Cocteau Twins

Heaven or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins carved themselves a very bright spot amidst the countless dream-pop names of the 80s with fantastic records like Head Over Heels or Treasure, but it was on the early 90s that they came out with their absolute masterpiece. Heaven Or Las Vegas saw the group distancing themselves a bit from the puzzlying experiments of Treasure and heading towards a more accessible and straight-forward direction. The songs on this album are extremely well written, exclusively relying on sublime ... read more

Finally gave this thing a shot! I understand why Em hypes it up so much now!

This thing is just super fucking easy to listen to, like you could play it for hours and never get sick of it, but it's not necessarily background music either. The tracks all compliment each other so well, and though I wasn't blown away particularly, I was still thoroughly impressed with them.

Favs: Cherry-Coloured Funk, Fotzepolitic, Frou-Frou Foxes in Midsummer Fires

Least Fav: I Wear Your Ring

Nothing in the world sounds like this, no matter how many people have tried to replicate it. This is just ridiculously, insanely gorgeous. It’s like a reward for your ears. And it’s hard to believe that this album is somehow pushing 30 years old, because it doesn’t sound one bit dated. Transcendent.

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