Cocteau Twins
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Cocteau Twins were a pioneering Scottish alternative rock band known for their ethereal soundscapes, innovative guitar textures, and Elizabeth Fraser’s distinctive, often wordless vocals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cocteau Twins canonical | 5 |
Statements (76)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish band
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album ⓘ band ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1997 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1979 ⓘ |
| album |
Blue Bell Knoll
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Four-Calendar Café NERFINISHED ⓘ Garlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Head Over Heels NERFINISHED ⓘ Heaven or Las Vegas NERFINISHED ⓘ Milk & Kisses NERFINISHED ⓘ Treasure NERFINISHED ⓘ Victorialand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Dif Juz
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Felt NERFINISHED ⓘ Harold Budd NERFINISHED ⓘ This Mortal Coil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | 4AD label aesthetic ⓘ |
| bassist |
Simon Raymonde
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Will Heggie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| breakupReason | internal tensions ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| debutAlbum | Garlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disbanded | 1997 ⓘ |
| formedIn | Grangemouth, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
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dream pop ⓘ ethereal wave ⓘ gothic rock ⓘ post-punk ⓘ shoegaze ⓘ |
| guitarist | Robin Guthrie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.cocteautwins.com/ ⓘ |
| hasWikipediaPage | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocteau_Twins ⓘ |
| inception | 1979 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Beach House
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Lush NERFINISHED ⓘ My Bloody Valentine NERFINISHED ⓘ Slowdive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
dream pop
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shoegaze ⓘ |
| languageCharacteristic | often wordless vocals ⓘ |
| laterMember | Simon Raymonde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricalStyle | glossolalia ⓘ |
| member |
Elizabeth Fraser
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Robin Guthrie NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon Raymonde NERFINISHED ⓘ Will Heggie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Elizabeth Fraser’s distinctive vocals
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ethereal soundscapes ⓘ innovative guitar textures ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Heaven or Las Vegas
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Treasure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalMember |
Elizabeth Fraser
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Robin Guthrie NERFINISHED ⓘ Will Heggie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer |
Cocteau Twins
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Cocteau Twins NERFINISHED ⓘ Cocteau Twins NERFINISHED ⓘ Cocteau Twins NERFINISHED ⓘ Cocteau Twins NERFINISHED ⓘ Cocteau Twins NERFINISHED ⓘ Cocteau Twins NERFINISHED ⓘ Cocteau Twins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate |
1982
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1983 ⓘ 1984 ⓘ 1986 ⓘ 1988 ⓘ 1990 ⓘ 1993 ⓘ 1996 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
4AD
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Capitol Records ⓘ Mercury Records ⓘ |
| vocalist | Elizabeth Fraser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.