Reviews (page 9 of 14)
Eerste kerstdag jongstleden kreeg ik de Tweeling al voorgeschoteld en ik ging er eigenlijk blind van uit dat dat de enige keer zou zijn in deze lijst. Dat ze er twee keer in staan verbaast me. Ik hoopte op meer 'Persephone' want dat vond ik een gave track, maar die kant lijkt het juist helemaal niet op te gaan op dit album. Dit album is wat meer chamberpop-achtig, als ik m'n genres goed beheers. Dit album is later gemaakt dan die andere entry in deze lijst en toch lijkt het haast meer 80s te klinken, wat ik niet als compliment bedoel. Ik geef ook dit album 2 sterren, maar ik vind hem iets matiger dan het andere album. Deze entry is wat mij betreft totaal onnodig.
lovely, lush, dreamy sounds Liz Fraser has an amazing voice
I was surprised at the date of this one as I associate there Cocteau Twins with the 80’s. This was alot of… nothing. Airiness with no energy. Very difficult to tell one track from the next. It didn’t hurt to listen to it so I’ll give it two stars, but if it were up to me I wouldn’t include this album on this list at all.
Ruined my good streak, fuck
Many reviews described this as a warm bath. I pretty much concur with that assessment. It's lovely atmospheric music that demands little from you other than your relaxed presence. Unexpected bangers: Heaven or Las Vegas, I Wear Your Ring.
I really don’t know how to feel after hearing it lol. It was half French and like English I couldn’t tell half the time. I left feeling like I watched multiple intro videos for like 90’s shows - not sure lol
Note sure how this made the list. Had to turn it off - awful
very chill and i like that it’s jsut the music and their voices making you feel something
Great album, but it's crazy this is 1990. It feels so much more 1987.
Not my thing. Pretty chill though.
Considering my only kind of -gaze like album was m b v by My Bloody Valentine, I wasn’t sure if I would enjoy this. I figured it might be boring at worse or background music at best. But this album was s o o t h i n g. Like holy shit, this is the type of vibe that exists in dreams (which is why this is considered dream pop). It didn’t come off as boring, but rather therapeutic. It’s literally had the ability to calm me to a mellow state of mind. Nothing like m b v where is was catering to a specific genre. This album felt easy to get into. My only complaint is that most of the tracks do sound similar to one another, making it hard to know which is which. But overall for the length of the album, this was a pleasant experience. Favorite track: Iceblind Luck Other hits: Heaven or Las Vegas, Pitch the Baby, I Wear Your Ring, Wolf in the Breast, Frou-Frou Foxes in Midsummer Fire, Fotzepolitic
nice album
I fell asleep listening to this. I remember it being very pleasant. 4 stars for that
A fun Indie shoegaze album. For the most part I found this album to be really enjoyable as a full album experience. No single song really stood out to me as one I’m going to remember though.
There may be some feeling here, but doing LSD with Enya I suppose you end up in Las Vegas?
I think I forgot what I listened to 10 minutes after the album ended. Keep in mind that I'm old and suffer from CRS (Can't Remember Shit) so that's likely on me, rather than the Cocteau Twins.
Ok for working background music, and very pretty at that, but not one I'd likely actively seek out in the future. 3/5
Good album, but not as good as Treasure. I still really liked it though. 3.5/5
Love hearing a woman sing ethereally. 4 stars
A couple of songs here that I thought were pretty decent, and one or two I'll listen to again Side note - I honest to god thought that this entire album was in an entirely different language other than English. I was curious where this album came from and wanted to know the language so I could translate what they were singing about. Imagine my surprise that this *was* written in English. I found that hilarious because despite this album has some cool instrumentals and a fun style, it just might be the worst case of unintentional, incomprehensible singing and "mush mouth" I've ever heard in a major album.
A precursor to so many shoegaze albums and bands I love. Also her voice is amazing.
This album sounds like an indie French film in the best way. They might as well be speaking French because it's limited what I can understand lyrically. It is gorgeous though and each song compliments the next. Definitely one I will return to
Dreamy, sublime
It's a good album for me if the lyrics are completely discernible and I still get the jist of it. Vocals are blurry-eyed, ethereal and soulful and the whole album is like a world which you're floating through in kaleidoscope. I've always been a big fan of "Cherry-Coloured Funk" and "Iceblink Luck", and of course the titular track with it's catchy (gibberish) chorus gets the heart pumping with some mysterious hope or determination. But all the others also brought a certain charm that I felt was addictive. I really struggled to rate this one as I absolutely like it and will return to it again. The only negative I have is I suppose it is a bit samey? But, it tracks well as an album and I like that it creates a world for you, rather than a messy mush of disconnected songs. 4.5?
Pretty samey but some enjoyable moments.
I’ve not listened to ‘Heaven of Las Vegas’ for a number of years, and despite always loving it, was still entirely unprepared for just how good it actually is. Jesus Christ. As is always the case with Cocteau Twins; I have no idea what any of this is about. Despite being more lyrically intelligible than they'd previously been, Elizabeth Fraser may as well have been making random noises for as much as you can understand anything she’s saying. None of this matters though, as you still understand everything. This album is like a monument to uncertainty and desperation filtered through dream logic. It’s presumably what the title is referring to; Am I actually in heaven or am I in a gaudy, corrupted Las Vegas recreation of the real thing? This is an album of shifting glances, second guessing and desperate longing. It’s all there in songs like ’I Wear Your Ring’ which almost sound like Fraser engaged in a loosing battle to escape out of the drooping confinement of the songs slushy instrumentation, the record’s pensive power ballad of a title track and of course, ’Cherry-Coloured Funk.’ I can’t think of many more things in music that are as much of an emotional gut punch as the first time Fraser goes into falsetto on that songs chorus. The sheer naked vulnerability and almost naive hope that comes though in that moment… it’s almost too much. I am also amazed by just how ahead of its time ‘Heaven of Las Vegas’ actually is. It does still sound very much like a 90’s record, just not one THIS early from that decade. You can almost hear later released songs like ‘Venus as a Boy’ by Bjork, ‘Missing’ by Everything but the Girl and ‘Confide in Me’ by Kylie bubbling under the surface here, starting to take form. This album is just too good. It’s just an endlessly addictive world this so easy to slide back into. I have no idea why it took me so long to come back to it, and will now reassess all life decisions that led to this.
The one you want to hear is Blue Bell Knoll.
The sound reminds me of Catherine Wheel. It's pleasant as background music but didn't really grab me. I liked the intro track ("Cherry-coloured Funk") which is the popular one. I also kinda liked "I Wear Your Ring", which is not amongst the most popular ones.
It's a nice enough sound, with its lilting vocals and fuzzy, wall-of-soubd instruments, but also felt like it lacked some way to really hook my attention.
This whole exercise is so frustrating because I would swear up & down that I like fuzzy dream pop (Beach House, Bat for Lashes, Washed Out, Warpaint, Mazzy Star, etc.) But between these guys and mbv, I'm feeling totally gaslit. Like, this is just...not great. Maybe if the choruses were in English? It all just kind of blends together into a droning nothingburger of a sound landscape that NEVER catches your attention. I guess it's good if you're on a fentanyl bender, but not great if you're actually trying to enjoy what you're listening to. Maybe a low 3 / high 2 kind of scenario - but I'm going with 2 for the fact that this list makes me doubt my own perceptions.
Not my cup of tea. The singers voice was nonsensical by design and I don’t like the style of music.
Loved this! Dreamy, floaty, floral, relaxing. Had always intended to check out Cocteau Twins but never got around to it before, so I’m glad this finally forced my hand and I’ll be seeking out their other albums immediately. Made me think of Kate Bush, Kate Miller-Heidke, even Magdalena Bay. Also this is a strange reference but I Wear Your Ring reminded me of a piece from the Donkey Kong Country soundtrack called Aquatic Ambience which I listen to probably too often. So many great tracks, I can only understand like 2% of the lyrics (and frequently wondered what language I was even hearing) but it’s all so melodic, maybe how mermaids would sound.
This was delightful. Smooth, melodic, music to my ears. Perhaps I wouldn't dance along, but I'd certainly gentle sway. 3.8/5.
Not really a fan. Sounds very 90s and uninspiring. It's listenable, but nothing to write home about. 3/5
Phenomenal 10/10. New favorite album second to muse
This album conjures a nostalgic vibe that is hard to pinpoint. Suits my current rainy day/sweatpants circumstances.
it always makes me laugh when I look up the lyrics to cocteau twins songs bc there’s a good chance it’s actually gibberish
Solid album, front to back.
Hmm I am really not sure, inoffensive but unexciting. Loved the vocals but otherwise uninspiring. Probably needs more than one listen but can I be bothered ??
Ethereal electro pop
This was ok. I have been meaning to listen to Cocteau Twins. i have now i guess
Not to bad
one of my favorite artists and i already know and LUV this album :)))
I would listen to this on a tandem bicycle on the way to an organic orange wine bar
3.5 I enjoyed the uniqueness of this album, and that it was a a choice I don't think I would have ever made myself. I liked it as an "in the background" listening, but not as much beyond that. The songs blurred together in a way that made it easy to listen to, but conversely made me not enjoy it as much.
I forgot I was listening to this. It’s that boring.
One of the nearly perfect albums. I loved a couple of songs that I had in my own personal rotation, but I held off on listening to the album on my own because I figured I would get it on here someday. Amazing.
I get why people love it, musically it is fantastic, but honestly not my jam at all. Should you listen to it at least once in your life? Yes.
I could not stay interested in this at all. 2 stars or D+.
Not bad
Better than I expected
beautifully written, the melodies are soo good.
Kind of boring and ultra repetitive
I couldn’t tell what was going on like half the album, vocals felt like it was another language couldn’t decipher it. Overall just felt like it was mad forgettable.
3 good songs and that’s it. I kinda like the 80s kinda retro wave vibe.
not for me to sit and listen to. ok to have on in the background
I don't mind listening to music in various languages, but I just found this album to be a bit boring. Each new track sounded very much like the last, and it was all a little too pop jingly whiney for me. I'm shocked at how many negative reviews there are simply because the album is not all in English!
This was a really interesting album, Cocteau Twins were new to me! At the start I really enjoyed the ambient pop vibes, but as the album progressed the "Glossolalia" was distracting and felt gimmicky. I can appreciate the concept of incorporating a mix of different languages and made up words to focus on more the musicality and sound - but in practice it was annoying and a bit too abstract. 2 for the music, but an extra star because I think it is an important and interesting addition to the list
It was surpisingly pleasent. I don’t listen to such music, but I liked it. It was dreamlike.
Really excellent synths 80s pop, similar to what I’ve heard called Dream pop in the modern sense. I’ve never heard of this group, but most of the album is great and the first track is excellent. Great vocals and keyboards throughout. Fun album and a nice surprise.
I love the sound. 1990 when I was a young lad but never knew about it until I was in my younger 40s. I love the first track.
I surprised myself and liked this one.
What a little gem. I had forgotten about this band and it was great to hear them again. I got hints of Chrissie Hind and Kate Bush vocally at times throughout the album. The guitar sound that you only get with top class indie music was great throughout. Brilliant 👏
3.75
Loved this, I hadn't ever listened to the Cocteau Twins before but will definitely be listening more
This is the reason I signed up for this challenge. I've never heard of Cocteau Twins and was intrigued, and after listening I'm so glad they were on the list. The vibes are immaculate here and it feels like you're floating on summer air. The lyrics are absolutely unintelligible, even when listening very closely, perhaps on purpose. But that doesn't matter because the actual vocals from Elizabeth Fraser are flawless. Not the greatest of all time territory, but they're so perfect for the music and a delight to listen to. There are some five star tracks. The opener 'Cherry-Coloured Funk' is ridiculously catchy and the title track is phenomenal. It lifts your soul, instantly puts you in a good mood, it's catchy, sounds ethereal and dreamlike. It evokes images of a heavenly paradise. You're content. Bloody superb. Despite the perfect scoring songs, I'd be lying if I said that the album overall doesn't get a little bit samey and difficult to distinguish between tracks at times (after only two listens). I listened whilst driving but I can imagine with a good set of headphones, in a dark room with no distractions that this is probably a better listen.
A heavenly atmosphere one could live in, love iceblink luck and the title track
Nice album. Good 90s, heaven or las Vegas was the best song for me. Album had a hint of cranberries sound to it
Listened to them for the first time last year after Cherry Coloured Funk appeared in a music league. It became my most listened to song and these guys became my most listened to artist. Love this album, easy 5/5.
Fantastic album.
Another one of my mother's influence, I listened to a descent amount of Cocteau Twins growing up, albeit I can't remember which albums, so this may or may not sound familiar. I have a particular love for Garlands, so I expect to like this album a lot. 'Iceblink Link' is a song that evokes a lot of nostalgia, so I can comfortably conclude I have listened to this album before. What I love about this album is the undercurrent of new wave goth is there but it has this more optimistic and melodic sound throughout. The ambiguous lyrics add to it well, and it has nice highs and lows.
It was 1990. And this album was trying DESPERATELY to cling to the 80s. Definitely not the album for me.
It's okay. Some cool tracks, with one I recognize. I think there is some influence from The Cure here.
Somewhat soothing. Idk. Sounded like 90s alt. Easy listening. Pleasant voice
Inoffensive wafty pop, fairly enjoyable
2/5 The two main tracks of the album are amazing!! Especially the introductory one. However, the rest of the songs sound badly mixed. Basically ruined it for me. Second to last title could be saved too. Quite disappointing general impression given the highs.
Heater
This was alright background music, this style of ethereal pop just isn't really my thing.
Moody, slower tempo, airy vocals. Cherry Colored Funk is carried by ethereal vocals (why do i feel like I've heard this skng before?). Pitch the Baby has glittery synths and incomprehensible lyrics (but it's fine). Iceblink Luck is boringly happy, chill rhythm guitar/synth. Like the pounding synth of fifty fifty clown, but the melody meanders. Heaven or Las Vegas is also chill in tempo/drum rhythm, layered but not particularly melodically interesting vocals. I Wear Your Ring has slight minor key, key change(?), repetitive melody. Fotzepolitic, might be in 6, has motion and incomprehensible lyrics (actually all the songs have terrible articulation). Wolf in the Breast, melancholy slow groove, something about a baby. Road, River and Rail sounds like 6/waltz, minor key and haunting synth arpeggios. Frou frou Foxes in Midsummer has light airy vocals over heavy piano minor key instrumentation.
An absolute classic. Another album I never tire of listening to.
I have listened to this before but great album
This was my first time (I think) listening to this group, and I thought it was great. Very ethereal, very melodic. It’s full of different guitar effects to help add to the trippy atmosphere. And apparently they pioneered the subgenre of dream pop in the 80s, which I never knew existed. Couldn’t understand a lot of the lyrics but that doesn’t bother me. The melodies were excellent. This one may enter the regular rotation.
One of the best musical discoveries I've had in my life. Thanks to Steven Wilson. It sounds so different and original. The way the band works with the guitar sounds and the layers of voices by the great Elizabeth Fraser results in a very pleasant musical atmosphere. It's the type of album that you get involved in listening to from start to finish. Everyone should listen to this album obligatory.
Yeah
Kinda zoned out for a bit, but really pleasant listen. Last track in particular was great. But, in general, it just kind of washed over me and didn’t leave THAT much of an impression.
I think they are a bit overrated but the album was decent.
3/5
Dream pop. I didn’t even know this was a genre! Not my style or groove but glad I learned about it.
Nah bruh
It wasn't as dreamy as I expected. There weren't many shoegaze elements in it. The songs on "Heaven or Las Vegas" are average. I do love "Cherry-Coloured Funk" though. The album's title is also fantastic. 3 stars for "Heaven or Las Vegas".
Weird. Couldn't understand the lyrics. But nice melodies.
Nothing on this album really stood out to me in any way. That said it was a pretty enjoyable listen but it will fade from my memory and be forgotten pretty quick and I don't think it will cross my mind organically again Standouts - 3/5
A great sounding album but is definitely overrated compared to a lot of its contemporaries
No, no, no. I don't understand why would someone suggested this album.
good record
👍
An all timer. Shimmering, ethereal, beyond "dreamy", conjuring a thick wave of sound that's warm but forceful. Emotive and human and dark but pure. Their other work that I've heard is good but they're on another level here. I went into this expecting I'd think a few tracks were a little weak, but everything on here shines.
literally nothing beats this album. even when i'm not listening i think about "singing on a feeboo stree" every day at least once. one of the many albums that makes me think of my wonderful boyfriend.
I had heard Loveless and Nowhere and see elements of that in here, but I prefer more focused lyrics. At times it works especially on the title track. But sometimes I want to hear something I can relate to.
Very nice ambience, and interesting sound scapes. Feel like the album didn't really go anywhere though. Would have liked to see a bit more variation in the formula.
this one's just not for me!
I just couldn’t connect with Heaven or Las Vegas. Don’t get me wrong—the Cocteau Twins clearly have a unique sound, and I can see why this album is considered a dream pop classic. But for me, it didn’t hit the right notes, and I struggled to enjoy it beyond a surface level. There’s no denying the ethereal quality of the album. The lush instrumentals and layered production create a dreamy, almost otherworldly vibe. If nothing else, it’s a testament to their talent for creating mood and ambiance. The band’s willingness to blur boundaries between lyrics, vocals, and instruments is interesting, even if it wasn’t to my taste. I know her voice is the heart of the Cocteau Twins’ sound, but I just couldn’t get into it. To me, it feels too floaty and impenetrable, like it’s trying to sound beautiful at the expense of being relatable. it felt too squeaky clean. It lacks the rawness or edge that would ground the music in something more real and tangible. Instead, it sounds too polished, almost too perfect. Her delivery feels distant, and the lack of clarity made it even harder for me to connect emotionally After a few tracks, everything started to blend together. The songs lack the variety or dynamism to keep me hooked from start to finish. It felt like it was all atmosphere with no substance. The entire album felt like being stuck in a dream state, beautiful but aimless. It felt like everything just melted together into one big mush. There was no real structure or dynamic to break things up, making it hard to differentiate one track from the next. I kept waiting for a moment that would resonate with me, but it never came. While I can appreciate the craftsmanship and unique vision behind Heaven or Las Vegas, it’s not an album I see myself returning to. Fraser’s vocal style, combined with the lack of emotional grounding, left me feeling more frustrated than enchanted. If you love dreamy, experimental music, this might be right up your alley but personally it just wasn’t my cup of tea.
Great almost ethereal sounds on this album, regardless of the gibberish being spoke, I found myself feeling the vocals a lot. The title track and the final track on the album are standout tracks for me. Gonna have to give it a strong 86/100 score
In my mind, no matter what I am always presented with one of two scenes. Dark green patterns in a pitch black world. These patterns are all squares and triangles in straight lines that turn 45 degree angles at a time. These patterns continue until the world becomes nothing but angles in the darkness. Marble pillars infinitely growing like wires tangling everything in my vision. They are engraved with vines and leaves that progressively fade as they grow. These pillars turn into a perfect striation filling my vision. I can't remember when this started. I feel it's always been a part of my life. I always thought the world I lived in would return to that. When I listened to this, the marble untangled. The sharp angles became rounded. The world became saturated. This album made me learn there were more patterns.
This is the kind of record where you're putting on the whole thing, or not at all. A beautiful foundation record of dream pop and better than this 3 suggests. It's probably a mid 7. Very beautiful, very strange, very inspired, surprised how it ever became popular, but also instantly get it.
9/10 Extremely lush and ethereal, can’t blame anyone for the avalanche of flowers this record has received. One aspect that especially interests me is the fake language that’s sung all over this album, I think some may disregard this album as purely surface level and aesthetics, but I feel that if they wanted to emphasize the sound above everything else, they would’ve either went into an instrumental direction or extremely but effective basic lyrics (mbv). I think singing in a made up language is very intentional, when we listen to music in a different language and don’t have a translation easily available or available at all, none of our appreciation for the music is diminished. You might gain a bit more appreciation for the sentiment of the song if you did know it, but not enough to disregard it entirely or lose your interest in what exists. You still feel that there’s something behind the words, and that’s equally as important as the understanding of them. The singing feels eerily uncanny to a real language, it’s not complete improvisational gibberish, there’s a very real rhythm, cadence, and repetition in some of the words, and at some point the vocalist sings words in English, almost as if the band is tricking you into believing there’s a legible meaning in the song, and frankly I don’t think anyone sincerely criticizes other Dream Pop and Shoegaze bands for having illegible lyrics behind the walls of vacuum sounds. It reminds me lot of Julia Holter’s Aviary, an album mainly sung in English but with no coherent connection behind the words, rather the emphasis of the them and the feelings of the sounds of them. This album is the musical manifestation of goosebumps, it’s feeling at a deeper level, and that’s pretty essential isn’t it? Gheuahs, jakwour heroula auie, “ericplaysbass” aioenrs “gay” whjedjaw?
I get the same feeling listing to this as I do when I wake up from a really lovely dream. uplifting, comforting, vivid, but without any true understanding of what just happened.
Giving this a 4 but the gap between 4 and 5 is razor thin. Brilliant album, the female vocalist in particular has an amazing voice.
a bit overwhelming for me
I think some of the songs are top tier. Others fall fat in comparison. But overall: vibes.
What a strange delight! Totally original sound (a touch of the cranberries on one song). Had no expectations but listened to this one a few times through. I could barely understand a word they were saying and it’s unclear to me if that’s the Scottish accent or another language? Ahead of their time, sounds like modern indie.
Feel like we’ve had a stretch of pretty mediocre albums, but this one fucking rocked! I’d never heard of this band at all so this was a nice surprise. They remind me a bit of Jesus and Mary chain, but more dynamic. Bit of the cranberries and sinead O’Connor with the Celtic flair to the vocals and off beat but hooky melodies. I hear a lot of them in the 2010s indie world, like passion pit and sleigh bells and tame impala. All that said, and despite these references, I’m giving this a 5 because, in addition to sounding good, their sound itself feels wholly original to me, like an unexplored land, at least to my ears. Found myself muttering ‘fuck yeah’ at a certain turn or beat drop several times alone in my car while blasting this. There’s something really exciting about hearing a whole new sound at 35, after 30 years of listening and playing music every day. Just when this exercise was starting to bore me a little, feel a whole new appreciation and gratitude for all this awesome music we’ve listened to.
Ooof. This album was not for me. It feels like an era I didnt belong to, my parents skipped over and no cool older cousins could force me to listen to I did draw some connections to bands like Joy Division - simple guitar lines with airy sonic concepts.
I'd never heard of this band but I enjoyed this. I was paying half attention and had it on in the background so can't say I really picked it apart, but I enjoyed it as a period piece
Influential for a favorite album of mine - Slowdive self titled. Some cool moments on this album, and but in the end the origins of the this genre aren’t interesting enough to me, and some of the production and instrumentation choices I found kind of distracting from what I think are pretty good bones of songs from a creative band.
It all kinda ran together. Had an ethereal 90's vibe. Pretty nondescript.
This album is an ethereal dream. The lush, layered instrumentation and Liz Fraser’s otherworldly vocals create a soundscape that feels simultaneously grounded and celestial. What’s fascinating is how the unintelligible nature of the lyrics works to its advantage—it transforms the vocals into another instrument, blending seamlessly with the shimmering music. It’s incredibly chill and perfect for background listening, especially while working. Instead of demanding your attention, it gently envelops you, creating a calming yet immersive atmosphere. This is the kind of album that rewards you no matter how deeply you engage with it. Score: 4/5
I did not use a private session for Spotify. A very 80's album release in 90. It's interesting, but I won't be listening to it again.
How am I not more familiar with this album?!
Part of me feels like maybe objectively this should be a 3 as there's nothing specific here that I particularly disliked, but ultimately I was really glad when it was over so I guess there wasn't much that I liked, either. 2.2
I need more time with this, but I don't know when.
4/5 1. Cherry-flavoured funk- This song feels like a summer roadtrip and the sun, picnics, highschool friends. Just overall good feelings. 5/5 2. Pitch the baby- a little all over the place but still nice. 3/5 3. iceblink luck- 3/5 4. fifty fifty clown- should listen to again .../5 5. heaven or las vegas- probably my fav lyrics in this album 4/5 6. i wear your ring- <333/5 7. fotzepolitic- reminds me of folk songs in a vague way 3/5 8. road river rail-5/5 9. fffmf- 5/5 fav listen
interesting, different from what I expected.
Heaven, please!
Probably won't revisit, but it was an enjoyable listen. Favs: Cherry-coloured Funk, Fotzepolitic, Frou-frou Foxes in Midsummer Fires
Perfect dreamy ethereal vibes. Wonderful layers of sound and a lot of musical texture to pick apart. A little split on if it's a 4 or 5 just because I don't see myself reaching for it often. BUT for the right mood I think this is very hard to beat.
Stunning. 9/10
As someone who used to live in Grangemouth, Cocteau Twins are the biggest thing ever to come out of that town apart from refined petrochemicals and the M9 motorway in either direction....
Pretty meh of an album, nothing caught my attention and even their most played song was nothing exciting.
Meh, not bad, but nothing to write home about?
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really love this! need another listen because I was doing work that was pissing me off. want to listen to this on a warm sunny day
So much white noise. Added one song to a playlist and banished the rest to hell. 2/5
First and second song sounds like mazzy star’s happy cousin. Love. Third song makes me feel like I’m in a lizzie mcguire mama Mia mash up. Not sure if I’d listen to it again for fun but maybe to set a certain aesthetic or as background music I may listen to it. Started and ended strong but the middle was a little shaky for me. 3/5
Meh
Really fresh album!! I had hear of the Cocteau Twins before listening to this album, but I wasn’t aware of their creative talent and range. “Heaven or Las Vegas” was a ton of fun, and I would happily recommend it to others!! Fav song: Fotzepolitic
this was a LOT of fun. HIGH 4!!!!!
Pre-listening thoughts: Bro I never have any clue what the Cocteau Twins are saying but I bet this is going to slap regardless Post/during listening thoughts: if someone asked me to transcribe these lyrics by ear I think I’d get maybe four words correct per song. But my god these instrumentals are so lush! This is a wonderful album with fantastic production and lovely harmonies that make up for the fact that I can’t understand 90% of the words. 9/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: nah Fav tracks: Cherry Colored Funk, Iceblink Luck, Heaven or Las Vegas, Fotzepolitic, Frou Frou Foxes (but this is a no skip album) Least fav tracks: none
Has more streams than I expected, a good calming album, 3.5.
Nice enough
It's like the Cranberries took acid. I like it
3.6 Quite enjoyable actually. It's how I imagined shoe-gaze would sound with the distortion and fade turned down about 50%. Some weaker tracks but generally quite nice to have on and work to. Would come back to.
A Chill Album. Overall okay.
Didn't leave much of an impression.
I'm gonna have to keep trying with these guys. Everything just feels half finished. Apparently the prior one from them was literally half finished, not sure what the excuse is here. Like her voice.
Ok
There were a few stand out songs that I LOVED but some parts of the album felt like I was listen to the same song. I rly enjoyed overall tho
It's just...there
Funky, but so far not really my jam. Pretty mid for me, didn't really finish all the songs. Demasiada cacofonía para mi. A más he escuchado menos me gustaba.
Already listened. Greatest thing to ever happen.
2.4 2x
Harmonic beautiful and atmospheric, sets such a magical joyful mood
Прикольно, но какие-то треки отсюда не запомнились
Didn’t hate it, didn’t love it. Just kind of floated through it like a dream you forget as soon as you wake up. I get why some folks love this one. The production is rich, the vocals are airy, and it creates a vibe. But for me, it didn’t really land. It all kind of blended together. Nothing grabbed me or made me want to hit replay. It’s easy to have on in the background, but I doubt I’ll ever be in a hurry to hear it again.
Not terrible, but not great either. Truly mid.
Hey! I think this was great! It wasn't exactly as INCREDIBLE as I thought it would be. I think this is talked about with such reverence. Personally, I just feel like I'm in Brooklyn in some slightly industrial third space, like a third wave coffee shop or anarchist bookstore. That first song is undeniably beautiful. It's special. Some of those vocal lilts just GET me. The rest of the album's blurry! It's not my least favorite world to be in, but hard to find standouts. I'm saying high 3/5 for lots of enjoyment, wouldn't be mad to put this on!
Didn't love this
This album... was restorative. After a rough night's sleep and a general feeling of anxiousnesses that pervaded my day, listening to this whisked me away to drift amongst the clouds. It is an ethereal, beautiful experience. But its relaxing vibes are also the biggest critique I can give it: there's no single track that stood out as the definitive iconic song.
It is pretty and performed emotionally but there is no standout here. Everything bleeds into one another, discerning meaning is hard when very few lyrics are made up of actual words. Won't revisit.
Good, not my style tho
And my list of “why did I never bother listening to this band” continues to grow. This was wonderful.
I was already familiar with a few of the songs, since my sister loves Cocteau Twins. I can recognize that it is really good music but not always my cup of tea
i wish i could play this record for my the cure- and my bloody valentine-loving 16 year-old self.
Meh
Can't remember, but I did not like it
Some hippie delusional style music... Not the good kind of out of this world music but.
Fell asleep during that shit! Sounded like French music...
01) Cherry-Coloured Funk - 7,0 02) Pitch the Baby - 7,0 03) Iceblink Luck - 8,0 04) Fifty-Fifty Clown - 7,0 05) Heaven or Las Vegas - 8,0 06) I Wear Your Ring - 7,5 07) Fotzepolitic - 7,0 08) Wolf in the Breast - 7,0 09) Road, River and Rail - 7,0 10) Frou-Frou Foxes in Midsummer Fires - 7,5 TOTAL: 7,30 (73/100) Current ranking: 218/393
This is often thought of as the band's masterpiece, but to me I think the melodies of "Treasure" are better and that album is more consistently mind-blowing. This is still a classic, it just doesn't quite have the same effect on me. I could listen to the title track forever though!
круто, вайбово. подойдет для вечернего прослушивания с красивым видом
Reminds me of early Beach House. Very ambient sounds with a darker/somber undertone to it. The music has some of that 80s sound, but it also has the new sounds of what's to come in the 90s. This is a good one.
Really pleasant and nice
The roots of many Shoegaze / Dream Pop albums to come. Super cool layering on each song throughout and the atmosphere of the album is unique and sublime. Overrated, but solid 8/10
Now THIS is the type of music I enjoy. The vibes are immaculate, the songs are all similar but not in a dull way, the vocals float over the beat beautifully. I was immediately transported to summer by the lake with a beer in my hand staring off into the horizon. Not a skip on here and I’ll actually go back and listen to this again & again. This is why I came to this site in the first place!
Музыка обволакивает. Вжжжжжж
This album was stellar, big fan for sure.
一耳朵爱上
Great sound asa always from this fantastic group
Finally getting the hype with this one on the 25th attempt. It's always been somewhat alienating to me and hard to connect with, despite lots of people insisting I'd like it. Not sure why, maybe it's having listened to lots of 80s/90s UK indie pop and shoegaze over the last year for whatever reason, or that this is a remaster that's a bit easier on the ears, but this is way more accessible, the hazy high-end that always pushed me away isn't there and the songs themselves come through way more than ever before and the individual instruments' contributions stand out more clearly. There's a nice combination of Cure-esque basslines driving the songs, jangly shimmering guitars washed in an ethereal bath of reverb delay and modulation effects, big echoey 80s drums, some synth tones, and hushed alto vocals that start with a whisper and resonate, echo, double up and harmonize into something huge. Slow and spacious, mopey and hopeful, dreamily malingering in misery, this is almost as good as everyone's been saying!
Never heard of them before, but missed nothing! Whimpering voice and boring music.
who is this for? certainly not me. i've listened to background music more captivating than this.
Very interesting sound that I was into, to the point that I could barely register that I didn't understand the lyrics. It helps that the album is under 40 minutes long - this one would wear itself out if it was longer. But as it is the album is good!
dreamy
One of the best albums all time
I was excited to get this because this has been on my to-do list for so long. I was a little let down I must say because I thought this is an instant 5 and it's gonna change my life etc etc but I felt a bit tired after a while. The title song is pretty much perfect and the closer felt a bit different to the rest. I feel like this is perhaps a bit frontloaded or maybe I was already starting to feel it then despite not being a long album. Still pretty cool stuff! I just think a bit change of pace would have been nice at times despite having some sonic variety. Highlights: "Cherry-Coloured Funk", "Heaven or Las Vegas" & "Frou-Frou Foxes in Midsummer Fires".
I'm not sure if dream pop is my thing. Thus album is not bad but the heavy effects coupled with the heavy reverb is just not a sound I really like. It sounds just glassy and gimmery, and to me at least makes me lose any emotion behind it. And it's not that it's not there, it just feels like it's down a cathedral hall. It's not close or immediate. All in all I didn't hate the album and although there are no tracks that stood out to me, there are aspects of it I truly enjoy. (7.3) ★★★½
Good shoegaze-adjacent dream pop, much better than the other Cocteau Twins albums I have heard (Treasure). 4.5 stars
Really good dream pop album. Highlights are the title track, "Cherry Colored Funk" and "Ice Blink Luck". 4 stars
Overwhelmingly exquisite and to an outstandingly effervescent degree. The guitar effects are a constantly fizzying masterclass and the songs are a mixture of crazily beautiful and uplifting to completely chilling and haunting. I feel like I am swimming in a lost underwater kingdom filled entirely with cherry cola and a mermaid siren is singing the most gorgeous indecipherable melodies.
Music is okay. Not a big fan of ethereal voices.
Nothing particularly stuck out to me but it was fine for background work music.
I always preferred the band’s earlier albums most likely due to them being more lyrically indecipherable, which left a little more to the imagination. And while this was a more straightforward direction in sound with admittedly somewhat dated production, it was still a pleasant chill listen.
Familiar with this band but had never cruised through this, and it was a dreamy delight. This has a sound that clearly straddles the 80s and early 90s, but I could hear this album fitting right in in a number of musical eras. Quite nice
Solid listen
Comparisons to bands like Beach House are inevitable, but I’m also getting some hipster Wilson Phillips vibes which I dig. Feels like a strong 3 or week 4. Rounding up cuz the vibes are pretty immaculate. 3.75/5
WOW. i had no idea what to expect and this blew my socks clean off and into smithereens. trippy, vibey, shades of a sound i recognize (years later) as very similar to beach house (who i love). super super glad this was on here and i got a chance to listen to it.
this was a very pleasant discovery, as i had heard of the cocteau twins but was not familiar with their work prior to listening to this album a couple times. their shimmery, ethereal sound is a perfect microcosm of the shoegaze/dream pop genre and is quite nice to listen to, especially in the background. in some ways, it's almost too saccharine, to the point of being toothless (as is often the case in dentistry). this album also lacks any sort of landmarks or big shifts to the sound; once you start it, you're in for about forty minutes of floating in the lazy river of music, having a generally pleasant time but unable to discern the differences between any particular areas. lastly, i have no idea what the lyrics are to most of these songs. i can't understand a single thing elizabeth fraser is singing, so her beautiful poetry and voice become just another instrument in the mix. it's all one big soup. but the soup is really tasty, so there you go. favorites: cherry-coloured funk, pitch the baby, heaven or las vegas, i wear your ring, wolf in the breast, frou-frou foxes in midsummer fires
Lovely and expensive. Liz Fraser has a stunning voice. As an album the whole record is immersive but I'm not sure I can remember the waves
Can my nuts hanggg??????
Heard it before, solid
I expected stereotypical 80s music. This did not turn out to be stereotypical 80s music.
Pretty good. Enjoyable vibe overall. If I heard this in a store I’d probably use my phone to figure out what was playing. I’ll be generous and give it a 4 since I can’t do 3.5.
Love this one, perfect for an overcast day. Soothing tunes to ease me back into the workforce. Thanks, Twins!
It was fine. I didn’t hate it, it just didn’t grab me.
# Playlist track - Pitch The Baby # Notes - All around cool vibes! It's a fun, atmospheric, endearing listen. - I would have love to see a bit more diversity and movement, especially on the last quarter of the album, but the opening act more than makes it up for it. - Definitely makes me want to listen to more of their discography!
Ich respektiere, dass die Sängerin oft einfach gibberish singt und es trotzdem gut klingt.
Probably my favorite Cocteau Twins album. I can’t get enough of this ethereal dream pop shoegaze band.
Never heard this before. The album is fine, but not remarkable. Not sure why it's on this list.
A few enjoyable spots but a bit monotonous by the end. Not enough variety.
Somehow the Cocteau Twins slipped by my attention in the 80's and 90's. I was impressed by this album. Swirling wispy gorgeous vocals and abstract lyrics over 80's dance beats. But the best part is that despite Fifty-Fifty Clown, which I could skip, the entire album was good. I found the right soundtrack for a rainy PNW weekend. And glad I could listen to it throughout the weekend!
I had never heard this before, and I was vaguely aware of the band but hadn't really heard their music (that I was aware of). While definitely an 80's approach, this was a pretty good album. Elizabeth is good at creating a musical vocal approach, even if you can't understand what she's singing, and the overall music is well crafted.
Interesting sound, which I kind of liked...but toward the end of the album the songs are start sounding the same.
3 decent
“Dream Pop”!? If I had heard of that before I forgot it. This album almost put me to sleep. And that’s not a bad thing.
There are a handful of songs I truly love here. Pitch the Baby, Iceblink Luck, the title track, and Fotzepolitic are all stunning, and I wouldn't say any individual song is that bad. However, this album is rather tiring for only 37 minutes. If the song clicks, I love it, and if it doesn't, it can feel like a drag. The best way to enjoy this album is by picking a few tracks at a time. Any more and my patience wears. If I liked it as a full listen, I might bump another star, but as is I feel like it's lacking.
This and Treasure are perfect.
Ethereal loveliness
OK, pretty easy listening. Nothing too memorable.
Strong Wilson-Phillips vibes anyone?
A dreamy soundscape Guided by a high, soft voice Enveloping you
God.
Great atmosphere. Unintelligible lyrics
O how lush! How I wish I had been cool enough to be friends with the girls who loved the Cocteau Twins!
Light and ephemeral mood music
I liked this one a lot. It’s quiet and atmospheric. I could probably put this on anywhere.
Really moody
There’s a lot of albums that mash the synth and whiny unintelligible lyrics button to oblivion- but this is a pretty unique way to do it…points for that I suppose.
Seems to be very striking compared to their older albums. I was previously familiar with Treasure and the handful of eps that followed and not hearing the buildup from the mid 80s, this album feels very refined. I'm not sure I've ever noticed how good Robin Guthrie and Simon Raymond can not only play their instruments, but also operate together as a unit. The drum programming alone is really impressive, which sounds very fluid and tasteful. Elizabeth Fraser is in top form here, whose unique voice, probably overdubbed and double tracked, and intentually esoteric lyrics are about feeling rather than knowing. The result is a very beautiful and strange album which possesses a lot of potential to fill arenas, but they instead pull back, leaving room for mystery.
Ridiculously good omg. I think that first track is particularly addictive.
I must admit to never listening to this so I was properly blown away! Like those YouTube guys who have never listened to music before
just undeniably one of the most consistent bands of all time, each album better than the last, with this their masterpiece... some of the most sublime music in the history of pop
First track is awesome Oh this is good. Fifty fifty clown is great. Chilled out. I'll be honest, the Vibe on this is so different than I was expecting. I was expecting more banshees, and this is more like 80s pop vibes (despite being from 1990). The vocals are like an instrument. The layering of the vocals is outstanding. It's beautiful. Not a bad song on the album 5 stars
Two stars because is there were no vocals the music would have been enjoyable.
Lemppari: Cherry-coloured funk ja I wear your ring Vähiten lemppri: Fotzepolitik
Perfectly average. Reminded me of the countless pub bands I've seen, but these guys seem to have managed to record an album and be placed on a list.
Dreamy, boring, harmless. Won't come back probably.
I think I liked it. But what language are they singing in?
This was very enjoyable, but a bit poppier than I expected from this band. I loved the last track. Pretty much every song had layers of shimmering guitar and the vocals are dreamlike, but in a somewhat more conventional package.
Nice listen
11/11/24. This album grabbed me immediately with the first track, beautiful sounding and quintessential dream pop. Vocals were really nice as well, enjoyed this album!
I'm a simple girl, I see the word "shoegaze" in the genre list and immediately lower my expectations. These guys weren't bad. They're a little airy and insubstantial for me, but they definitely have a unique sound (very 90s) and the album was easy to listen to in the background of my day.
Gonna be honest I needed a lyric sheet for this one
4/5
very much like the cure album from earlier, a bit shit if im honest, not horrific to listen to but really background music esc vaugely fun and interesting but nothing that ever grabbed me. some interesting parts and nothing id skip, but also nothing that makes me want to listen to this.. ever again
Just not really for me. Interesting but just don't enjoy this kind of music.
This album needs remastering, the elements run into each other…it hurts my ears… other than that, it’s a lovely album 👍
Makes me feel nostalgic about a past I never had.
I really liked this. Hit me at just the right time, maybe. Chorus pedals of the world, unite!
Undeniably pretty. Call it dreamy, ethereal, trippy - this is widescreen music that scrapes the firmament and unfurls itself slowly, layer by gossamer-light layer. Yet this is also why it proves a little unsatisfying. Listen carefully to the beautiful-sounding vocals and they're gibberish, like something from the Sims. It adds the the notion that the technicolour hues of the music distract from the lack of any real substance. If you're after lush, woozy, amorphous pop, this is five stars. However, if, like me, you like a bit of scaffolding visible in the music you dig, have at it any which way.
I liked it yet again nice easy listen
Someone help me understand: A: The hype here because I just don't get it, and B: What the hell these twins are saying Seriously, I had the same problem on the last album. With all the reverb, I couldn't understand any of the words. Some of the grooves were cool, sure, but I honestly don't know what they were saying half the time. I don't know. Dream Pop or whatever this was is fine, I guess. But part of me gets the sense that you just had to be there. Two stars. Standout Tracks: Cherry-coloured Funk, Pitch the Baby, Heaven or Las Vegas
Ethereal lush goodness. So beautiful. I don't even know how to describe it. Fav songs: Heaven or Las Vegas, I Wear Your Ring, Frou-Frou Foxes in Midsummer Fires
Not a bad listen by any means. Interesting somber synth blend that manages to be catchy and also melancholy. Some of the songs feel repetitive for an already shorter album, but a nice listen for background noise. Almost felt like a movie soundtrack. Top tracks: Cherry-coloured Funk, Iceblink Luck, Fifty-fifty Clown
it was good.
spotify really hit the screw with the nail when they described them as "A group whose distinctly ethereal and gossamer sound virtually defined the enigmatic image of the record label 4AD." Music is so ethereal you would think it exhausts if it was left in your hand at the end of your turn (only real slay the spire G's will get that one) still pretty good, probably 3.5, really liked tracks 1, 4, 5, and 10
This album is tough to put to words. The best I can do is "almost too stimulating" (although it's kinda overstimulating). It's quite good. I may have to forgive 'my bloody valentine' and give them another try since they are quite similar iirc (and it's one of the only albums I've kept trying to return to). Anyways, I like tracks (playlisted): 1>3>4 I mean it's alright like: 10>6>5=2 Not that good: 9>8>7 Kinda mixed feelings on this one, potentially interested in more from this genre (NOT the velvet underground though)
Audible
Perfect record
I’ve always liked the vibe of Cocteau Twins and Liz Fraser’s nonsense language doesn’t bother me either, it somehow fits in with this type of music (wonder if Royksopp took some inspiration). It does all get a bit samey though. 🏴🏴
This is what I would classify as a perfect album. There is not one bad song. The album is beautifully structured and is a pure pleasure to listen to. it build to a crescendo in the form of the title track and then slowly descends into the incredible closing track. I have been listening to it for 30 plus years and i never get tired of it. I own this record of course
I really liked this album - very pleasantly surprised!
Not their best album, but still beautifully ethereal
My thoughts on the Cocteau Twins are very complicated...I'm not a big fan of their typical sound (e.g. Treasure), as it's a bit too dense and not melodic enough for me. At least how I like my dream pop. I'm one of those people who'll tell you Slowdive clears My Bloody Valentine any day of the week to emphasize how much I like a strong focus on melody in the genre. It seems like the Cocteau Twins are a band I was destined to never get. However, on Heaven or Las Vegas, I completely get the appeal. There are at least three songs here that are undeniably top-tier dream pop. "Cherry-Coloured Funk" didn't get released as a single because it would've been too powerful for human consumption; instantly sets you up for an out-of-body experience. I'll bet it's one of the best songs I'll listen to in this whole 1001 album challenge. "Fifty-fifty Clown" was the first song I ever heard from this record, with its arresting and ethereal atmosphere. It's my pick for runner-up, though you can't make out a word Liz is saying. The title track is undeniably iconic, while its my least favorite of the three I'll mention, it sums up the mission of this record extremely well: it's about the journey, not the destination. While there are definitely dream pop albums that will appeal to my tastes more, ones that expound on the atmosphere and texture that this band set up in more engaging ways, I can't deny the fact this is a brilliant record. Even if I don't think it's "top 100 albums of all time" level good, it grows on me more with each listen. 8/10
First song was a banger, slightly slower from then on
The greatest dream pop album of all time and one of the greatest albums in general.
Blah blah frickedy blah. Thompson Twins wannabes. Dime a dozen back in the day. Nothing to see here.
Beautiful floaty dreamy pop. Cocteau Twins didn’t get much airplay in the U.S. but they should have.
Not too sure what I'm missing but this quickly feels like background music. It's not awful and I don't really regret hearing it but I doubt I'd come back. Could be that this is great and I'm missing something, I'm just not finding it if it's there.
Never heard of this group. I dig the opening track. At the right time, and weather this could really work. The vocals are a bit weak. The production a little too muddy. Because of the lack of any kind of clarity lyrically, it becomes a little disorienting and repetitive feeling.
I love Elizabeth Fraser and the Cocteau Twins. Their music is timeless, ethereal, absolutely beautiful.
BANGER, I love the Cocteau twins
okay. Its ambient soundscape definitely influenced albums I like such as Flower Boy and Igor, with how they use the synths.
OK, but got a bit wearing through the course of the album.
86% Best: Pitch the Baby; Fifty-fifty Clown; Wolf in the Breast; Frou-frou Foxes in Midsummer Fires Must-Hear? Sure
4/5
Great sounds, and that voice is like no one else.
Beautiful ephemeral pop that I could listen to on loop forever. Couldn’t tell if the lyrics were in English 95% of the time, and I didn’t care. What a great layered, wall of sound album. 3⭐️
Nah
So that's how derealization feels like, huh?.. A decent record. And an interesting way to get introduced to dream pop. The must have for a long bus drive or for working at night when your mind it's slowly slipping away but you have to keep working... reverb and a chunk of ✨fLaNgEr✨ are really aiming for that unreal effect. I've read some reviews and everyone points at unrecognisable lyrics, saying it's something bad. I understand it can really annoy, but... sometimes I can't even understand what Thom Yorke is trying to say and he's not using so many ✨fLaNgEr✨ on his voice. In the context of dream pop it's reasonable to have a vocal like this - you concentrate on sound of the voice, how good vocalist is and where melodically they can go. The lyrics would distract from the immersive fairy tale atmosphere (that 'dream' part in the name of genre), so it's like listening to another language - elfish if you like. Really, stop shiting about it. So, why 4? I hate ✨fLaNgEr✨.
3.5
Real big “oh it’s that song” from this album.
yes
Snore fest
A beautifully rich album. IDK wtf they're saying half the time and it somehow doesn't matter in the slightest.
4 out of 5. Singles aside I like how dreamy this album sounds.
This record has a nice ethereal/dream-like aesthetic to it, which I can dig. Overall, not bad. Favorite track: I Wear Your Ring
Two "rock, indie, shoegaze" albums in a row this weekend and I could even go for a third
it hurts me to rate a band that is considered a shoegaze pioneer that "low". it's just too much dreamy sweetness to bear.
In short bits it borders on magic. But in the end I don’t really love the overall sound. And I often tire half way through a song. I prefer the darker “Treasure” to this one.
I really loved the opening track and thought this would be on its way to a 4 or 5 star album for me. But, I found it to be a bit lackluster. I either loved a song or I found it to be pretty meh. About 50/50 on tracks I enjoyed or didn't. Solid 3 for me.
Dan - dreamy, shoegaze. Would like to listen to again. Anna - was nice and would listen to again but nothing extraordinary, just pleasant
There is a certain airy-ness permeating throughout the record. I like that aspect, and I really enjoy the lovely vocals of Elizabeth Fraser. While this is not something I’d go out of my way to spin, I respect the craftsmanship. https://open.substack.com/pub/richcain/p/project-1001-heaven-or-las-vegas?r=4ztyq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
It’s cool
Not for me. Really boring pop. I don’t know why anyone would need to hear this seems basic to me.
good vibes but didnt click
A solid project with great production. I'm not sure what to say about the songwriting, the songs are cloudlike and trying to hold them is impossible. I like the sound but nothing about the project resonated with me.
This whole album is the soundtrack to a film about high school in the 80s. It’s certainly listenable and it isn’t too long. The singers accent provides both interesting new ways to pronounce stuff and songs where I don’t understand a word; it’s kinda great to listen to, and the singing is more than good enough to compliment the dreamy/wandering music. I think it’s mostly a good listen, but the style would get old fast with any more time spent on it consecutively. By the end I was thinking this was Enya singing over rejected REM songs.
Musically this is decent. Vocally I’m not feeling it. It sort of has a more upbeat, 80’s style Enya sound. It also has a less poppy Abba sound as well. I can’t exactly plug this album into a specific music category. It doesn’t seem radio friendly. It’s not elevator music or department store music. Maybe for a yoga class??? Choice cut: I Wear Your Ring
Cherry-Coloured Funk 2.8 Pitch the Baby 2.5 Iceblink Luck 3 Fifty-Fifty Clown 2.8 Heaven or Las Vegas 3 I Wear Your Wing 3 Fotzepolitic 2.8 Wolf in the Breast 3 Road, River and Rail 2.7 Frou-Frou Foxes in Midsummer Fires 2.6 Score: 2.82
I have never "got" The Cocteau Twins and after listening to what is supposedly their most accessible album, I still don't get this Dream-pop sound. The entire album is just 37 minutes of distorted guitars, drum machines, echo boxes and tape loops with Elizabeth Fraser's operatic vocals that are barely recognisable as language.