🎬 Entertainment Apr 9, 2026 · Alexis Petridis

Dream-pop at its most divine: Cocteau Twins’ 20 greatest songs – ranked!

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Dream-pop at its most divine: Cocteau Twins’ 20 greatest songs – ranked!
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Forty years on from the release of their Victorialand album, we rank the Scottish band’s 20 best tracks, from goth beginnings to weightless masterpiecesAt first, Cocteau Twins gave every impression of being a goth band: check out Wax and Wane’s Banshees-esque ambience – the guitar is very John McGeoch – flanged bass and drum machine. But the chorus soars out of the metaphorical cloud of dry ice, and Elizabeth Fraser’s voice is already outpacing her influences. Continue reading...

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