Cocteau Twins
Cocteau Twins
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Artist Information
Genres: Alternative Pop/Rock, Post-Punk, Dream Pop, Alternative/Indie Rock, Ambient Pop
Active: 80's, 90's, 2000's
Formed: 1979 in Grangemouth, Scotland
Influences
Brian Eno, Nina Simone, Robert Fripp, Cluster, Edith Piaf, The Sex Pistols, Monsoon, Joni Mitchell, Kraftwerk, Peter Gabriel, John Cale, Kate Bush, Tim Buckley, David Bowie, Siouxsie and the Banshees
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A.R. Kane, This Mortal Coil, My Bloody Valentine, Xmal Deutschland, Seefeel, Virginia Astley, Dead Can Dance, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Kitchens of Distinction, Sigur Rós, Shelleyan Orphan, Amp, Minimal Compact, Lowlife, The Wolfgang Press, Curve, Breathless, Kate Bush, Dif Juz
Followers
The Sundays, Cranes, Julee Cruise, Syntaks, The Glee Club, Heidi Berry, Virginia Astley, Lowlife, Pale Saints, Amstrong, Apollo Heights, School of Seven Bells, Breathless, My Bloody Valentine, Lush, The Hang Ups, Mahogany, Sigur Rós, Sneakster
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Biography
A group whose distinctly ethereal and gossamer sound virtually defined the enigmatic image of the record label 4AD, Cocteau Twins were founded in Grangemouth, Scotland, in 1979.
Discography
Release: June 15, 2010
Label: Vinyl 180
Release: May 25, 2010
Label: Virtual Records