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Links

A curated list of links to other websites about, featuring, or referencing Cocteau Twins. Contact us if you would like to suggest a link.

Official Member Websites

ElizabethFraser.com
RobinGuthrie.com
Robin Guthrie Bandcamp Page
BellaUnion.com
Simon Raymonde’s indie label, featuring his Lost Horizons and Snowbird projects.
Lost Horizons Website

Online Databases

AllMusic.com
Online music database with biographies, photographs, discographies, and other information.
Discogs.com
Extensive online discography database, featuring detailed listings of official and unofficial releases, one-offs, international market releases, and more.
IMDB.com
Individual band members and the group’s listings on the Internet Movie Database.
Index of Songs
All Cocteau Twins songs ever recorded and released in one form or other.
Official Charts
UK music chart history.
Rock’s Backpages Library
Offical artist page
Archive (incomplete) of news stories and magazine features
Setlist.fm Cocteau Twins Page
An extensive crowdsourced database of live performance dates, venues, and other information.
WhoSampled.com
Extensive list of songs sampled, remixed, and covered by other artists.
Wikipedia.org
Official Wikipedia entry for Cocteau Twins
Official Wikipedia entry for Elizabeth Fraser
Official Wikipedia entry for Robin Guthrie
Official Wikipedia entry for Simon Raymonde

Digital Music Websites

4AD
Official artist page at 4AD.
Apple Music
Official Apple page.
Last.fm
Official Last.fm page.
Spotify
Official Spotify page.
Tidal
Official Tidal page.
YouTube Music
Official YouTube Music page.
Universal Music Publishing Group
Official profile.

Social Media

Discord
Our official server.
Facebook
Instagram
Follow the #CocteauTwins hashtag.
Pinterest
Fan-created boards.
Reddit
r/cocteautwins
TikTok
TikTok posts featuring Cocteau Twins.
Tumblr
Follow posts tagged #The-Cocteau-Twins.
YouTube
Cocteau Twins Topic.

Select Features, Interviews, Reviews & Stories

A full listing of Press Clips is available on the Press & News page.

“Ultimate Genre Guide: Shoegaze”
Uncut
“The 25 Best Dream Pop Albums of All Time”
Paste
“8 Songs That Sample Cocteau Twins, From Arca to The Weeknd”
Pitchfork.com
“An Essential Guide to Cocteau Twins”
Exclaim
“An interview with Robin Guthrie of the Cocteau Twins”
Post-Punk.com
“An introduction to Cocteau Twins in 10 records”
VinylFactory.com
“Building an Iconic Sound: Cocteau Twins’ Robin Guthrie”
XLR8R
“Cocteau Twins, Ivo, 1984”
Writer Andrew Collins muses on “Ivo”—one of his 143 favorite songs of all time—the LP Treasure, and his occasional encounters with Cocteau Twins, professionally and otherwise.
“Cocteau Twins on Blue Bell Knoll: Simon Raymonde and Robin Guthrie on the Band’s ‘Golden Era’”
Under the Radar
“Cocteau Twins’ Elizabeth Fraser to perform at Meltdown Festival”
The Guardian UK
“Cocteau Twins Singer Elizabeth Fraser Announces First Full-Length Music Project in 20 Years”
Paste
“Cocteau Twins: 10 of the Best”
The Guardian UK’s Top 10 Cocteau Twins songs.
“Cocteau Twins: The Complete Guide”
Clash
“Divine Rapture: Simon Raymonde revisits Cocteau Twins’ purple patch”
The Skinny
“Dreaming in the pussy: Cult rapper Antwon’s guide to Cocteau Twins”
FACT
“Elizabeth Fraser and John Grant in Conversation at the Royal Albert Hall”
Drowned in Sound
“Elizabeth Fraser and John Grant talk Blue Bell Knoll”
The Quietus
“Elizabeth Fraser: The Cocteau Twins and me”
The Guardian UK
“From Cocteau Twins to Carousel, Robin Guthrie Mesmerizes”
Wired
“The Guide to Getting Into Cocteau Twins, the Hypnotic Dream Pop-Pioneers”
Another Grangemouth, Scotland, native offers context, commentary, and curated playlists for the novice Cocteau Twins listener via Vice.
“Heaven or Las Vegas is 26 Today”
A retrospective from the design firm Form, who designed the sleeve artwork for the album.
“Heaven or Las Vegas: Review”
Sputnik
“The Life of a Song: ‘Song to the Siren’”
Financial Times
Pitchfork.com Archive
Collection of reviews and articles about Cocteau Twins at Pitchfork, a leading music website.
“Readers’ panel: Cocteau Twins”
Five readers tell The Guardian UK why they love the band, and their Twitter followers recommend the best tracks for newcomers.
“Robin Guthrie Interview”
Test Pressing / ‘Sup Magazine
“Robin Guthrie Interviewed: I’m suffering from old git syndrome”
Uncut
“Searching for Heaven”
A 4AD feature by Martin Aston focusing on “Blue Bell Knoll” and “Heaven or Las Vegas.”
“Simon Raymonde: My life’s playlist”
[PIAS] Independent Echo Blog
“Some thoughts on the welcome return of Elizabeth Fraser”
Uncut
“Spooning Good Singing Gum: Meaning, Association, and Interpretation in Rock Music”
Current Musicology
“Thirty Years On: Cocteau Twins’ Head Over Heels Revisited”
The Quietus
“Tim Burgess’s Twitter Listening Party for Heaven or Las Vegas”
From 3rd April 2020, featuring co-host Simon Raymonde.
“Tim Burgess’s Twitter Listening Party for Four-Calendar Café”
From 18 October 2020, featuring co-host Simon Raymonde.
“Treasure and Blue Bell Knoll: Reviews”
The New Perfect Collection
“Treasure: Review”
BBC Online
“Tribute: Celebrating 20 Years of Cocteau Twins’ Milk & Kisses”
Albumism
“Writing Something Complete: An Interview With Robin Guthrie”
PopMatters

Online Record Shops

4 A D
Amazon (UK)
Amazon (US)
Amoeba Music (US)
boomkat
Discogs.com
Dusty Groove
eBay (UK)
eBay (US)
New, used, rarities, clothing, and other treasures.
EIL
Experience Vinyl
Music Stack
Rough Trade (UK)
Rough Trade (US)

Merchandise (Unofficial/Unlicensed)

The former band members can’t endorse these merchants or guarantee the quality of their merchandise. Buy at your own risk.

Depop
New and used clothing, buttons, accessories, records, etc.
eBay (UK)
eBay (US)
New, used, rarities, clothing, and other treasures.
Etsy
An array of items, including t-shirts and more.
Redbubble
A broad selection of t-shirts and other garments.

Fan Sites

“Adrian’s Album Reviews”
“An Appreciation of the Cocteau Twins”
By Eric Roosendaal, with a lot of interesting features, including quizzes to test fan knowledge.
“Can you name the Cocteau Twins’ songs from all studio albums?”
A timed quiz.
Eyesore Database
Mainly a discography and collection of scanned album artwork.
Adam Roguski’s Cocteau Twins Polish Website
A Polish-language website with biographies, a discography, and other content.
“Great Spangled Library” of Live Performances
A curated collection of live recordings of Cocteau Twins performances from 1982 to 1996.

Miscellany

The Art of Roger Newbrook: Surface Tensions
The artist who created the imagery used in the header and footer of this website design, which were taken from the sleeve artwork for Lullabies to Violaine.
Cocteau Twins Chords & Tabs
UltimateGuitar.com
Cocteau Twins Chords
eChords.com
Cocteau Twins Guitar Chords, Tabs, & Lyrics
Chordie.com
Robin Guthrie’s gear and equipment setup
EquipBoard.com
Cocteau Twins Song Title BINGO
BINGO Cards | Song Title Spinner
Cocteau Twins “Jeopardy!” Quiz
Test your Cocteau Twins knowledge as an individual or in teams.
Filigree & Shadow Perfumes
An independent parfumerie that creates original fragrances inspired (and named for) songs by their favorite artists—most of whom were signed to 4AD (including Dif Juz, Pale Saints, Lush, Dead Can Dance, This Mortal Coil—of course—and more). Their Cocteau Twins-inspired scents are called “Wax and Wane” and “Eperdu.”
Foreign Objects Beer Company
A clever beer company with a familiar taste in music. They’ve named two of their signature beers after Cocteau Twins songs—“Glass Candle Grenades” and “In the Gold Dust Rush.”
JCRT clothing
Original plaid shirt designs, many inspired by bands or albums, including their original “Heaven or Las Vegas Plaid Shirt.”