Treasure

Haunting and ethereal pop. Once I realized the lyrics were nonsense and it was more about the sounds and the vibe, I understood what they were doing and enjoyed it a lot more. The first two tracks Ivo and Lorelei are both fantastic but they're all pretty great. I had a hard time deciding between 4 and 5.

not for me

Another gorgeous ethereal album from these folks.

The sense of mystery and comfort that this album is able to evoke at the same time is unmatched. Cocteau Twins are already iconic for their dreamy and ethereal style, which this album makes an even bigger point of than usual, and it really comes through with all the super fuzzy textures that in some moments even make it hard to tell one instrument from the next. But despite all of that, they have still managed to make this so melodic and catchy, even with how much reverb in on just about every single track.

Its so beautiful Its not as good as heaven or las vegas but thats like saying the second best steely dan album isnt as good as aja, its true but its hard to beat perfection Highest of 4s

I was previously familiar with Cocteau Twins and their general sound but nothing from this album. It's a rock album but has their ethereal sound. I enjoyed this album quite a bit and would listen again for sure.

Unusual

Lovely, ethereal, unique, melodic, airy, gorgeous. Reverb never had it so good.

I think I like this even more than Heaven or Las Vegas, which we already had. Favorites were 'Aloysius' and 'Pandora'.

Comfy, dreamy.

I guess they were in their Kate Bush era with this album. It was a weird as fuck listen, but still decent

better than i anticipated

Sphärische Musik

This music sounds exactly like being captured by faeries and being subjected to their deadly mischief...in winter. Fraser's vocals are borderline unintelligible but create such an ethereal and otherworldly vibe that even though she's singing in English, it really sounds like something completely alien to my ears. The way the guitars and bass and drums come together to create this swirling and icy and atmospheric haze of sound is mindbending. Outside of the pretty cavernous 80's production style, this sounds way ahead of it's time just in terms of creating soundscapes. A very intriguing and enrapturing album. I definitely feel like it could grow on me more, this is certainly an album that would require a specific mood or vibe to fully enjoy I feel.

A pleasant enough listen in the background but not really my thing.

Kinda biring

Did not care for this genre

Sounds kinda weird

It was nice and dreamy. I'm writing this the day after listening and I can barely recall anything to be honest, but I remember enjoying it at the time.

I've never really been head over heels (no pun intended) for Cocteau Twins the way a lot of other indie nerds are. Like sure, I enjoy Heaven or Las Vegas, and I even think Victorialand is underrated, but I've never really liked this one. I'm just not goth enough for this stage of their careers I guess? Plus I really can't stand the alliteration that Elisabeth Fraser is indulging in on "Ivo" and "Lorelei", which just sounds too contrived compared to the near-glossolalic quality that people tend to attribute to her singing.

#910. Are we sure it wasn't a typo, and maybe it was supposed to be '1001 albums that make you want to die? 2/5: no

Unlike everything I know so far. This just sounded otherworldly, but in a great way, in a "Why am I finding out about this now ?" way.

no notes

No

This is such a lovely album, especially on a rainy day like today. While listening it put me through a real storm of emotions all at once — I felt sad, happy, energetic, heavy, calm, and a little crazy, sometimes all in the same song. And it’s not the lyrics doing that (there basically aren’t any clear ones), it’s all Elizabeth Fraser’s voice. That incredible “mouth music” she does just pulls you in and takes you wherever it wants. The whole record has this dreamy, shimmering wall of sound — twinkling guitars, soft drums, and her vocals floating on top like some otherworldly instrument. It’s not a concept album with a story or anything, but I really liked the idea behind it: they intentionally made everything vague and unclear on purpose. No obvious meanings, just pure atmosphere and feeling. The song titles sound mythical but they don’t actually point to anything specific, and that somehow makes it even more immersive. It’s beautiful, emotional, and strangely comforting even when it gets intense. I really enjoyed sinking into it. Perfect rainy-day music that wraps around you and doesn’t let go.

so calm, love it, but not the best cocteau album to me

4.5

This wasn't bad, but it's certainly no "Heaven or Las Vegas".

best enjoyed during a slow walk on a mild spring day on a post-op dose of ocycodone. i’m not sure i understood a single word sung on this whole record.

Moments of greatness ultimately drowned out by way too much fucking reverb. 3/5

Sweet. And needed

Voice of God

A beautiful work of art

80's dream pop album that's worth a listen, if only for some nostalgia. One of the Cocteau Twins better albums too.

Wow. TWO Cocteau Twins records on this list?! Whispy voice. Music is cool. Good not great indie.

Witchy, gloomy, yet very interesting, I’ll remember this group now. Some parts seemed like I’ve heard them before, but just don’t know where…

I found it interesting that from beginning to end the album is kind of vibey, but there is no song that I would want to listen to on it’s own without the rest of the album around it.

Okay, did not listen to full album but first few. Decent

I wanted to like this more, and maybe if I were in the right mindset for it, I'd enjoy it, but today it's a bit grating.

Not my cuppa tea

3 meh

= the Beatles

Not it

Really enjoyed, didn't realise the dreampoppy sound was around as early as 1984. I don't think it's as good as HOLV though

I was a little nervous that this wasn’t going to live up to heaven or Las Vegas but this is pretty much exactly what I was hoping for from another Cocteau twins album, and really makes me want to just go and listen to the rest of their albums. Just full of that weird dream like sound, accompanied by almost minion-esque lyrics that still manage to just work. Like if you genuinely told me the lead singer was a minion I’d just be like “yeah that tracks” Could easily see this being bumped up after I’ve listened a few more times 4.5

I've always been a sucker for dream pop or shoegaze music. When I got the 1001 Albums book years ago, this is one album I picked up because of that fondness for ethereal music. Now, this album isn't perfect...the production, with its big reverb-y drums, just doesn't quite sound right compared with later releases of a similar style. But if you can overlook that, this is a very lovely album that's pretty damn enjoyable.

Bit out there style wise, cool discovery.

Just bizarre and as unpleasant to listen to as I remember. They’ve never been my thing but I’m happy they exist. Much love to my childhood friend, and huge Cocteau Twins fan, Eric Johnston.

My first time listening to Cocteau Twins. Interesting album with a lot of ethereal vocals and interesting instrumentation. It’s really a 3.5, but in this rating system I have to give it a 3.

Helt ok men inget jag fastnade för. Trevligt till morgonpendlingen.

Ett sånt typ av band jag aldrig hört men "förstått" ungefär vad det handlar om utifrån när det sägs att andra band låter som dem. Var ändå lite mer mystiskt än vad jag trodde! Glad att jag hört det, tveksam till om jag kommer lyssna igen. En stabil trea!

Helt ok fint ibland, men mest prettotråk.

Gothpretto och magiskt. Stark fyray

This group is remarkably consistent. Every track is a dreamy, ethereal, unintelligible soundscape, but despite that each track is unique and fascinating in its own way. This album feels heavier than "Heaven or Las Vegas," and darker, the names of the tracks implying mythological importance. Sometimes, that's exactly what you need. I think that I like "Heaven or Las Vegas" just a hair more, but I would never say no to this album. Favorite track(s): "Ivo," "Lorelei," and a few others fighting for the top.

Started of ok, good music, but strange language bored me after a bit.

Great album. I couldn't pick out a song I would expect to be on the radio/a stand out single, but still gets a 4 from me.

This is like meditation for me. Except not boring and with a drum machine

The Cocteau Twins create their own unique sound world. The tracks flow perfectly. This is my favourite of theirs and one of the best albums by anyone.

Good luck having this record on in the background if you’re trying to have a conversation with me. It's so majestic that it polyfills all the gaps in my brain and stops it from fully functioning. The Cocteau Twins’ tickle a special, rarely accessed part of my consciousness. Elizabeth Fraser’s soprano singing is so show-stoppingly, heart-thumpingly, mind-expandingly ethereal that it's difficult for my focus to ever get beyond them. Has any vocalist ever been more successful in bottling up musical equivalent of pure unadulterated joy? Because the lyrics are there purely to enhance the melody, rather than make any kind of sense there is a freedom at play which is missing from most performances. "Pomoke / hokidomi cannot care / hocus pocus do nimoka / Annapurna donima." Robin Guthrie and Simon Raymonde provide a gorgeously sequenced, perfectly smudged orchestration of different sounds, all drenched in slowly unfurling reverb. It’s so accomplished that it's difficult to accept that they are using the same conventional instruments that are available to everyone else.

Yeah going low 5 on treasure, this band has perhaps 4 amazing records and this is my second fav, its beautiful

I can absolutely enjoy ethereal pop, and there are some Cocteau Twins songs that I do consider a guilty pleasure. I loved their (darker) second album, but this one didn't really convince me. There aren't many songs I like here (Beatrix and Otterley are pretty much the only ones I would come back to), and overall it's too shrill, too pop-ish and not ambient enough for my taste. They're certainly a creative band (the nonsensical lyrics crack me up), the dreamy vocals are all right, but I'm disappointed by the instrumental parts. Not their best album, won't listen again. 4/10

I am bisased havnig been milk fed with the 4AD label's in the 80's. Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance, Xymox, Bahaus, later teh Pixies and the Breeders... We were as much drawn by the beautiful Waughan Oliver graphic designs on record's sleeves than the unusual music. Etheral is the word that describe Cocteau Twins music and Lizz Frazer's voice. At the end the music itsef is so simple but it does paint an athmosphere.

The foundation of dream pop, among the favorite album of my older sister. Dreamy, clean, the sound floats. Fraser’s voice is the center, everything else just supports the haze. It’s soft, distant and too boring to me.

Voice of an angel The sounds of past and future Drum machine kicks ass

despite hearing about cocteau twins before, i'd somehow never actually heard their music? but when i saw the wiki article for this album note that they approached brian eno to produce it and he turned them down saying they didnt need him, i knew i was in for a great listen. i wasn't really sure what to expect in terms of genre going into this but it turns out it's exactly my type of sounds. hazy and sludgy, with a gothic flavour but never fully submerging itself in it. kinda makes me think of how siouxsie and the banshees might've sounded if shoegaze had been invented a decade or so earlier than it was. i've always been a big fan of the use of vocal as instrument, so i love how it's shoved down into the mix here at times, sometimes even layered over itself. its unfortunate that the unintelligible lyrics make it kind of impossible to sing along to, but i respect it fully. the sound is so ethereal that it's kinda difficult to pick out which track is which (the largely non-descriptive track titles don't help), which leads to a lot of "oh shit, its *this* track!" moments while listening back. i wanna say my favourites are "persephone", "aloysius", "lorelei", and "donimo", which i particularly enjoy the drone-adjacent first two minutes of. i'd have trouble recalling their names if you asked me again in a couple hours though, i really liked this one. its a real good summer sound to me. i could veg out to this on a hot day no problem.

Cocteau Twins tracks get featured in my playlists pretty often but I've never given a full listen to this album. It would be a big effort to single out all the elements I like about it but I'll just sum it up with: this is very much my kinda shit. Droning. Dreamy. Evocative. Vocals and keys float above layers of primordial shoegaze guitar and thudding percussion. It's less sophisticated than Heaven or Las Vegas but imo that's to benefit. The first half is more varied than the second, but I enjoyed zoning out from Amelia onward to Domino's wakeup energy and guitar shift. Otterley is so atmospheric I instantly love it. Great album. I want to give it a 4.5/5 only because it can't beat Heaven or Las Vegas in my heart.

According to the label and the description, this should be right in my wheelhouse. But upon listening, I am left cold.

Didn’t speak to me as much as Heaven or Las Vegas but still a banger.

I had to listen to this several times in order for it to start growing on me, as the first listens felt a bit underwhelming when compared to "Heaven or Las Vegas", but with the last tries, it eventually started to really resonate with me. This album is astonishing beautiful and hypnotic. First there is Elizabeth's angelic, captivating and passionate voice and her lack of cohesive or real words that give her a mysterious and intriguing presence. Then there is the incredibly ethereal aesthetic created thanks to the heavy use of reverb in the instruments, which that makes the record sound incredibly immersive. When it comes to the emotions transmitted, the record has two sides: infectious euphoria, with songs like "Ivo", "Lorelei", "Pandora (For Cindy)" and "Aloysius"; and songs that are more mysterious and serious, like "Beatrix", "Persephone", "Amelia" and "Otterley". The only real critic I can give is that I don't think the mixing is the greatest when it comes to the instrumentation, as the voice I think sounds impeccably clear. The drums are also obviously programmed, something that wasn't as clear in their most popular release. This I think subtracts a bit to the magical essence. In general, I do not have problems with drum machines, but in this instance, such an artificial element doesn't really blend that well in this fantasy of a journey. Another negative point I can add is that the last bunch of tracks aren't as impactful and mesmerizing as the first ones, specially the songs "Cicely" and "Domino" with its long intro. In the end, this is a fantastic album. It is beautiful, immersive and super ethereal.

Pretty nice! Ethereal. My favorite was "Otterley" and "Pandora (for Cindy) was cool too.

Like nothing before, unique

What a treasure indeed. I listened to this on a leisurely bike ride and the butterfly/rainbow magic was enhanced tenfold. Long live the Cocteau twins!

A good album, I liked Pandora and Aloysius the most.

whatever you say, beautiful <3

The songs lull one into a sort of trance, and then halfway through that "What the hell am I listening to?" feeling hits. It's devious like that, but all in all, it's just too much wailing with too much reverb.

Listened to it twice in a row. I really like this band.

Wonderful and original sound. I really enjoyed the tempo and lyrics. Will be listening again!

As I was listening to this I thought, "Is the singer singing in English?" Then I caught a few words and figured Cocteau Twins was just one of those bands where the lyrics blend into the mix. Then I kept listening and felt sure that she was singing in another language. Was it French? Or something else? It honestly felt like its own language. Well, turns out Elizabeth Fraser preferred to sing gibberish and just let her vocals be pure musical expression. Apparently, a few real words will slip in here and there, but mostly she's scatting and free associating. Incredible! The music feels like it's speaking its own language to. Cocteau Twins cast a unique spell. The music is ethereal but very dramatic. Almost reminds me of Kate Bush at times but more fluid. I had a great time with this. There wasn't necessarily one song that stood out to me, but there were plenty of moments that stopped me in my tracks. Beautiful and fascinating music.

I've heard Cocteau Twins mentioned like 50 times this year and I don't recall spending too much time listening to them (they did appear on this list previously one time), so I'm excited to see this pop up. I can definitely see why people liked this in it's day, and why it's had a resurgence lately. It hits on a lot of things that I'm finding to be pretty prevalent in today's new / modern music- specifically with the younger crowd. It's moody, full of vibe, has production elements that surprise you, it's at times intimate and other times cinematic, it features an ethereal female vocalist, and the songs hit a wide range of emotions. A nice sound! 3.4/5 for me.

I actually quite enjoyed this.

Not as good as heaven or las vegas

Lorelai

Big fan of the Cocteau Twins but this always has been a little too difficult to hear a single word they are saying for me

eh... isto kao i njihov kasniji album koji sam odslušao prije ovoga. čista trojka, nije loše, al nije ni posebno dobro. ne paše mi baš

me deu ansiedade, parece que nada acontece mas!! muito bom!!

very unique

This is the Cocteau Twins that I like. Amazing bridge between a dark atmosphere and a dreamy, blissful sound. You can't make any sense of the vocals but that's not much of a problem. The vocals just sound so pretty over these overwhelmingly brautiful walls of sound.

Words cannot describe...

No. 136 Wow, what an album. Where the sounds of light and darkness intertwine into an atmospheric soundscape.

Didn’t like this as much as heaven or Vegas but still pretty solid. Very ambient and almost operatic at times which I love.

🤮 No fucking way!!!

I didnt love this one. background noise

This was actually kind of cool. Different in a good way. I dug the atmosphere of the album.

Top shelf bleed out music. Does this album have lyrics?

Treasure is the weird kid at the party.. interesting, but you're not quite sure how to interact with them. Fraser's vocals are enchanting, but they're often obscured by the instrumentals. It's like trying to have a conversation in a crowded room. After two spins, I'm left feeling like I didn't quite get to know them. Spins: 2 Playlist Additions - Lorelei - Persephone - Pandora (For Cindy)

Lorelei is a beautiful song. Worth it for that alone.

Favorite Track: Lorelei

I really liked Lorelei - its right up my alley moody/ etheral 80's gothy vibes. Unfortunately rest of album goes a bit too far down the etheral road and forgets that songs need tunes.

Treasure Cocteau Twins are another one of those bands I think I would like based on the odd song (and Teardrop) that I’ve heard, but have never got around to listening to properly. The opening two tracks in particular are superb, with the ethereal ambiance and idiosyncratic vocal melodies that one might expect from Liz Fraser. Aside from Aloysius and the brilliant closing Domino I don’t think anything else quite reaches those heights but it is still a great album of evocative reverb and echo atmospheres and sounds. You can definitely hear some cross pollination with The Smiths in that big echoey sound - Perseophone and Amelia share some DNA with Last Night I Dream Somebody Loved Me - but on occasion it does feel too echoey, losing a bit of intimacy and feeling like some of the atmosphere is escaping, like helium escaping a party balloon. Still it's a great album with some great tracks and a lovely feeling of otherness, so it’s deserving of a 4, and I’m looking forward to getting Heaven or Las Vegas. 💰💰💰💰 Playlist submission: Ivo

A bit Lynchian, a bit ambient, a bit Bond, a bit pop, a bit goth. The best way I can describe it is darkly ornate. No that's not right - majestically ephemeral. No - ephemerally majestic. Anyhows, it's an utterly glorious sweet spot, and one I'm ecstatic to have had pushed through my grateful, and gluttonous, ossicles. The first three tracks are materpieces, from the soaring 'Ivo', the driving yet majestic 'Lorelei' and the sinsiter, gothic waltz of 'Beatrix'. Frazer's harmonising with her lead vocal is a delight. It's used to equally great effect on 'Pandora', a most delicate of atmospheric waltzes. 'Amelia' yet another minor-key waltz - they love a good 3/4 time. 'Aloysius' is another mystical sounding piece of beautiful atmospherics. The way she continues to riff with herself as the vocals interweave is simply superb. A great track. The album is beyond excellent. A veritable masterpiece.

This might be even weirder than the other album of theirs I got on this list. But it's also weirdly compelling and compared to some other stuff I've had to endure, I didn’t mind it

4. Liebe die sehr. Das Album von 1990 is aber noch besser

i've only consciously listened to cocteau twins' "heaven or las vegas" album which is an absolute banger, or so i thought, because at some point the track "amelia" entered my playlist. i choose to believe that's part of the magic of cocteau twins that i could have a song in my library for 8 years and somehow not have heard the rest of the album. maybe it's familiarity talking, but to me it's the clear standout. in my view, no amount of praise is sufficient for elizabeth fraser's vocals who sounds timeless and otherworldly. i find it really beautiful how she uses her voice as an instrument the same as any other entirely detached from language. i often praise this aspect of the nier soundtracks which i think likely draw some direct inspiration here because fraser so effectively conveys intense emotion and to me there's just nothing quite like it. simply sublime.

This is good but also I imagine this is what having aphasia is like. Words are being said but they are not translating to meaning and its weirdly distracting to me! That said this sounds really ahead of its time with maybe some exceptions for specific sounds (that drum on persephone is very 80s). That said I think it comes together pretty well, and my only issues with it are that it sort of all blurs together after a while and that I generally am not a huge fan of this type of music. I really like the singing here, and wish only that I could understand it a bit more. The instrumentation on songs like Pandora, Aloysius and Lorelai are great but I found the last few tracks didn't hold up very well. That drum and Bass machine on Cicely is so distracting to me. This is a light 4 for me, but I could see a 5 from someone who likes this style of music a bit more then me.

Like a dreamy rock album. Really liked it. Right up my alley.

Nie przepadam za shoegaze, ale tutaj ta senność, oniryczność i jakaś taka miękkość bardzo pasują. Dodatkowo sam wokal jest po prostu nieziemski. 7/10

Cocteau Twins - Tressure ⭐️⭐️⭐️ I quite liked the instrumental elements on this record but I really wasn’t a fan of the lyrics and vocals here, I’d probably rate this 3.5/5, I had a listen to some of their hits and preferred them to this album, I think this album was a little bit too artsy for me.

7 / 10 - ätherisch, folky, rockig - interessante Akkordfolgen - nette Bassmelodien - sehr atmosphärisch, am besten komplett alleine in Ruhe hören Favs: - Ivo - Persephone

One of the more bearable ethereal pop/dream pop/shoegaze/darkwave albums I've ever listened to from this era, along with Dead Can Dance, This Mortal Coil, Enya, and Black Tape for a Blue Girl. I found this far more enjoyable than their other entry on this list, HEAVEN OR LAS VEGAS. Then again, I think I have finally aged into being able to appreciate what Cocteau Twins did here. I prefer this transmission of the importance of the vibe rather than the lyrically heaviness of many of the singer/songwriters on here. This technique to me reveals more truths than an endless amount of words ever could. You can describe the beauty of a forest with a many, many words, but it will never compare to just looking at one. I cannot stress enough how exotic these groups sounded when they emerged in the 1980s. It sounded really different than anything else, very new, and yet lived in, like these really were treasures that had been found, uncovered, and revealed, rather than concocted and created. Such a major clear influence on Black Tape for a Blue Girl, that member Sam Rosenthal would create the highly influential Projekt Records label to house nothing but artists that explore these sub-genres. You can also hear their influences in the works of Enigma. I truly enjoyed listening to this on a bright, clear Saturday morning in March while sipping tea, even though it is probably best suited to the intimate shadows of night. I had heard a couple of the songs on this album before today, but today I added almost every song remaining. Favorites: "Lorelei", "Utterly", "Donimo"

Never heard of this band, and it was a fun discovery. 80s Scottish rock band that has enough weirdness to it to interest me. Gets a little too dreamy at times, but otherwise was a fun listen. 4/5

Weird high vocals. Didn’t understand the lyrics and got annoying really quickly.

no standouts like their big singles, but overall a cool dreamy vibe. good listen.

3.5/5

Like the previous Cocteau Twins album from this list, Heaven Or Las Vegas, I liked the asemic lyrics, it's very freeing being able to listen to a song just as sounds and the voice as an instrument. Looking back, I slightly regret giving Heaven Or Las Vegas 4 stars because this album is a lot more enjoyable for me, but not at a 5-star level. So yes, more trippy pop, better than Heaven Or Las Vegas, very good stuff. I'm surprised this was released as early as 1984, it honestly sounds a decade ahead of its time.

fui com preconceito porque tá taggeado como shoegaze, mas tive uma boa surpresa com algumas músicas, principalmente Ivo, que é uma música belíssima, bem de fadinha. algumas músicas me irritaram por serem mais barulhentas, mas no fim do dia, é um bom álbum. 3,5.

Sensational album. So beautifully atmospheric. Needed a few listens, and even then I just discovered something new each time.

I wondered when a Cocteau Twins album would appear on this list and finally one is here! Dream Pop at its finest. There are many words to describe their sound; ethereal and dreamy are just two. Liz Frazer's vocals have always intrigued me, I don't do lyrical stories and its a good job, as if you can understand what she is singing about, then good luck to you. This band was such an influence on many 'shoegaze' bands which followed, muffled lyrics, fuzzy chorus pedalled guitars and bass. Sadly I never got to see them live, but one lives in hope. This album was the beginning of their classic sound, well constructed songs underpinned by the drum machine. Perfect from start to finish.

first listen dweamy

This album is indeed a treasure. Elizabeth Fraser channels her inner Kate Bush. Persephone has crazy industrial almost trip hop vibes. It’s like The Cure and Portishead had a baby. Way ahead of its time. Not as good as Heaven or Las Vegas, but not that far off. Fave Tracks: Ivo, Lorelei, Persephone, Pandora (For Cindy), Aloysius 4.3/5

4.1 doing this in 1984 is just insane. faves: aloysius, persephone

I think I could really get into this.

More experimental than I expected having only heard Heaven or Las Vegas. Some of the songs feel like sketches, but the ones that are more fully fleshed out are very interesting.

I don't know if I've gained an appreciation for Cocteau Twins somewhere down the line, or if it's just this album, but the vocals aren't as intolerable as I remember them being on this album. Maybe I'm finally understanding this band after a year of occasionally listening to them and being like "yeah, they're fine, I guess." Lots of interesting songs with a really nice atmosphere. Now I just need that bumper sticker that says "stop honking, I'm trying to figure out what Cocteau Twins are saying."

It's not that bad, but it's also not at all my cup of tea.

De ensueño

Great surprise.

Weird as hell. Yet haunting and beautiful at the same time 4 ⭐️

Fuck yeah Cocteau Twins

Does anyone have a lyric sheet?

their best

Forgettable and disappointing

This album is very ethereal... so ethereal that it becomes an uninteresting and bland atmospheric music. It is slow, and not in a good sense. The album just goes through a kind of music that, even though sometimes it is in some way "beautiful", it becomes redundant and with no direction. And it neither transmits anything to me, so, there is not much here to dive in.

Hauntingly beautiful in a way. Really enjoy how everything flows together. Misses hits, but strong lp.

215/1089 i already liked Heaven or Las Vegas and this is witchier which i perhaps like even more such a consistently great record, really enjoyed each song and the atmospheric nature of it faves: Cicely, Aloysius, Lorelei, Donimo 85/100

The only treasure in music is Houmous & Chutney. 4.3 3/10 Beatrix

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Nice dream pop album, easy to listen to sound despite the fact I didn’t understand a word that was said the entire record.

Lovely

Well this was definitely an experience. Since this list strives for a modicum of diversity, the logical conclusion is that I will not like every album on said list. This is one of those albums. Not sure how to rank it. It's probably a 4 for artistic bravery and a 2 for personal enjoyment.

should have made heaven or las vegas 4 so this would be better

Kinda weird! Kinda different, I'm here for it. A bit of Kate Bush vibes, nice background tunes for work.

Not enough corners for me

Pretty unique sound and unlike anything I've heard before. A rather enjoyable, peaceful album without any actual lyrics. This genre of music is something I'd imagine being played while I'm waiting at the pearly gates. 2.5/5.

I like a little goth-y album. Nice to have something a little fresh and different on this list

I found this very boring. Didn't hate it but just meh.

Favorite track: lorelei other picks: ivo, persephone, pandora

I love this album, wish i knew what they were saying

I'm never listening to this again probably but I appreciate the artistry so much. Faves: Donimo

Enjoyed some of the songs for the ethereal qualities. Vocals, as well as some of the arrangements made it difficult to listen.

I mean, it’s fine. It’s weird but fine. Listened while working and it didn’t piss me off, also didn’t catch my attention by any means. Was kinda just music I guess.

I enjoy the Cocteau Twins. I like this less than heaven or Las Vegas- feels like a less refined record. But the sound was still very fun. Mixes were a little inconsistent and not sure I mess with some of the choices but overall I enjoyed this record. 3.75

Pop, etherisch, 1984 -> 2

Gear: Fostex TH610 Artwork: 🦋👗🕯️ Production: 🌵🤏🫤 Music: 👼🖤👻 Rating: ♊♊(♊)/5

Nice 80's warbling. I used to listen to these to go to sleep at night.

Glorious, glorious ethereal nonsense. What is Elizabeth Fraser singing? Nobody has ever figured that out!!!!

I didn’t love this as much as I wanted to but it was still solid. Was really no one else doing dream pop around this time??

Two listens in and I'm having trouble putting a number on this! On one hand, they set an atmosphere unlike anything I've ever heard before, perfectly matching the snowy nighttime walk I took with it. A memorable album experience for sure, but at the same time -- perhaps also due to the novelty of it -- there's nothing about the music that really clicked, other than ‘vibes’. The vocals especially were hit or miss, though that's surely something I can warm up to. I'll set a 3 for now, but it's a sound I definitely want to explore more! I look forward to Heaven or Las Vegas! Standouts: Lorelei • Persephone • Pandora (for Cindy) • Aloysius • Donimo

I really like this album but it is definitely missing something that Heaven or Las Vegas had. Even Blue Bell Knoll is a little better to me. I think it could explore so many more ideas than it actually does. However, what it does do is so interesting and unique that I think my hesitancy on this album is more about missed potential than a critique of anything on the album itself.

Samey samey

This was pretty cool! Ethereal, spacy rock with jangly guitars. There's a theatrical edge to this music, and the album almost feels like an extended suite. Edit: Revisited this album a few months later and it's grown on me even more. An entrancing listen.

Good

Really enjoyed this album, enough to explore some of the artists' other work.

Melodic, but not my kind of music.

Would've preferred to hear Heaven or Las Vegas

Glossy ethereal dream pop

My second Cocteau Twins album! This was reminiscent of Heaven or Las Vegas, but maybe a little less polished. Still, find myself enjoying it

Pleasant surprise.

To describe it in one word: aimless.

So pleasant and ethereal.

This album had that real original magic. They just wholly sound original. Nothing I’ve ever heard really sounds like this, this album won me over so much that I did a short little dive into their other work and albums. Which to be fair I probably shouldn’t have done, because had I not done that I wouldn’t have realized that this is their 2nd best album. Doesn’t hurt the album or take away from it, but it take some of the magic from this album away and put it in the Las Vegas album (which is by far their best album). That being said I really liked how this album didn’t sound optimistic or happy but also didn’t feel dramatically depressing or upsetting. It was kinda relaxing for being alittle somber and moody. Seriously go check this out I can’t do more to sell it for you but it’s definitely worth your time!

Just so happy listening to this tonight, thinking about how it influenced so much of the music I love today but how it also stands on its own. If I didn’t know what I was listening to I might imagine that it is dream pop from today with 80s throwback elements. But there they were, imagining this kind of sound before I was even born. I’ll admit I hesitated about the 5 because I’m not sure it affects me as deeply as, say, Beach House… but certain moments certainly do, and this is my first listen to the entire album. Anyway, giving it all five stars because I feel like I am truly in these folks’ debt because of their influence.

Atmospheric and good but a different kind of listening

The twins were aborted :( 2/5

ethereal and dreamlike. every song feels like it floats.

Honestly, better than I thought it would be. Steady bops with variety. Their reputation in my mind was meme-ish but now I get it.

I really never got this band. There are some songs that I like & they so happens to be on this album. The blending of the vocals & music is amazing. Well produced.

8/10

If you don't like this b/c you can't understand the lyrics, that's silly. At this point, the Cocteau Twins were clearly making instrumental music, and Liz Fraser was the lead instrumentalist. If you don't like it b/c it's too ethereal, I'm more on your side, but I'd also ask you to take it in w/ an ear for music that's coming from a place few others would dare go, for the shame of it, the romance of it, the sentimentality of it. As the record builds, the more it works its magic on me, the more I'm convinced by its sheer gorgeousness. W/ a complete, almost cloistered belief in themselves, the Twins make art that's remarkably unironic. I couldn't, as some I know, exclusively listen to their paradisal craft. But w/ underrated variety, they're a stirring one-off.

This album sounded very futuristic for being released in 1984, with the production being very polished and modern. However the music itself didn't really make a connection with me, as cohesive as the album was.

fineeee. just fine. I was expecting more ngl but it is very pretty and melodic, sounds nice, but not for me entirely

i didn’t know this was an 80s album. their sound is timeless.

Never heard this before. Pleasant but not memorable

I dont understand anything they say but im here for it

This is not what I expected the Cocteau Twins to sound like. It was more like Siouxsie and the Banshees if they did more keyboard word and had Enya sing lead on their songs. The lyrics are fairly much nonsense and so Treasure coasts on vibes. There are enough vibes here for me to waste a few hours a day listening but nothing that I think would want to make me come back. This was fine but I am not sure any of the songs are going to stick in my head for a long period of time. One man's "dreamy" is another man's "dreary," but not in the way The Cure are dreary.

Meg

Not really into 80s goth, so for me it's just alright.

Dreamgaze!

This album is the definition of Shoegaze. Which isn't a bad thing. I liked this album quite a bit. 3.5/5

Not my bag

The generator has previously introduced me to the twins and id really enjoyed it so was delighted when this came up. I enjoyed thisbine again, but probably a little less. This has the same dreamy qualities that made it float along nicely, but it just seemed more raw and in need of development. Good but not great.

Self-indulgent noise

The production was great on this album don't get me wrong. But this album is such a bore. You yawn through this album wishing you were listening to anything else.

Day 162 Enjoyed it at first but became a bit samey after a while. Highlights Ivo

Feels very thematic, kind of like early 90s twist on Kate Bush. Interesting, but not something I'd seek out.

Interesting pop music

Nicht meins.

This just added to the noise in my head and in my house. 2 stars.

Great voice, sounds, atmosphere. One of the (many) great scottish bands.

i liked this, was a bit darker and moodier than their other works

The music isn't bad. I may even like it. The vocals, however, are quite annoying to the point that I can't just sit and listen.

Not the Treasure I was hoping for. I tried really hard to like it, and maybe I need to be in the right space and feels, but definitely didn’t need this in my life

How can an ethereal album like "Treasure" be so boring at the same time? It's similar to other albums from the mid-80s. "Persephone" is my favourite from "Treasure". That track must be the "Treasure" in a sea of rocks and garbage. I think that also describes the album perfectly. 3 stars for "Treasure".

Definitely wasn't English. I really don't like when I can't hear what they are saying. The ethereal thing is fun for a few songs but quickly looses me.

I feel like I understand Shoegaze so much better now. I live in a city where Shoegaze has really infatuated the youth at the moment, and now that I have heard this, I feel youthful again.

Gran álbum psicodélico, me gustó la vibra

Interesting but not really but vibe - HOWEVER - listening to the album through and not changing the Spotify “station” immediately allowed me to find some incredible music. Specifically The Radio Dept., Tamaryn, and and You’ll Never Get to Heaven - idk if I’m an uncultured swine for this “new” discovery (I’m sure this is the answer!) but I’m glad I listened to this album because it found me some of my favorite new discover music in quite some time.

Although I’d only heard of the Cocteau Twins from their last album on this list, 'Treasure' was a far superior encounter. It feels like the fraternal twin of The Cure’s 'Disintegration' in ways I can’t fully articulate: a dark, melodic journey made for a dream-like drive at night. Balancing Gothic rock and ethereal pop, the album weaves a hauntingly beautiful tapestry that’s strange, magical, and utterly mesmerizing—I enjoyed every minute of it.

I like the vibe of this album. The first 4 tracks had the reverb turned up to 11 and it really distracted from the music. Fraser also really pushed outside of her vocal range on those and it brought those tracks to a screeching halt for me. The back half was much more cohesive and enjoyable. It felt as if they found a groove to sit in and pulled every conceivable good idea out for the remaining tracks.

Washes over one

3.5. I actually think it's a very interesting album and all the titles being girl names (some of them with further meaning even for us) is pretty cool. But overall a bit too yell-y pitch for me? However I'd respect anyone that's a fan, cool band.

I admit, I’ve only ever listened to Heaven or Las Vegas. I really enjoyed the album. And when it was over Spotify just keep playing other albums. So I can firmly say I like this album and I like this band.

An atmospheric and unique album with a good mix of melody and experimentation. Probably too weird for me to really be into it, especially with the nonsense vocals, but well-thought and well-executed.

Lowkey ethereal.

Quite pleasing 4/5

Two Cocteau Twins in three days! Mr Project, with these dream pops you're really spoiling us. This one doesn't quite have the intensity of wonder that Heaven or Las Vegas does, but that's not to say it isn't still a really excellent piece of synth-led, shoegazey loveliness.

I really enjoyed this album. The music has an ethereal, dreamy sound to it and it was definitely a vibe. Elizabeth Fraser's voice compliments the instrumentals really well. The album also does a good job exploring different sounds, while keeping the overall theme/sound in the same world. There is a cohesive thread of sonics for all the songs, but each song sounds different and refreshing. She has amazing control of her voice with performances where she is singing in a light and airy way, songs where she is belting and showing off her power and songs that are in the middle where she just showcases beautiful singing. This album has got me curious to check out more!

At last female voices!

This is fairy-like and dark and I loved it

Not my cup of tea

Parece ser todas as mesmas músicas. Muito simples e enjoativo

Too slow and basic for me

So good, definitely a little ore abstract than some of their other albums but god damn they just write the best melodies ever.

Treasure. That is what you are. Except this album was background noise for my commute I fear so it’ll get a solid 3. Cocteau twins rock but they always take a few listens to really love it. Also wish I had listened in the car but oh well.

Dreamy and ethereal jam! I adore this album, it is damn near perfect. Can’t believe it came out in 1984, such a beautiful piece 🫶

I find the music pretty sleepy on this. I also question the band's decision to record their vocals underwater.

Quite liked this one. Something different than what I usually listen to, but even then, it's a great album. 7.5 / 10

meh.

3/5

Ethereal is the perfect word to describe this music. It is a mood I do not seek often if ever.

<3

If you look for the word "ethereal" in a dictionary, it starts playing this record. An almost perfect album.

no 4 me

Smooth and ethereal like the other Cocteau Twins album I listened to. They have an interesting sound. The main issue with this and the other album was that tracks bled together and the vocals often turned to nonsense. There are some good tracks here, but its an uneven album.

I played this several times and started on their other albums. I've been listening about 6 hours and they're all really solid. The ethereal wave dream pop vocals are standout for me. I've known about this band since the 80's but passed because they weren't Metal. Better late than never. Highly enjoyable for me.

3/10

Wait why is this good

this one was super cool, very ethereal sounds. Great way to end my day at work.

Yeah, son.

En kort, bagarn ska strax stämpla in. Coctteau Twins är mer sound än låtar. Inget fel i det men jag personligen hade valt nåt av de två tidigare albumen, detta är väl med för den oväntade hitsingeln "Lorelei". Liz Frazer som den felande länken mellan Kate Bush och Nina Hagen är alltid lyssningsvärd. Och att Rob Guthrie blivit en eftertraktad producent och samarbetespsrtner för sitt innovativa ljudskapande har man full förståelse för. CT fick ju definiera 4AD (skivbolaget) som ett skivbolag med helt eget sound, den våg av drömpop som sköljde över för en 20 år sen hämtar alla sitt grundrecept ur 4AD. Men det finns som sagt roligare CT grejer , redan nämnda album innan och vill man åt än mer banbrytande sound finns två album (Blue bell knolb och Harold Budd-samarbetet) från senare delen av 80talet. Treasure blir lite mycket mellanmjölk för att vara riktigt intressant. En stabil tvåa

Besynnerlig new age-indie.

Det här var inget vidare. Elizabeth Fraser må komma att göra dina sånginsatser med Massive Attack, men här låter det för jävligt.

Ett band man sett omskrivet många gånger men aldrig tagit mig tid till. Börjar hyfsat, får lie cure-vibbar. Men det går snabbt över i något slag new age - Enya- gregoriansk kloster-sörja.

0/10 bekannt 4/10 Beste Songs: Beatrix, Amelia, Aloysius Zu langweilig für mich

Maybe 3.5. Really interesting music

It had a whiney vibe, with lots of synthy instruments. I was going to say that I hated it, but the back end was actually quite listenable. Maybe like a Kate Bush vibe? Whatever it was, I wasn't too impressed. 2 Stars.

This album is like going for a walk through a forest and finding a group of elven nymphs, who cautiously welcome you into their circle. They tell tales of how humies are destroying the natural lands and need to be sacrificed to the gods. You feel like you should maybe try and escape to warn other people about the impending danger, but one of the nymphs is gorgeous so you decide to stay. You work hard to convince the nymphs that you are a pure soul, and that humans can find redemption. Alas, the nymphs are focused on their one true goal. You manage to convince the gorgeous elven beauty to lay with you. Afterwards she warns you that their mission must be carried out, and that you do not belong with them. She softly presses her fingers on your forehead, and you wake up naked in a parking lot outside a Pizza Hut. “I should probably lay off the ayahuasca and the forest walks”, you think to yourself, as you try in vain to hitchhike home.

The first song was aweful but it did get slightly better as it went on. Tracks like Aloysius were somewhat listenable. But the rest is an acquired taste and I have not squared that taste yet

Bit strange. Thought it was alright

ethereal, angelic

Not my thing, it was kinda weird bit in more of a confusing way

Shimmering. Ethereal. The Rock equivalent of a sonic bath. All of these apply to Treasure. All of the songs are named for women; all are wonderful. For many people Lorelei was their first introduction to Dream Pop. My only wish is that I discovered the album earlier in my life.

Underwhelmed

This had a couple dank moments but otherwise kind of forgettable. I like my shoegaze LOUDER

good

Treasure was a pretty good album. It certainly has been a while since i last heard anything by the Cocteau Twins but this album still managed to have a lot of what i remember from Heaven Or Las Vegas. It is a dream pop album so it does sound very wistful and dream-like as you would expect but there were a few times when the guitars got really involved and as someone who likes hard rock, those were my favorite points of the album. I still enjoyed some of the dream pop moments too as they had a lot of the stuff i like about that genre but it still isn't my favorite bit of an album where that's it's main focus. I still thought this album was a pretty good listen. Best Song: Persephone Worst Song: Amelia

Eurovision. In a bad way.

Unique sound for its time and still a good listen.

Excellent album but is it a 5?

Pretty cool. It was a bit monotonous--I honestly didn't notice when it looped until about halfway through the second listen. Not sure if I'd seek it out again, but I'm glad I now know of the Cocteau Twins.

I really liked Lorelei - its right up my alley moody/ etheral 80's gothy vibes. Unfortunately rest of album goes a bit too far down the etheral road and forgets that songs need tunes.

Cocteau Twins are a pleasant listen. The music just drifts unassumingly over you. The shoegaze, wallflower in the corner. Not their best album - would rather have picked Heaven or Las Vegas.

Ok overall. Some tracks got a little odd on vocals. Chill and dramatic feeling vibes.

This was a really strange listen but I overall enjoyed it. 4 stars is my guess on this album since I went back to revisit it and went on to explore other Cocteau Twins albums

Don’t have a lot to say. This was fine but not that great or interesting.

A good, dreamy Shoegaze album. Nothing to get too excited or annoyed by.

Not a 5 for me, and lots of me wants to put it in the middle as a 3, but something pushed it to a 4.

Album No. 0090 on my list. “Treasure” by Cocteau Twins was an interesting listen. Pretty unique actually. I liked the sound of the album. It’s difficult to describe. Dreamy? Space-y? I don’t really know. Very nice kinda background music - it reminded me of some video game soundtracks actually. Maybe because of the (I assume) alternative scales used? The downside of this album functioning really well as background music is that at least to me, it was not all too memorable. I still liked it, but it’s hard to pinpoint concrete songs that I loved in particular. I’ll nevertheless add “Ivo”, “Lorelei”, and “Persephone” to my playlist. 3/5 stars.

Nothing but ordinary

There's a world where I could get into stuff like this but it didn't grab me

Moody, atmospheric, excruciatingly dull.

Yet more Cocteau Twins. This one has “something”, but not quite enough of it to get its claws in me…

OK, I thought cocteau twins was a vibe the first time around. It still kinda is, BUT, the concept of a second entry has caught me completely off guard. This is the same, does it deserve a place on this list?! Is it more groundbreaking or different than the other one?! Some might say, is this necessary?

Kind of bums me out. It's not bad per se but I don't really want to listen to it.

This was disappointing. I really wanted to like it, but I found that it lacked soul without a real drummer. Fraser's voice is one for the ages.

Insipid, dull, repetitive, encouraging suicide - Paul (guy I work with)

Whilst I wasn’t listened to this album I have been listening to a lot of the Cocteau’s “Heaven or Las Vegas” again in the last few weeks. Heaven was the first Cocteau Twins album I brought and is still probably my favourite of theirs. Treasure is a lovely album, and really enjoyed listening to it again.

Back when I was 18 I had friend who was really into the Cocteau Twins, I'd always listen and feel I was never quite clever enough to fully appreciate it. That hasn't changed

I just can't help but love Elizabeth Fraser's voice. This album is pretty cool, and something that stood out in that era for sure.

Nice one

didn't understand a single thing, but that's the same when it comes to songs in languages i don't understand and i still enjoy those as well moral of the story: vibes are the only thing that matter in life also that bell curve in the ratings is any statistician's wet dream, i haven't seen one so perfect thus far so i had to point it out

I like it, it’s gonna be a 6/10 for me

I can't understand a word they say and have no clue what is going on, but I like it!

Fragile glassy shimmering surfaces with ethereal vocals. Hazy atmosphere pierced by bright clean guitars, propped up, sometimes, by a Cure sounding bassline. It’s so consistent in tone, timbre, pace and style that one track is rarely distinct from the next. It feels unstructured, like the parts never cohere properly into something recognizably a song. But it sets a mood, anxious reflexivity, dreamy nostalgia, stoned longing.

Great atmosphere, beautifully haunting vocals and rich instrumentals. Couldn't ask for more

Atmospherically a masterpiece. Some songs just put you in a trance where you can close your eyes and bop your head. Some songs I found rather boring but that's the minority, and even those I would not necessarily mind listening to.

Bara mjög fínt

Næs og ágætlega áhugavert.

Not my favorite of theirs but still great

An easy five stars for me. Very much My Sort Of Thing. There are already some lovely descriptions of its sound on here, so I won't take the time to say it all again; suffice to say it's musically interesting (which is important, to me) and ethereally beautiful. It's also a blessed relief when something less "angry"-sounding comes up on here now and again. I'm all for powerful energy and the expression of intense feelings (whether it's through guitars or rap) but (500+ albums in) I do find listening to a full album of it a day, challenging!

Before there was shoegaze there were the Cocteau Twins.

first listen I gave it a 3. Second I really liked it. I've always like the CTs.

Dead Cam Dance put out their self-named album; Minutemen put out Double Nickels...; Bruce Springsteen put out Born In the USA...the closest to the Cocteau Twins, maybe This Mortal Coil's It'll End In Tears? I don't know, but I am thinking the Cocteau Twins were out there on a limb. 5 f'ing stars from a guy who likes hardcore way more than ethereal...but you gotta hand it to these dweebs. 5 blasted stars.

Ethereal as all get out

A lot of strange production and performance decisions make this a very rocky album. Certain songs stand out with very strong use of ambience and pop, others are so wildly unpleasant (particularly the vocals) that I couldn't wait for them to be over. A few tracks worth listening to, but a lot to skip over. Top tracks: Lorelei, Pandora (for Cindy)

Zuhause, Gerstetten, Deutschland. Nope, garnicht meins.

Dream pop is absolutely the right descriptor here. The whole thing feels like floating down a dark river. The vocals provide such texture to the songs. Favorite songs were Ivo, Lorelei, Persephone, Aloysius, and Donimo.

Made me feel like i was underwater or being hypnotized or both. Excellent experience.

3.5

2.5

Half good / Half wtf?