy presets with dumb names like Icy Metal Skyscraper, or Sea Breeze or something and you could never really imagine a practical use for them without descending into some crazy prog metal nightmare. Well, Cocteau Twins sound like they use all of those presets ALL OF THE TIME, but have somehow found a way to make them sound cool. And, again, that is certainly not a dig. Suffice to say, they have always beat their own path with an elegant and sophisticated sound which is instantly recognisable as "indie", but somehow strangely distant from any of the bands you may try to compare them to. Heaven Or Las Vegas is possibly their most accessible and commercial sounding record, but still feels like parts of it are a puzzle lurking beneath the layers that you have to figure out for yourself. And I'm probably reading way too much into it, but I have warmed to Cocteau Twins over the years - while I might criticise other bands for having a great sound but not enough catchy tunes, I feel like these guys are kind of like that by design, and I probably wouldn't have them any other way.
Didn’t really care for it.
If dream pop as a genre had followed in the footsteps of this album for how varied, layered, and enegetic but wonderful it is instead or the most boring tropes of atmospheric pop, I think the genre would be actually good. Anyway, wonderful album, I feel like I love its sounds more and more as time goes on
Shoegaze
Beautiful and dreamy. Really enjoyed this album
not bad
This has that early 90's ethereal vibe to it, vocals a soft remind me of a number of singers at the time. I did not know they had been going since '79. Not my go to, has that new romantic feel as well stand and sway. Stand out tracks: - Cherry-coloured funk
Started out very promising. I’ve always loved Cherry-coloured Funk but things went downhill from there.
No thanks.
No words
I love the Cocteau Twins and their experimental style. This album was amazing but also quite safe. Easy for the public to love.
Nice and short. Some good dreamy songs on there. Never liked the nonsense lyric trend
90’s whimsy goth vibes
The Key Lime pie of albums. The music was refreshing and upbeat, and although I didn't understand a single lyric, I thoroughly enjoyed this album.
Synth-pop is truly something special.
It was an easy playlist to have on while I worked. But even more, I loved what it went on to play after. Just a good vibe.
This reminds me of indie music during the late 2000s. Never heard of it before but it must have had some influences on those bands.
Ese sonido etereo que es la gran caracteristica de este disco nunca fue de mi agrado.
tiresome dreamy prettiness
Pleasantly surprised, banger of an album
Traumpop
I first stumbled up this album 5 years ago and was instantly mesmerized. The dream-like soundscape mixed with the ethereal almost unintelligible lyrics is a beautiful experience that leaves you feeling like your floating carelessly through the cosmos.
Not a group I've listened to before, but im guessing this is where Pale Waves got their inspiration from
Acho que esse disco é um dos ápices do dream pop para o seu período (e até hj na verdade). Uma combinação tão perfeita entre a voz impecável da Elizabeth Fraser, a sensibilidade pop das músicas desse disco e a sonoridade etérea das guitarras ricas em texturas.
Pretty nice dream pop High 4/5
Tres bon
Dream pop is a newer genre for me but I'm enjoying it, don't know if the vocals are for me.
Samey. Never got terribly interesting to me.
Enjoyable in spots, a bit boring in others.
Good to chill with
Exceptional album for a sunset drive or a bubble bath. Terrible album for every other life scenario. Faves: - Pitch the Baby - Heaven or Las Vegas - Wolf in the Breast
Very unique sound here that was super cool to hear, but a lot of the tracks seemed similar and I could probably decipher only 10% of the lyrics
This would be on aux in a megamall on board the ISS
Ethereal and offbeat. Easy to see how this influenced some of my favorite artists like Garbage and The Cranberries. Very indicative of the 80s to 90s sound. Iceblink Luck is a favorite.
It’s Elvis. Even this he married a 14 year old he’s the king
This album feels like bouncing on clouds. 10/10
fun
I've been meaning to listen to this album for a long goddamn time and today was finally the day I did. And oh my god. I genuinely can't believe what's tickling my ears right now. It sure lives up to the name, because this thing is so heavenly. Every song feels like a psychedelic voyage, but it still is hidden behind stuff like I expect out of shoegaze-esc music. This is amazing.
I was not a big fan of this band back in the 80s, but I did not listen to their music regularly. Revisiting this after all these years, it brings me back. I like the dreamy atmosphere and Elizabeth Fraser's vocals. I will revisit their catalog.
Cocteau twins I like the swirly wall of sound thing of heavy reverb and chorus. Iceblink luck was fun. Vocals were always nice surprise. Heaven or Las Vegas was nice too, Fotzeoolic has big chorus. I like the the breathy harmonies. 3? 4?
Was expecting to be bored by this one but pleasantly surprised. Kind of a vibe, enjoyed listening, would maybe listen again. 3.5?
I guess I don’t like dream pop
That kick off track, CHERRY COLOURED FUNK was rad. Feels like a good introduction to the 90's without ignoring it's 80's roots. Upon research, appears Elizabeth Fraser dated Jeff Buckley for a time... Nothing more than a cool little anecdote.
Listenable but didn’t do enough to come back to
I liked this a lot ! Had never heard of it prior but very much enjoyed
Probably need to re-listen but i kind of liked it. Singer was featured in "teardrop" by Massive Attack (House theme) I had put on an "indie" Sonos radio station and the lead single to this album was the first to come up on the shuffle. Kind of a weird coincidence on the day we got this album, especially since it is new to me.
cherry colored funk- 6 pitch the baby- 6 iceblink luck- 7 fifty fifty clown- 6 or 7 heaven or las vegas- 7 i wear your ring- 6 or 7 fotzepolitic-6 or 7 wolf in the breast- ? 6 road, river, and rail- 6 frou frou foxes in midsummer fires- 6 it sounded like one long song but it was a very nice song so
I really liked this when it came out. But so wispy and ethereal for me now.
A masterpiece – and one I've heard countless times. My favorite Cocteaus record frequently flips between HoLV and Blue Bell Knoll, but objectively... Heaven or Las Vegas is probably the clear winner.
A truly dreamy and captivating album, with a surprisingly poppy edge that blends perfectly with its lush, atmospheric soundscape. The vocals and instrumentation merge seamlessly, creating something that feels almost otherworldly, yet still accessible. A cohesive and immersive experience that stays with you long after it ends. 5/5
Det definitive dreampop album. Der er god reverb på guitaren og det kan jeg rigtig godt lide. The weeknd har sampled dem og de har inspireret bl.a. m83. Dreamy, beautiful og Rich album
I still am not sure how to pronounce their name, but by the time Elizabeth Fraser starts singing, I forget that I care.
Beautiful sound textures and vocals that carry such emotion.
Decent album. Didn't know it but I like the vibes on this one.
I drifted in and out of this. Sometimes I got really into it, and sometimes it was more background and didn’t grab me.
This album has a unique energy. The synths and drums are very much a product of their time — those big, 80s reverbed drums — but the music has a hazy, dreamy texture all its own. I like the way the vocals overlap too, sometimes creating a sense that there’s no beginning or end, just a continuous stream of singing and melodies and music. The tone is somewhere between joy and melancholy, like the last day of a great vacation.
Pretty cool album; I like how it felt like a band separate from the vocalist that had an idea that would riff on and drone on repeat while the singer did their thing on top. I don't always love this sound where the band and vocalist are in two different rooms, but I feel like it worked for them here. The compositions are interesting enough to keep me engaged and I could split my attention between the two focuses. 3/5, but I think on any day of the week I could lean 1 more "star" in either direction depending on how I'm feeling.
Very strong
got it, like it.
Okay. Not my favorite.
Not bad but a bit bland
Was not expecting this to be as good as it was
Great album that really captures the evolving state of music in the '80s and '90s. They use their incredibly unique sound to its fullest potential, creating tracks that encapsulate a dream-like world. The vocals are really, really good, and even though you can't understand a lot of the lyrics, the melody makes up for it, and it adds to the mysteriousness of the album, letting the listener decide what the songs mean. "I pu and cock two twins, is this heaven or Las Vegas? They sayin we’re abt to pitch a baby, am I a fifty-fifty clown?"
One of those bands where I find myself listening more to the bands they’ve influenced. I know I like Cocteau Twins, and if it wasn’t for them, most of the bands I adored in the 90s probably wouldn’t have existed, I just rarely listen to them. A wrong I will right on the back of immersing myself in this gem. Some of the tracks, in particular the title track, have somehow been engrained in the psyche over the years, but it was a real treat to hear them again in the context of the album. If you need me, I’ll be down a Cocteau Twins rabbit hole.
Off the cuff remark: Shoegazing before that was a thing? Standout Track: "Iceblink Luck" lovely dreampop. In my memory Pearly-Dewdrops Drops was on this album, probably my facourite Cocteau Twins song. That's my memory. "Heaven or Las Vegas" title track gets a special mention too. Revisit?: Definitely. Not a firm favourite but always enjoy it when the fancy takes me, as it did today, helpfully.
I couldn’t really get into this one. It was fine playing in the background, didn’t actively annoy me, but it didn’t really announce its presence either. 2 stars I guess, for not being annoying?
It's fine, not terribly offensive or anything, but I don't expect it go back to it ever. Frankly, I was shocked that Cocteau Twins were still releasing albums in 1990.
It was very hard to get all the way through this one.
They say ignorance is bliss. I don’t know what this album is about, and I hope I never do. Timeless classic. Thank you Liz.
Good album, but my favorite CT releases were their earlier releases, Head Over Heels, Victorialand in particular.
BEST SONGS: - Cherry-coloured Funk - I Wear Your Ring - Frou-frou Foxes in Midsummer Fires
This album lives and breathes the early 1990's. Shoegaze, dreamy post-new wave, not sure how to label this. I like it a lot, not the least because of Liz Faser's voice. Musically, it produces beautiful soundscapes. It's a generous 4 for me - not a 5 because few songs are absolute stunners, but the album works well as a whole (probably _because_ the songs all sound quite sameish).
At its best: ethereal, dreamy and textured with great layers and production. At its wost: like someone is listening to britpop next door and you can sort of hear it through the wall.
This came out right as I was starting to get my head around being a music fan. I knew I liked hip hop and the Cure a whole bunch and was suspicious of anything that sounded too slick. The 1980s were very much the era of too slick and I was running away from that. So, a year later or so when I latched on pretty hard to Lush, Ride, and MBV, I had an inkling I should be checking out the Cocteaus, probably because of Guthrie’s production work and their clear influence on these bands. But, this was their most recent release and had the patina of “too produced” so aside from Lorelei, I mostly steered clear of them. Silly stuff, being a young music fan (and also, as was the case for Gen X and early Millennials, affording music was not as simple as firing up a streaming service or file-sharing). Much like other Twins albums, there are a few genre-defining/creating standout tracks here - singles even eh? - but the palette is fairly limited to their specific blend of dream pop throughout the remainder. Basically just not a lot of range, Fraser’s vocal aside.
Cool music, and innovative. It steps in the path between energetic and soothing, so it isn't really either. 3/5
Great