Treasure

This album is a treasure in the same way that a colonoscopy is a pleasant experience

definitely not my style

Interesting...theatrical...arty

Solid listen, I prefer “Heaven or Las Vegas” but this was a good time. Trailblazers of “dream-pop”

Ivo: dark and creepy. Crazy background noises and vocals. Electric guitar on point. 6/10 Lorelei: creepy but happy vibes. Great drums. 8/10 Beatrix: organ/sinth is played. weird af. 3/10 Persephone: love the instrumental. traditional choirs. sad aura. 5/10 Pandora: love the background vocals and harmonies. very chill and fem. 9/10 Amelia: like the lirical vibes but boring 2/10 Aloysius: imagined myself in space. native language points. 5/10 Cicely: seems traditional but creepy 3.5/10 Otterley: instrumental + whispers. boring. 3.5/10 Donimo: ethereal AND tense. scary even. 8/10

Weird whisper singing

There are times where I would thank 1001 albums because I never would have found an album on my own. This is not one of them. Really annoying and boring. I kinda liked Pandora but not exciting to listen to.

I like their later stuff better, but Elizabeth Fraser could sing the phone book and make it sound good.

Treasure is one of the very few albums that I would use to describe as ethereal. When I tell you I have never in my whole life heard an album that sounds anything close to this one, it just sounds like it was made on a whole different planet. I've never really been too interested into listening to Cocteau Twins but oh my god are these guys amazing. I'll be honest although there are a few songs that I like less than others, there is no denying that they have the most unique sound and there has never been anything like them since. Their work is pretty much flawless. I would greatly consider this to be one of the greatest dream pop albums ever, just from how abstract it sounds. I absolutely love it when bands use the lead vocalist's voice as an instrument rather than having clear lyrics that match the vibe of the instrumental. Rather than focusing on lyrical meaning, they instead decide to go for a more abstract and emotional style, which for the most part is the wailing. Elizabeth Fraser's vocals go so incredibly hard throughout the entire album, and it gives the music a sort of uncanny and haunting sound, which just works so well with the pretty basic instrumental. The general focus is on the emotional impression rather than the narrative of the music, which works so well with the atmospheric instrumental. The instrumentals on Treasure might seem pretty stripped-down, but that’s honestly what makes them so effective. They assist in creating the dreamy and weightless atmosphere while gives Fraser's vocals to do its thing. The guitar is so heavily manipulated by reverb and delay, shifting the focus on creating texture in the music rather than taking a heavy influence in the album. The drums and bass are kinda just pulsing in the background and are just super understated throughout. When combined, it creates that dream-like state that is lowkey just a vibe to listen to. Everything just works so well together to build this weirdly beautiful, otherworldly soundscape.

Modern opera?

Non male, non male

Not my favorite of theirs, but still good.

363/1001 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑

On comprend que sans eux y'aurait pas eu Mylène Farmer mais bon c'est bof bof ?

I really thought I was going to like this one. Couldn’t understand a damn thing the chick was singing. I think I’m going to keep hanging out with the Thompson Twins instead.

Garbage wish I could give 0 if I could. Not a treasure

Someone please help me I can’t stop gazing at my shoes and now I’m elevating

Pleasant enough to listen to, good background while I worked and something I could see seeking out again maybe. But at the same time, it didn't blow me away, and I probably won't remember much about it later.

Every single 80's movie featured one of these songs, and it's inseparable in my mind. Uncle Buck is having a heartfelt moment right now. No idea if the music is any good.

Wow it aged so bad

Pas très bien vieilli mais pas entièrement désagréable

By all measures, I should like this album a lot. But the vocals were a bit too grating more often than not. Interesting production and songwriting throughout.

Absolutely unbearable.

Quite a different listening experience. Heard of this group but never this deep.

Великая группа с лучшим названием на свете. Никто не делал и не делает дримпоп как они. И, конечно, сносящий крышу голос Элизабет Фрейзер. Вот факт: я произношу название этой группы как Кок--Те--А--У Твинз, что странно, но вот. Лучшая песня - Ivo.

I respect classics but I’m not a 60s rock guy

No likey.

Feel like I need more time with this one as it might have the potential to score higher but as it stands giving it a 3.5. Some really cool, ethereal sounding 80s sounds drenched in chorus and reverb. Drum machine backing gives it an almost eerie edge and vocals are amazing but can’t pick out any lyrics so its more of a background listen on first impressions. Revisit needed

So evocative and beautifully ethereal. Strange intriguing melodies and intricate harmonies. Pretty amazing although you need to be in the mood.

Absolutely adore Cocteau Twins, and while this isn't my favourite album, there are some huge standouts here. Lorelei is hypnotic enough to die to and Pandora (for Cindy) is timeless and wonderful. I hope to see more of them on this list because they are still way ahead of their time.

Cool vibes, good songs, enjoyable album.

Weird and kind of wonderful. I’m not sure why this works but it does. Can definitely heat the influence it has had on others. Best played rather loud

Lorelei // Pandora //

Cool mix of goth/ethereal. I had only heard Heaven/LasVegas before this and this is just as good in a completely different way. I went and listened to their early stuff and it’s crazy how much of a step up this feels into their own sound compared to before with their obvious Siouxsie and the Banshees influence. Rating: 4.7

Skotlannin alternative rock -perhe alkoi kehittyä hiljalleen tämän eteerisen yhtyeen ansiosta. Välkehtivän sopraanolaulun siivittämä kolmosalbumi oli bändin siihen asti huikein täysosuma. Kypsä, yhtenäinen levy hurmaa mystisellä dream pop -leijailulla, joka rönsyilee folkin, keskiaikaisen tunnelman, shoegazen ja noise-henkisen kitararockin välimaastossa. Jylhät äänimaisemat kätkeytyvät ovelasti ohuen hunnun taakse, jolloin raskaus ja herkkyys korostuvat samanaikaisesti. Vaikuttavaa ja kaunista.

Just no

Cocteau Twins have always been a blind spot for me. I have heard so much about them but have never really jumped in. This was a fun soundscape. Dreamy is the word that kept coming to mind. Very fun album.

One of the more interesting albums I've listened to during this venture. I can see why they call it dream-pop. The instrumentation is very ethereal, and often the vocalist isn't using any real language when singing. It's something I think I'll have to return to, as I don't think this is a listen to once album

A snooze fest ... but not necessarily a bad one? This album flew by, but part of it was because it was easy to ignore. There are sections of this album that are good that grab my attention, but I find there are sections where I'm totally tuned out (the ins and outs of ambient music I guess). I get ambient music, some people are into it, some aren't. I kinda fall in between where it's based on a mood, but also I really feel like there are ways to execute (at least in my opinion) good ambient music. Take for example one of the epitome's of post-rock, Godspeed You! Black Emperor. There are experimental sounds within their music that make the ambient sounds interesting and thoughtful and like "Wow, I've never heard this before." I feel like, I didn't get that vibe from this album. I could be wrong and I could have missed some parts, but that's my first impression.

I enjoyed this -- another group I've never heard of before this list.

Couldn’t understand a word, but the music was cool.

Could you repeat that

Sometimes a bit cringe but otherwise great

This was interesting! A mix of Kate Bush and something else

You’re getting sleepy…

A good sound, sounds a bit like an 80s Lana del Rey at times.

A little too one-note for me. Every song felt like it was the interlude for the next song but the next song never came. I would probably enjoy this album more at a different time or in a different mood.

For some reason I’ve always thought the Cocteau Twins played electronic music, so I never bothered to check them out. Honestly, I don’t think I was really missing much. This album is fine, but I’m really not compelled to ever listen to it again.

Gorgeous, amazing ethereal sound, loved it and want to resist while high

I like shoegaze and dream pop, but this album didn't click with me at all. It’s not that it’s bad, It’s hard to describe exactly what bugged me about the album, but I kept feeling annoyed by a lot of the songs.

Sometimes Spotify puts itself on a loop without my permission, so I ended up listening to this 4 times. I am not complaining. I liked it. Also, someone said the singer sounds like Kate Bush, and now I can't get that out of my head. 😂

Real whiny sounding, just high and shrill - not my favorite.

Very other-worldy from start to finish. I like it. It’s moody. I think how much a person will enjoy it is going to be heavily dependent on the mood they are in at the time. I can’t say I love it, definitely not 5 stars for me. Three stars doesn’t seem enough. Four is probably a stretch. This is a true 3.5 star album. I may round up because they really don’t sound at all like anybody else I’ve heard and I’m almost 500 albums in.

Fine. Atmospheric. Again, I’m the wrong person to evaluate because it is not my genre. Unlike the last two, I probably will not dig deeper

Is it evocative dream pop? Or is it twee indie baby talk? I’m genuinely on the fence.

Really light, wispy, high-pitched and annoying. No fun here.

01) Ivo - 7,0 02) Lorelai - 7,0 03) Beatrix - 6,5 04) Persephone - 6,5 05) Pandora (for Cindy) - 7,0 06) Amelia - 6,0 07) Aloysius - 6,5 08) Cicely - 6,5 09) Otterley - 7,0 10) Donimo - 7,0 TOTAL: 6,70 (67/100) Current ranking: 370/537

Okay, describe it as gothic dream pop

I don’t want to know what kind of person willfully turns this shit on to listen to.

Very good

Boring to the point of tedium for me. It might be fine if I were just looking for some ambient background music, but giving the full album my attention grew difficult.

Not quite sure it is gold, or treasure for that matter

Nice Flow.

Who else creates songs like this? Holy smokes, what a group of singular musicians. Atmospheric melding of dream pop, shoegaze, and 80s sounds. I'm fully onboard the Cocteau Twins train.

I will easily grant that the vibe and overall sound of this album is very well done, and that it has great production value for the 80s. However, it feels more like an ambient track than something I would be drawn to listen to in any kind of regular rotation.

5 stars immediately. Fuck with this band so hard forever.

Not my thing

About on par with Heaven or Las Vegas but a bit more minimalistic. Similarly also, I can totally see why people enjoy this, but it's not really my thing. For atmospheric music, I would rather listen to post-rock or atmo-black metal; calm atmospheric music like dream pop/ethereal wave don't really do it for me. Shoegaze is pretty much a heavier version of dream pop, and I like it more also. This album is too relaxed and not very exciting, which I don’t really like. Still an enjoyable listen but didn’t blow me away. 7/10

She coc on my teau till the twins I will treasure.

This one had an interesting vibe to it.

5/10

Actually really liked. Will be listening again and almost gave it 4 I would buy this on vinyl but ultimately felt it only worked for a single mood. Ethereal sounding

Ambient tones. 7.7/10

Net als de vorige keer gezellige zuurstokvaagheid. Engelachtige stemmen op een bedje van softpop. Wel leuk, maar ik weet niet zo goed wat ik ermee moet. Het cijfer van de vorige keer was wel erg negatief. Dus deze keer compenseren we dat dan maar.

In de kroeg even vooruit gekeken met een luistermaatje. Wat staat ons te wachten? Cocteau Twins? Die hebben we toch al eens gehad? Wat was dat ook alweer? Eens even teruglezen. Ja hoor: ik noteerde een vergeetbare 2. Dit album is niet zo anders. Wel staat er ineens iets op wat ik ken. Lorelei stond op een verzamelaar met Enya-achtige muziek. Het heeft iets van die richting, maar ik vond dit nummer altijd het minst interessant wat er tussenstond. Het staat wel symbool voor de rest van het album. Aardig idee, maar de uitvoering kan toch meer signatuur bieden. Saai en flink vergeetbaar.

Bijzondere muziek. Heel veel galm, dromerig, terwijl alles wel vrij hard lijkt te staan, reverb. Af en toe krijst de zangeres iets teveel, maar er zitten ook wel echt toffe sfeervolle stukken tussen. Ik begrijp wel waarom die zanger van the Cure dit inspirerend vond. Aan de ene kant heeft het iets weg van Siouxsie and the Banshees, oftewel irritante kutmuziek. Aan de andere kant is het soms sfeervol als Disintegration van the Cure. Ik begrijp de notering van dit album wel, het vorige van deze twins een stuk minder. Dat had ik misschien achteraf een 2 moeten geven, al heb ik er weinig actieve herinneringen aan. Dit scoort een degelijke 3, maar toch minder vergeetbaar als dat andere album, althans dat denk ik. Vraag het me over een jaar nog eens

Lorelai rips. This album is goth as fuck.

A perfect record. I remember when I first heard it I was so amazed by the guitar work. After relistening to it now I still am.

I don’t get it. I don’t like it.

Not quite a 5 for me but close

Kind of a vibe but not the vibe I was feeling today

as close as they can get to industrial dream pop... love the drum sound on here

Definitely an album to experience. I’ve adjusted to the Cocteau Twins dream pop or early shoegaze sound and it’s a really pleasant time. Ahead of its time and a very nice listen. 8/10

Ethereal and layered. Enjoyed more than I expected at the start.

This was pleasant! Though I did find it getting a bit old by the end of the album.

This was great. I don't know if it's an everyday listen for me but I really enjoyed it.

decent

Mysterious, longing sound, I kinda dig it

Beautiful and ethereal dream pop album from the mid-80s. Not as great in songswriting as Heaven or Las Vegas a few years later, though a very enjoyable listen from start to finish nonetheless. 4.5 downgraded to 4 stars.

Very odd, not bad but I don't think i could genre this music.

Boring

Know the name but not sure I’ve ever listened to any of their songs.. regardless, I’m super into the ethereal, shoegaze music like this. Definitely biased somewhat, but 4.5/5 for me, will definitely be exploring more of their music catalog

Interesting music., Ethereal and melodic.

One of the best of the 80's

Yeah this was some weird stuff

Blind album and artist. I've known for the name for years, and this project has presented a prime example of what I wanted to get out of this journey: try something new I have always wanted to try. Unfortunately this won't be an artist or an album I will return to often. Glad I tried it. Too dreamy for me, not my cup of tea.

i liked the other album we had by the cockatoo twins more, but this one was still pleasantly vibey, mysterious, water level-coded

definitely a unique album, though i liked their heaven or las vegas album a lot more. this one was a little murkier and less accessible to me, but there were a few cool tracks tossed in here with the others. i think i'd sooner revisit HoLV though favorites: lorelei, pandora (for cindy), donimo

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This was pretty decent! Never listened to these guys before, but I enjoyed it. Listened a couple times.

Not a massive fan of this

Favorite Track: Ivo

4.5

the three unavoidables of life: death, tax and dream pop albums that are highly rated on rym. but good news! it's more poppy and goth-like than dreamy. and the part that i hate about dream pop is how dreamy it is. 4/5

This was incredibly boring.

I'm now Link in the "Zelda" series exploring a sacred building I just discovered. That, my friends, is this ethereal album in a nutshell. Favorite Track: "Beatrix".

3.1 3x

I still don't understand it. I like it, but I don't understand it. ;-)

again?

This isn't gonna be a very long review, I promise you. I mean, this album's very simple to get — so simple, in fact, that I didn't even feel the need to take notes on it. Like the last Cocteau Twins album my group got, this is vibes music, through and through. It's so much "vibes," that it can honestly border on being ambient music. Like, sure, yeah, there are words, but they really don't matter. They may as well be singing gibberish — as long as the vocal melody helps keep you floating along, it doesn't matter. And, sure there are some spots where the vocal melody seemed... Maybe a bit too "twee" for my tastes? If that's the right word? I'unno. Even though I'm bringing it up, it's hardly an issue. I mean, this is the one album where I find yawning during it to be a **compliment**, 'coz that means you're drifting away and that the album's doing its job. So... Yeah. For sure, this is gonna bring my "average words per review" total down, but, y'know, whatever. I don't really have anything else I feel like I wanna say. Jus' give it the same 4 I have the last Cocteau Twins album we got and leave it at that. It's neat stuff.

Some of the best dream pop you'll hear outside of Beach House. Solid 5 Stars.

You know what? I think I’m at a 5. The last time we got a Cocteau Twins album, I specifically wrote the following: “I just don’t know that I could personally give a 5 to an album with vocals, but without lyrics, simply because I’m a sucker for storytelling”. However, I think this album hits just the right type of vocal presence, where they’re used as an instrument and not as a guiding melody of each track, in a way that I can feel comfortable with giving this a 5. “Heaven or Las Vegas” structured its songs in a way that was more of an homage to the 80s as a whole, and it used its vocal presence in a way that felt more poppy & familiar – the vocals felt like they could have real lyrics to them, and it was nice to listen to, but felt sort of awkward for my ears. This album leans fully into the ethereal & the dreamy – a lot of this is Eno-esque white noise, with the vocals used to just sort of flow each moment into the next. There’s not many moments where you can feel a general chorus open up, and as such, it’s a lot easier to zone out and let the rest of the instrumentation take you where it goes. Really good instrumentation too – lots of great percussion & guitar melodies are here, and each track does have a good structure to it, so the vocals still feel important, even if they’re used differently. Much like the last Cocteau Twins album, I do think it’s hard to really find a way for me to analyze this any further other than just “it sounds really good”. It is, however, an improvement over my grand analysis from last time, which was “that sounded really good, but sometimes it didn’t” – there is not a single bad track here, only brief moments where it’s a little loud, or just a hint repetitive enough to get out of the zen state. It is on a lower end of the 5 scale, but I think it’s a 5 nonetheless – a really enjoyable 41 minutes, and if nothing else, fabulous studying music.

Not my cup of tea

I love Cocteau Twins and played HOLV immediately after just for fun.

Ik ben niet de grootste fan van de Cocteau Twins. Dees was niet slecht, maar meer dan 3 sterren heeft het toch ook niet.

Muy tranquilo y fácil de digerir para escucharlo de fondo o cuando estés triste en momentos.

I like the Cocteau Twins the more I listen to them. I love the use of really primitive drum machine sounds on this album. It also evokes a lot of Cure or Siouxsie for me.

odd in a good way

One hears Cocteau Twins and envisions mosaics and stained glass windows and and tapestries, with so many attractive and engaging filigrees, not just as the fringes but at the very core. A bit chirpy at times but still most charming, with all the lovely breathiness, fantastic fragmentations and intricate little vistas. "Lorelei" and "Pandora" are highlights. If not as extensively or outright glorious as Heaven or Las Vegas, this still glitters plenty.

Es ist ein Album, das den unverkennbaren Stil dieser schottischen Dream-Pop-Pioniere zur Schau stellt. Mit seiner ätherischen Atmosphäre, den klanglichen Texturen und hypnotischem Gesang transportiert es die Zuhörer in eine entrückte Klangwelt. Während Stücke wie „Lorelei“ und „Ivo“ meisterhaft die Balance zwischen Schönheit und Mystik verkörpern, sind andere Tracks weniger prägnant. Es ist ein Album, das nicht sofort zugänglich ist und Zeit braucht, um geschätzt zu werden.

lovely and lush

What the hell is this crap anyway

This is the second album of theirs I've had (the first being Heaven or Las Vegas). They are a super ethereal dream pop/goth rock band from....you guessed it.....Scotland. Fuck... This music is so airy and jangly that it almost lulls you into a trancelike state. It may be ok to have on in the background while working, but to physically sit and listen to it would be difficult. The vocals are layered so much I have no idea what the singer is saying... Favorite songs: Pandora (For Cindy), Lorelei Least favorite songs: Donimo maybe? Hard to say...it all ran together, and I kept drifting in and out while listening to it... 2/5

I really want to like Cocteau Twins since so many people I know love their music, but I just can't get into them. Dream pop really isn't my thing, but even then it's dreadfully boring. I much preferred their other album on this list. This one was okay for background music, but that's about it.

I've got to the point where I kind of admire if not really enjoy the Cocteau Twins. I can see they're doing something interesting and different within their space, but I'm not drawn to listen to more of it.

Better than heaven or last Vegas. Nuff sed

06/03/25 It was an okay album, nothing really sets it apart from the others.

PEAK PEAK PEAK PEAK PEAK!!!! cocteau twins my BELOVED!!!!!!

It’s good, but it’s no Heaven or Las Vegas

2/10

This album is quite unlike any other on the list that I’ve heard so far. Dreamy, etherial vocals with random, constructed lyrics in an unknown language combined with swirling guitars and synth, recalling some of the ambient, gothic gloomscapes of The Cure. Underpinning it is an occasionally incongruous drum machine making some of the tracks potentially danceable to (at least in 80s era goth discos where everyone was dressed in black and swaying softly). The result is a shimmering marble of an album, that I’ve listened to on repeat for most of today, occasionally singing along to lines like ‘Hocus Pocus Donimoka’ or words to that effect.

Really good and foundational album for all kind of dreamy/etheral music. Even though it's "dreamy", it's far from boring, with nice compositions and a voice that lifts you to another dimension.

I was vaguely familiar with some of the Cocteau Twins music but I don't think I had heard any of this before. It's great - gives a kind of gothic Kate Bush vibe. Dark, gothic, 80s alt? I'm all in. The whole album is super atmospheric and moody. I love the mostly unintelligible vocals. Some really good guitars and bass sort of hiding in the background for the most part. This is by no means a perfect album but I will absolutely explore more from them because of hearing this today. And you can't really ask for more than that. 4/5

Reverb is the fourth band member.

Honestly so stunning

Mostly a fun vibe, but uneven (seriously, who needs the burpy electronic rhythm of "Abernathy" butting into this album?).

Ok this speaks to my soul.

I don’t hate it, but I don’t love it either, I just clearly don’t get it. The whole album sounds like it was recorded in some mystical, echoing cave, with shimmering guitars and unintelligible vocals floating around like ghosts. There’s an otherworldly beauty to it, but it never fully clicks with me. I can appreciate the atmosphere, but it’s not something I'll find myself every coming back to.

Kind of ethereal, ambient, dream poppy. Weird lyrics

Never listened to this group. Enjoyed it quite a lot without feeling the urge to listen to it again. Gave Heaven or Las Vegas a listen and liked it more

Droning

Not by cup of tea

Cannot seem to get into this group. Very ethereal but kind of boring and sounds the same to me.

Not my cup of tea

I like it sonically, it’s just missing that extra “something” for me.

There are some definite highs, but ultimately this album didn't grow on me as much as I'd hoped.

Not their best but an interesting listen

This is such a lovely and enchanting album. There is a lot of reverb here!

Enjoyed this. Dark and mesmerising. Searching out the back catalogue.

I liek.

Het heeft iets donkers, en dat is eigenlijk echt best wel lekker. Ook leuk dat alle titels meisjesnamen zijn

Bad lol.

In comparison to Heaven or Las Vegas it is miles apart, but on its own it has some decent tracks. Starts out strong and then kind of withers away and never really kept my interest until closer to the end of the album. its between a 3.5 and a 4

Pleasant, unremarkable. Would listen again.

While not quite hitting the same stride as Heaven or Las Vegas for me, Treasure still manages to capture the feeling of living in a dream. This dream, however, feels more like a cool, cryptic vision of a ghostly figure beckoning you into the woods. I think the gothic rock parts were especially well-done, and it might make me want to check out Cocteau Twins' other goth stuff.

This is my favorite Cocteau Twins album I've heard so far, maybe because it's more accessible? Whatever it is I love it

High breathy vocals With a mystic ambiance And a dreamy daze

I hadn’t heard of The Cocteau Twins only a couple of years ago. I’ve previously listened to and reviewed Heaven Or Las Vegas which I did quite enjoy, and I think this album is probably on parr (I say this without looking at my previous review so I don’t know what I actually scored it). I really like the use of vocals as an instrument with ambiguous lyrics. It may be a bit gimmicky (my stinky other half certainly thinks so) but I really like that. And I’ve definitely found a new genre that I really like through Cocteau Twins in dream-pop.

Cocteau Twins are so weird for me. I always enjoy them while listening but nothing sticks. I’d probably never search them out to listen to. 3/5

Anime soundtrack

A second Cocteau Twins album this week! Heaven or Las Vegas was a more coherent listen, but it was still fine. Liked it well enough, but it won't really stick in my rotation. Faves: Ivo, Aloysius.

I liked this one! What an interesting sound

Beautiful vocals in this ethereal dream pop album that has a very light and air-y feeling. Standouts are "Aloysius" and closer "Donimo".

Didn’t enjoy as much as Heaven or Las Vegas. Still appreciate what they were going for and I think they landed the plane on HoLV. Glad we got the other album first, this one could have been a bad initial introduction.

Second time through the Twins and another time where im wondering what Im missing. The vocals are too Yoco Ono for me The hit, Lorelei, uses a fire alarm sound (i cant be far off there). The vocals and drums are super cool, but its main progression is piercing to my ears. Alousius and Pandora were okay and for only for them I bump it to 2 stars.

There’s something about their sound I love. Lorelei, Beatrix are sick - so weird and offbeat, but compelling. Reminds me of Mitski in the best way. This band has been a real discovery for me in this exercise.

This band is pretty damn cool for the right mood. I need to go back and relisten to HOLV - feel like that one could grow on me more. Fun to listen to this alongside Jesus and Mary Chain today - another Scottish band with some good noise. Psychocandy came out a year later, and oddly, they both have songs about "Cindy".

The Cocteau Twins seem to bridge the line between ambient and pop, while others tend to stay either side of it. Treasure is a fantastic compendium of all that they are capable of, from the slow-dance numbers of Beatrix and Otterley to the syncopated grand etherealism of Persephone and Cicely. You needn’t worry about conventional song structure, or indeed lyrics, as you can simply ooze into the alien yet inviting songscape engineered by Elizabeth Fraser & Co., where twinkles and deep bass / percussion leaves some subsequent albums to sound so incredibly normal next to this friendly behemoth, stretching the ‘pop’ genre to its limits, with your speaker’s high-frequency tested too. What is Elizabeth Fraser saying? We don’t exactly know, but it sure sounds like something descended from the heavens, brought down via your dreams to tickle your every aural sense.

Weird.

Liked this a lot even though I never have any idea what they’re saying

I enjoy a periodic record by them. I quickly hit my limit of how much I want to listen to them. But every once in awhile it’s enjoyable.

Quite an enjoyable one

Very ethereal with haunting dreamy vocals - nice to listen to, but it doesn't do anything for me.

I didn't dislike this album but I didn't really like it either. It's not something I would choose to listen to. 2.5/5

Gorgeous stuff. Warm shimmering sounds shine gently throughout this album. Elizabeth Fraser does have a very beautiful voice, though "The Voice of God" is definitely laying it on thick lol.

Solid,

I understand what's good about it. Definitely belongs on the list. But I'm not going to play it again. Especially the singing gets on my nerves. Favorite song: Cicely

Pretty cool album, glad I listened to it. I thought this was an electronic group this whole time.

The Good: We’ve got Twins!!!! The Bad: No we don’t… The Ugly: We don’t have Cocteau either Being a child of the ‘80s, and a great fan of most of the music that has come from that decade of decadence, yuppies and the sky’s the limit, I was actually excited to dig into this album, as, believe it or not, I had never really listened to the Cocteau Twins before… And now I understand why they were not on my radar… This is not my kinda jam. This is not my kind of relax. This is not my kind of anything. There is one thing that I did notice, and that was that once I turned up the volume (to piss off my upstairs neighbor) I started noticing the multilayers of sound that are involved in this production… So, I am going to give this album a 2* and will add it to a list of albums I need to listen to with good headphones on. Because, just maybe, I might start enjoying this more...

After being bathed in a darkness of their own devising Cocteau Twins had allowed themselves to let the light in, if only for a time. Treasure sounds like the accomplishment of finally getting the parts down just about right, even if it doesn't feel as such from the band's point of view. Luckily for them, and for us, they will only get much better from here. And we only have this treasure to thank. Favorites: Ivo, Lorelei, Beatrix, Persephone, Amelia, Aloysius, Cicely, Donimo.

Mostly mood. Probably has a place, but it's not in the standard rotation of things I'd listen to.

Dreamy and lovely

I think I enjoyed it, I'll have to listen to it a bit more.

Liked.

TBD

4.5 Lorelei is perfect. Such a good album

Not for me. I appreciated the use of eastern trill vocals on Amelia. But generally the sound was too similar throughout for me to get into. I did like the sound on Beatrix and Domino had a clear sense of building to an ending. The rif on Persephone I quite enjoyed. The gibberish lyrics felt always slightly out of touch, like I could maybe hear real words in them but not if I listened closer. It's clever but left me feeling frustrated. Other reviews have talked about this being a good listen for specific circumstances. I can see that. I've enjoyed post-rock and thought this might be similar but it's not as emotive. Persephone has a sound closer to that and had sounds I enjoyed.

Not entirely in love with shoegaze, I like it as background noise so I can't really say that I sit and appreciate it. I liked the composition but that's about as far as my interest goes.

Meh. Nothing special, can't really see why this is an album that I have to listen to before I die. It's not bad just very mediocre.

Ethereal, dark and enchanting. The vocals are drenched in reverb and the music is eclectic and free form. The lyrics are spacey and of different (gibberish?) language but are engaging. Dark and haunting, but also existential. I like it, but I don’t have a relisten calling for it. Perhaps background music. It stated off as something I would really enjoy, but the depth does not necessarily resonate with me, while I will say the music is objectively good and fresh.

Meh, again too pop for me.

Obviously indebted to shoegaze and dreamy goth pop, but also doing its own weird and beautiful thing. Liz Fraser is such a treasure.

This album sounds like someone locked a banshee in a cathedral and recorded her trying to remember the lyrics to a song she heard once in a dream. It’s like they handed a reverb pedal a record deal and said, “Go nuts.” I don’t know what language the singer is using—maybe Elvish? Maybe baby talk? Either way, it’s not working. Every track blends together into a swirl of unintelligible wailing and echo-soaked guitar noodles. It's the musical equivalent of trying to read a foggy mirror. I know some folks call this “ethereal.” I call it “unlistenable.” Just awful. No other way to describe it.

For 1984, this is impressive. Very ethereal and dreamy. Harmonic vocals with some dark, eerie synths in the background. Cool sounds throughout and the complementing vocals make this an enjoyable listen.

Hatade dett först, jobbig röst kändes artistiskt bara för att vara det men var fel det är musikaliskt och även om jag må finna visa låtar jobbiga har detta band så mycket talang. Tror verkligen att detta album är exakt vad de hade i huvudet när det gjorde albumet ingen fel ton perfekt som skapelse men hoppas jag gillar numren mer på andra av deras skivor

OK, I guess. A lot of ethereal women's voices almost baroque over a bunch of echoes synthesizer a bunch of memorable melodies but I guess it's OK.

4/5 weird but compelling

I wish I could compare this to the Cocteau Twins album I've already reviewed, but I literally don't remember it. I don't really like the etherealness. And a bunch of the songs are too repetitive. I think the drum machine really hurts my enjoyment. Singing is not bad. I think the whole vibe just isn't for me.

Another Cocteau Twins album that just gets better and better the more I listen to it. Hard to pick a favorite from them, but this one is definitely up there. An easy 5 for sure. Cocteau Twins permanently changed the way I appreciate music in general, and I appreciate the hell out of them for it. Time to go on a CT kick for a while. 🤙

Could really do with a mix that brings out the vocals more but is overall really interesting and cool.

Thought this was a really interesting and fun listen

Finally I get to fix the egregious error I made in my last Cocteau Twins album review... 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....

This is why I love this project. I've heard the name but never dug in because I thought it was a dumb band name. Yes, I'm an idiot. Ethereal, atmospheric, shoe gaze, a little goth, angelic vocals. I imagine sexy Victorian vampires listen to this, if they had the technology to do so.

Bjork’ish.

i do not like this

Day 0021/1001 of One Album a Day / Listened to whilst: commuting Unfortunately just not my thing although can absoloutely appreciate why it's so acclaimed, very ethereally.

One of my fav albums of all time, Really opened my eyes to music in college. Set me on a cool trajectory to find more underground 80s music. Five stars easy.

Etheral wave where the guitars echo and create a wave of noise that create space in this otherworldly reality her music is set in. Frazer speaks in a mixture of English, Latin, and Gaelic among others, using the beauty of language as the primary instrument itself.

Not quite

Are there any actual real lyrics to these songs?

The music struck me as bland. Was not familiar with this band previously.

I'm torn. Not a fan of the vocals. But quite enjoyed some of things the instruments were doing.

Very good stuff. Mad as a box of frogs but a delight.

Cinematic. Some Christmas sounding jungle bells stuff in here that turned me off. Maybe it’s worth another listen, but it didn’t interest me enough to clear my calendar for another chance. But maybe…

Al principio me pareció una tremenda innovación. Atmosférico, oscuro, una voz cautivadora. Pero se fue pinchando con el transcurso del álbum. Se rescata mucho y sobra mucho también.

I love this genre generally speaking, but this surprisingly the first time I've really given Cocteau Twins a listen. This album is probably going to take me more than a handful of play to really connect with, somewhat in part to the production being a little grating at times (multiple vocal parts piled on each other drowning out almost everything else). That said, I do love the moments between with wistful and ethereal instrumentals and the songs themselves are beautiful.

There are one or two Cocteau Twins albums that I like a little better as a complete body of work. But this has some of my favorite tracks.

So advanced for 1984. Truly unique.

This was different, I liked it

It was fine I suppose, but I do not enjoy that kind of music.

Music where you have no idea what they’re saying >>>

Wat mij betreft zijn ze hier iets (en met iets bedoel ik veel) te ver gegaan qua reverb en dat komt de muziek zelf niet ten goede. Ik heb normaal niks tegen een ruimtelijk geluid, maar de muziek mist wat diepte wat mij betreft. Op sommige tracks teveel hoge en mid range geluiden en te weinig lage tonen om de boel dragelijk te houden. Relatief plat dus. Iets te chaotisch ook. Ik weet niet of je ze allemaal bij elkaar in een hokje mag stoppen, maar als ik zoiets wil horen zet ik wel Katrien Schaamhaar of onze IJslandse vriendin aan. Die doen iets soortgelijks maar dan toch een stukje beter wat mij betreft. 'Persephone' is wel een hele dikke track, zowel qua zang, gitaar als drums. Niet dat ik er iets van versta overigens, maar dat geldt eigenlijk voor het hele album. 2,5 ster eigenlijk. Ik rond 'm streng af.

This is a dark, majestic album, and I was surprised when I saw the release date — it sounds very ahead of its time. The album was a nice listen overall, and I can say that the dark melodies were fitting throughout. The composition and singing were beautiful. However, I felt like the mixing was subpar. It felt like I was listening to the whole album through a tube, and not all the sounds were very clear. There was almost a 'grainy' quality to the songs that I didn’t like. The drums and hi-hats sounded so stale at times that I found myself thinking, 'Why did they do that? It would sound so good if it was mixed and mastered with more attention.' Maybe it was their choice for artistic purposes to keep the album sounding this way, but for me, it just leaves me wondering what an amazing album this could have been if it had been done better. 3/5

The whispy singing gives me the feeling of breathlessness. Can't stand it.

Not a fan of this type of music.

Love shoegaze and the Cocteau Twin sound but I just can't get fully into them, not sure why. Maybe it's more about the songs than the sound for me.

I'm a big fan of Cocteau Twins and shoegaze/dream pop in general. This album, IMO, is Cocteau Twins at their best. Atmospheric and interplanetary. Gorgeous layering, with a broad soundstage. Elizabeth Fraser's lyrics, for lack of a better word, tell you of life somewhere else. A beautiful, harmonic, and soothing escape from the mundane.

Apherische Klänge

I do enjoy the Cocteau Twins

Just couldn’t get into it. A couple songs were alright enough but I just don’t care.

Such beautiful and haunting voices, ruined by a below average studio band.

What was this album supposed to be about?

esti que c'est plate

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.

Erikoista dream wavea ja onkin aika hämyinen tunnelma. Outoudesta tulee mieleen Björk ja Aurora. Ihan miellyttävää kuunneltavaa silti kun ei ole liian outoa. Parhaat: Domino, Pandora (For Cindy), Amelia

Just wasn't feeling it. 2/5

3.5

This is a vibe. It's the rare example of an album that I pretty thoroughly enjoy without being able to pick out a hook or standout track. I'm getting Kate Bush meets MBV. Right up my driveway.

Not really my jam, that was all pretty terrible.

I thought this was fine and liked it about the same as the other album we listened to. I thought I'd be more into their stuff ... oh, well!

Can't understand her but the vibes are off the charts

Thoughts before listening: One of those 80s bands that I see mentioned a lot, but I don't really know a ton about. Their album Heaven or Las Vegas has already come up on this list...and I believe I liked it more than I thought I would. I don't recognize this cover or any of the song names on the album, but I would assume more of the same atmospheric new wave. Review: My thoughts on this album are the same as with Heaven or Las Vegas. This is perfectly fine atmospheric 80s dream pop that I am certainly enjoying even if its not my favorite style. The best song here is "Lorelei" and that is going on my playlist. 3-stars

Lost in a dream

Dreamy and ethereal with a distinct 80s feel. Can’t understand any of lyrics. Better than other dream pop I’ve heard so far.

Oh I love this album. Wow. Third time (and being high) made everything click. Love the vocals, love the classic electronic drum sound, love the everything else in this album

I like how vibey this album is.

I don't find the music on this album particularly ethereal, as some have described it. And I really don't get the nonsensical lyrics thing. If this is treasure, I think it would be better to stay buried. Two stars is all I'm prepared to bestow on this one.

To me every song sounds like a closer to me every song sounds like a closer to me every song sounds like a closer to me every song sounds like a closer to me Cool unique sound

not my favourite cocteau twins album but I love my wife Elizabeth Fraser

I don’t know what these chicks are saying, but it’s dreamy and I like it. 4/5 Highlights: Pandora (For Cindy) Aloysius Domino

I think this is some solid ambient/shoegaze.

The album works well at setting up a mood, but there are no stand out songs. A big 2.

Mid album 3/10 weird music but if you like gothic vibes in albums then it would be a nice fit for your playlist for me it's Just ok

Actually my *least* favorite Cocteau Twins album. I agree with the band in describing it as "the worst album by a mile". I think the recording quality and simplicity of the effects really does the music a disservice.

1.5

Fav song: Otterley This album has some really great ideas - it seems like an early progenitor of shoegaze, a genre I really, really like. But there's one absolutely glaring flaw that I just cannot seem to see past. The production on any of the tracks that include that awful, awful drum machine. They chose the bottom of the barrel, worst sounding drum samples they could and just soaked them in reverb. It makes most of the album down right unlistenable for me. That being said, tracks like Otterley that didn't have any drums sound really great. Those guitar tones are lush, the melodies sombre and the vibe is perfect. Thank GOD they didn't put drums on this one.

For a dreary morning, this ethereal alt-rock record was a perfect fit. What I love about this project is that even for music made in languages I don't understand, I can still find connection and joy in the actual music. That fits the bill with the Cocteau Twins on this album. Great vocals and harmonies, and the vibes of the instrumentation were exquisite. Notable Tracks: - Ivo - Lorelai - Pandora (for Cindy) 6/10

No es un disco sencillo, de hecho puede llegar a sentirse bastante denso, pero desde la primera canción se nota el tremendo trabajo y genialidad escondida en su creación. Y no deja de crecer, cada canción se siente más envolvente y llena de misterios para descubrirle en cada escucha. Genial.

Not a fan

I like it but it's a bit strange at times

I have a weird relationship with these guys, I like everything i've heard from them, but it never quite clicks with me hard enough that I love it. I think 'Heaven or Last Vegas' is the closest they've come to really hooking me, this one not as much. But again, I do enjoy the album quite a bit, it's gorgeous.

Great surprise for me. I’ve only listened to Cocteau Twins whenever Spotify sends me in that direction. I have never listened to the band in full, but this was a nice listen. Dreamy, grand, exciting… Kate Bush’y or Björk’y - I do get a little tired of it after a while, though. I will definitely listen to this again

this album is very good once you start listening to it

This wasn’t for me. There were a couple of good songs on here but I struggled to get into it.

So if you've never heard any songs by Cocteau Twins, this album is a good introduction, but it can be quite jarring at first listen because it's a bit disjointed in areas. The genre can be described as Dream Pop, just a bit wispy and floaty with the music and singing. Speaking of lyrics, a lot of them are just thrown together with no real reason or meaning and they're often hard to understand. Overall, the album is OK, but it's not something I would listen to every day. 2/5 Song Highlights: Lorelei Pandora (For Cindy) Aloysius Cicely

another band i really need to learn More About, but i remember most of this record surprisingly vividly from my spins years ago in the college dishroom. its difficult to isolate any One Part of cocteau twins music and what exactly its contributing besides the fact that the music would be emptier without it, it feels strangely and comfortingly inevitable in that way. fraser always sounds less like someone singing at u and more like a voice inside ur head, like ur remembering her rather than hearing her. compared to holv which im a lot more familiar with this is less anthemic and more esoteric...while not ofc being one bit less melodic, and the mysteries here are all inviting, like theres reason to believe there's benevolence behind them. kind of the best music ever lowkey

7/10 I love the ambient fell of this album. Only problem is that it is only really meant for the background Favourite Song=Donimo Least Favourite Song=Persephone

Ihan hyvää maalailua! 3/5

aika tylsä levy. ehkä dream pop ei oo mikään mun genre, mut silti.

Ethereal vibes, but too weird for me. Most of the songs sound the same.

Beautiful record, first time listening to it, ethereal dream pop that I'd imagine is hugely influencial within the genre, lyrics are hard to decipher but really the vocals are there to create layers and melody. Very much a mood record, one to listen to all the way through while chilling on the couch with headphones

better than the last Cocteau album i got here but seriously... two albums in this compilation???

Lovely dream pop. Lorelei, Persephone ... standouts. Sometimes the nonsensical lyrics seem to work, but there are times where it gets a bit too cutesy (Pandora (for Cindy)).

Different and enjoyable! This reminded me of Bjork's music. Kind of ethereal and otherworldly, but very melodic and pleasant. I would definitely listen again, was over before I knew it.

Albumi #98, 03.11.2024 Skottibändi Cocteau Twinsin kolmas studioalbumi ilmestyi vuonna 1984 4AD-levymerkille. Yhtye soittaa mukavan kuuloista dream poppia jonka täydentää Elizabeth Fraserin persoonallisen kaunis lauluääni. Cocteau Twinsiä voi pitää shoegazen esiasteena.

Adore this album. I don’t think it’s quite as ethereal as many would argue. Rather, I just think it’s elegant artsy pop, often with a great deal of propulsion to the programmed beat. Ms. Fraser’s timeless vocals always receive a lot of attention, and deservedly so, but there’s just so much here. The type of music that sounds like nobody before and everybody after.

Perfect music for putting up Halloween decorations or carving pumpkins

A good, ethereal album with haunting vocals. Some songs land, some are background filler. Overall enjoyable and a trip back in time.

The instruments are cool, the voice is quality...but are there any actual lyrics in this album? The singing is just variations of dreamscape sounds that really become annoying over the course of an album. My "Shoegaze is mumble rap for white hipsters" take is aging beautifully.

I liked it. Looking forwars to more cocteau twins album. I think i have to listen mor to it to like it more but left a great impression. Interesting how manylanguages where used 3.5/5.0

As performance art, it’s pretty good…as music it’s not good.

Not really my jam

Pretty good if you want a woman yelling nonsense in your ear for 41 minutes.

Ethereal, unintelligible, wonderful. Best with excellent headphones.

ethereal dreamy atmosphere but that's about it

Reminds me of an upbeat Enya.

I dunno. It's fine. But not blown away. Another one I don't know why it is on the list.

October 13, 2024 Is that not the snare from “When the Levee Breaks”…? Either way, it’s really distracting Bad drum machine aside, I did enjoy the overall experience, definitely fits an old forest in a dark fantasy movie. Hearing another album with Fraser's wordless vocals convinces me Sigur Rós was inspired by the Cocteau Twins. HL: “Persephone”, “Pandora”, “Donimo”, “Lorelei”

Had this album on cassette tape in early 90s, with Heaven or Las Vegas on the flip side: both are timeless classics and two of the best pop albums made during 1980-90.

Still an amazing album. Dark and light at the same time. Cicely was, and still is, my favourite song.

Satisfying album from start to finish, with a unique, dreamy sound.

A wonderfully ethereal jaunt back to the 80's. The simplistic use of drum machine only for emphasis and structure helps to place rhythmic focus on the strings and vocals themselves while leaving lots of space to capitalize on

Think of the last scene of Blade Runner 2049. Now imagine lying in snow and bleeding. The red covers the white while the camera zooms out. ‘Treasure’ is that kind of an album.

Wow this record feels like it's ahead of its time. I love how ethereal it is. It kind of sounds like a mix between shoegaze and dream pop.

Super cool album! And very unique. This felt like My Bloody Valentine meets Bjork meets Depeche Mode and has a drink with Kate Bush. I love all of the building elements and the dark minor tones. You really can't ever 100% tell what she is saying, but you're always entranced with it. Its builds, then it crashes, then it takes you in weird rabbit holes of ambiance. Each song is unique in its own way, but also fits comfortably in the record and never feels out of place. They play with different vocal melodies along with different tones of keys, synths and guitars. I was really impressed with this record. It actually surprised me it came out in 85! This feels like it could have been a 90s record.

Furchtbare Aneinanderreihung von Tönen. Schreckliche Stimme. Das Gequietsche nervt.

I absolutely love a couple things about this album. 1. Our musicians are playing shoegaze before it was a thing. And they're doing an incredible job. 2. Our vocalist is spouting utter nonsense, but doing it so consistently with exquisite phrasing, that it has the form of lyrics without containing any linguistic content whatsoever. As a person who hears lyrics as music before I register that they're actually singing *words*, I consider the singing an amazing feat. If you were to grow music in a lab that was meant specifically for me, you couldn't do much better than the Cocteau Twins.

it's good but it's no Heaven or Las Vegas u know?

Geweldig album, moest even een paar keer luisteren, maar elke keer werd het beter. Gave arrangementen, gewoon echt goede dreampop.

Ok 2/5