Cocteau Twins

Genres: Rock, Dream Pop, Post-Punk, Gothic Rock

Cocteau Twins

Ranking

  • Rank: #106 of 411 bands on the BandRank leaderboard
  • ELO score: 1000
  • Record: 0 wins, 0 losses, 0 ties in head-to-head votes

Bio

Cocteau Twins were a Scottish rock band active from 1979 to 1997. They were formed in Grangemouth on the Firth of Forth by Robin Guthrie and Will Heggie (bass), adding Elizabeth Fraser (vocals) in 1981. In 1983, Heggie was replaced by multi-instrumentalist Simon Raymonde. The group earned critical praise for their ethereal, effects-laden sound and the soprano vocals of Fraser, whose lyrics often eschew any recognisable language. They pioneered the 1980s alternative subgenre of dream pop and helped define what would become shoegaze.

Bio source: Wikipedia

Albums

  • Head Over Heels (1983)
  • Treasure (1984)
  • Blue Bell Knoll (1988)
  • Heaven or Las Vegas (1990)

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