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Songs like 'Sugar Hiccup' and the brilliantly named 'Glass Candle Grenades,' with their swooping vocals, clattering percussion, and vibrant guitars, go a long way to lightening the downbeat mood cast on the band's previous album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStandouts include 'The Tinderbox (Of A Heart)', which is fleshed out with synthesized orchestral strings and multilayered vocal tracks; the strange, barreling, music-hall quality of 'Multifoiled'; and the crunching, heavily echoed 'Musette And Drums', which features Elizabeth Fraser's vocals at both their most commanding and most elusive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArguably the best track is the spectacular 'In The Gold Dust Rush,' which highlights Robin Guthrie's multiple guitar effects to create an enveloping cocoon, broken only by shards of distortion. the underlying combination of basic song structures, ethereal vocals, and effects make \u003cem\u003eHead Over Heels\u003c\/em\u003e probably the best place to start investigating Cocteau Twins' unique sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen Mama Was Moth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFive Ten Fiftyfold\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSugar Hiccup\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn Our Angelhood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlass Candle Grenades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn The Gold Dust Rush\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Tinderbox (Of A Heart)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMultifoiled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Love Paramour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMusette And Drums\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"4ad","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31975500480627,"sku":"CAD3709","price":25.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1481\/5374\/files\/coctreau-twins-head_over-heels.jpg?v=1707381937"},{"product_id":"cocteau-twins-heaven-or-las-vegas-vinyl","title":"Cocteau Twins: Heaven Or Las Vegas (Vinyl LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"full\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PbbUeLkZt74?si=D792nX5aVAHViugV\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleased in 1990, \u003cem\u003eHeaven Or Las Vegas\u003c\/em\u003e was the band's most commercially successful release, reaching number seven in the UK album charts.  Numerous publications have since declared it one of the best albums of the 90s, Pitchfork calling it “a core of ungodly gorgeous songs that is every bit as moving and relevant today as it ever was.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabel founder Ivo Watts-Russell goes further, candidly revealing in the recent 4AD biography, \u003cem\u003eFacing The Other Way\u003c\/em\u003e, that this album wasn’t just his favourite Cocteaus album but also his favourite all-time 4AD album, and “by a long shot”, calling it “the perfect record.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCherry-Coloured Funk \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePitch The Baby\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIceblink Luck\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFifty-Fifty Clown\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeaven Or Las Vegas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Wear Your Ring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFotzepolitic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWolf In The Breast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoad, River And Rail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrou-Frou Foxes In Midsummer Fires\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"4ad","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39295020073075,"sku":"CAD3420","price":25.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1481\/5374\/products\/cocteau-twins-heaven-las-vegas.jpg?v=1655380571"},{"product_id":"cocteau-twins-blue-bell-knoll-vinyl","title":"Cocteau Twins: Blue Bell Knoll (Vinyl LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZpqaNjtaU6o?si=CuZKS4zlfJAWQ5TD\" height=\"300\" width=\"full\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the airiness of \u003cem\u003eVictorialand\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBlue Bell Knoll\u003c\/em\u003e, the Cocteau Twins' fifth album, returns them to the swirling ethereality of earlier collections. Anchoring the interplay of Elizabeth Fraser's vocals and Robin Guthrie's effects-treated guitars with drum machine patterns and stronger bass lines makes for somewhat more traditional songs, and also frees them - 'Suckling The Mender' even has room for two glittering guitar solos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlue Bell Knoll\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAthol-Brose\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarolyn's Fingers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor Phoebe Still A Baby\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Itchy Glowbo Blow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCico Buff\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuckling The Mender\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpooning Good Singing Gum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Kissed Out Red Floatboat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElla Megalast Burls Forever\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"4ad","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39467043258483,"sku":"CAD3419","price":25.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1481\/5374\/products\/cocteau-twins-blue-bell-knoll.jpg?v=1665159949"},{"product_id":"cocteau-twins-heaven-or-las-vegas-cd","title":"Cocteau Twins: Heaven Or Las Vegas (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"full\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PbbUeLkZt74?si=D792nX5aVAHViugV\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleased in 1990, \u003cem\u003eHeaven or Las Vegas\u003c\/em\u003e was the band's most commercially successful release, reaching number seven in the UK album charts.  Numerous publications have since declared it one of the best albums of the 90s, Pitchfork calling it \u003cem\u003e“a core of ungodly gorgeous songs that is every bit as moving and relevant today as it ever was.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLabel founder Ivo Watts-Russell goes further, candidly revealing in the recent 4AD biography, \u003cem\u003eFacing The Other Way\u003c\/em\u003e, that this album wasn’t just his favourite Cocteaus album but also his favourite all-time 4AD album, and \u003cem\u003e“by a long shot”\u003c\/em\u003e, calling it \u003cem\u003e“the perfect record.”.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCherry-Coloured Funk \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePitch The Baby\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIceblink Luck\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFifty-Fifty Clown\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeaven Or Las Vegas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Wear Your Ring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFotzepolitic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWolf In The Breast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoad, River And Rail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrou-Frou Foxes In Midsummer Fires\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"4ad","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40435253444723,"sku":"GAD0012CD","price":7.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1481\/5374\/products\/cocteau-twins-heaven-las-vegas_e0cc6c80-acb9-4a69-8b2a-d1d2beec3168.jpg?v=1663081427"},{"product_id":"cocteau-twins-victorialand-vinyl","title":"Cocteau Twins: Victorialand (Vinyl LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"full\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m0wVqkt7ND8?si=1QPslBZVGBN_Brme\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVictorialand\u003c\/em\u003e, Cocteau Twins’ fourth album, was released in spring 1986. The largely acoustic, non-percussive album was made with Elizabeth and Robin, while Simon was working on This Mortal Coil's second album, \u003cem\u003eFiligree \u0026amp; Shadow\u003c\/em\u003e. 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The brainchild of Guthrie and original bassist Will Heggie, by 1981 they had added Fraser and the following year signed to 4AD, one of the most illustrious of the indie labels. With Raymonde replacing Heggie in 1983, the trio went on to create some of the most unique and otherworldly music of the 80s, built around Guthrie's chiming guitar and Fraser's unmistakable soprano.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the early 90s, the group had just released their most successful album, the commercial \u003cem\u003eHeaven Or Las Vegas\u003c\/em\u003e, after which they moved to Mercury imprint Fontana, joining the likes of The Fall and the House Of Love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough not intended so at the time, \u003cem\u003eMilk \u0026amp; Kisses\u003c\/em\u003e – released in March 1996 – became the final album issued by the group. The trio worked separately but effectively – Raymonde would work in the daytime, Guthrie at night, leaving Fraser to add her vocals. Because of the aftershocks of her split with Guthrie, lyrics came easy to her. Led by the beautiful, hushed Top 30 single 'Tishbite' and containing fan favourites 'Violane' and 'Eperdu', \u003cem\u003eMilk \u0026amp; Kisses\u003c\/em\u003e has tended to be overlooked within the group's canon, and therefore is ripe for investigation. 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The brainchild of Guthrie and original bassist Will Heggie, by 1981 they had added Fraser and the following year signed to 4AD, one of the most illustrious of the indie labels. With Raymonde replacing Heggie in 1983, the trio went on to create some of the most unique and otherworldly music of the 80s, built around Guthrie's chiming guitar and Fraser's unmistakable soprano.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the early 90s, the group had just released their most successful album, the commercial \u003cem\u003eHeaven Or Las Vegas\u003c\/em\u003e, but the relationship with 4AD was coming to an end. Mercury imprint Fontana was going through something of a purple patch, signing former underground bands, and by 1992, Cocteau Twins had joined The Fall and the House Of Love. The group's debut album for Fontana, \u003cem\u003eFour-Calendar Café\u003c\/em\u003e, was released in October 1993. Its gossamer melodies and largely upbeat pop bely the turmoil the group were going through.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBarney Hoskyns, writing in Mojo, said that \u003cem\u003eFour-Calendar Café\u003c\/em\u003e was \"the most poignant, heartrending Cocteaus record of all, an album of naked confession and raw beauty . . . Sadness never sounded so luscious.\" Simon Raymonde agreed: \"I think in time people will realise what a great album \u003cem\u003eFour-Calendar Café\u003c\/em\u003e is. 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