Can we please go nuts over The Cocteau Twins together? What a wonderful, important group. It's a shame we (probably) won't get to see them perform again.
Here's "Evangeline" from their 1993 release "Four Calendar Cafe."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yapze5PaFs
one of the best vocalists in rock
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3diz8I0AVVk
>>65411302
Fav albums? Imo:
Heaven Or Las Vegas > Four Calendar Cafe > Treasure > Victorialand > Head Over Heels > Garlands
Their singles and b-sides are all equally great. Such a consistently amazing band, it's astonishing.
All of their albums and EPs are perfection. Elizabeth Fraser is one of the most iconic vocalists of all time.
shalala raa doodooo deedeee
I love HoLV but have never been able to get into Treasure of their more "goth" material
I love em, but I don't want them to be memed to death.
>Cocteau Twins
>not actually twins
>>65411302
i am convinced that Elizabeth is an angel
>>65411825
They won't ever be memed dw. The Cocteau's material is far too intellectual and iconic to be memed.
>>65411910
fuck, i hope your right
>>65411910
>intellectual
Why do you think that? Genuinely curious. Always thought their lyrics where just random shit Fraser thought would fill the song's melodies and aesthetic.
Post-HoLV stuff is so underrated
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tozFzmmoTgA
Her voice really is something else
Was really surprised by how much I enjoyed Galands. Heaven or Las Vegas is probably a 10/10.
>>65411910
Cocteau Twins aren't intellectual. What a pretentious thing to say. And I say this as a huge fan.
>>65411302
Robin really looks like what I imagine 75% of /mu/ to look like. Tell me I'm right.
>>65411910
I dunno, it seems really easy to be dismissive of a group whose lyrics are phonetically pleasing nonsense. I mean ppl shit on Sigur Rós for Hopelandic, so why not Cocteau Twins? Now here's another consideration: Rós' uninteligibility actually rendered them undiscussable, and so it will be w/ Cocteau!
>>65411953
Yeah I get you some of the lyrics are made up words. I guess its probably the dreamy ethereal melodies more than anything in that case...
>>65411930
They've been disbanded for 2 decades if they were going to be memed it would've been a long time ago.
>>65411978
Check out The Cure's Pornography if you haven't already, it's pretty similar in a way. Really tells you something about a band when an album like Garlands ain't even top 3
>>65411998
I suppose its because Elizabeth was one of the first to do the mouth music thing but still garner mainstream success and critical praise.
>>65411302
I'm a scotfag and so find it shocking how many of my peers have never even heard of them
It took a few tries but Treasure finally clicked with me. What a beautiful album, probably my favorite from them.
>>65411998
>Rós' uninteligibility actually rendered them undiscussable
There's still a lot to discuss in terms of their music, and none of the "dude remember (stupid lyric)" meming.
More discussion is always better
>>65412347
I think I agree with this. Lyrics are important and fun to discuss, but bands like The Cocteau Twins and Sigur Ros deserve to be talked about for the music.
What is their best song and why is it either Pandora or Persephone or Cicely or Amelia?
They sound like fucking Enya.
Cheesy new age bullshit
>>65413748
Cico Buff or Lorelei
>>65413780
What the fuck are you talking about
>>65413780
Are you brain dead
>>65413780
>Hating on based Enya
not great
treasure is their best album
>twins
>there's 3 of them
