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

Forty years on from the release of their Victorialand album, we rank the Scottish band’s 20 best tracks, from goth beginnings to weightless masterpieces

The Guardian - UK

10 brilliant songs from the 90s that bands were barmy to not put on a record

10 brilliant songs from the 90s that bands were barmy to not put on a record

For your consideration: a list of B-sides and outtakes that deserved a slot in the spotlight

Massive Attack at LIDO Festival: 'a moment of unity and a call to action'

Massive Attack at LIDO Festival: 'a moment of unity and a call to action'

4/5 Massive Attack deliver a powerful set at LIDO where Gaza takes centre stage

Evening Standard

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“They use their standing to its fullest potential, both as entertainers and campaigners”: Massive Attack’s LIDO festival extravaganza was protest art at its finest

Bristol’s trip-hop frontrunners build a captivating manifesto for the modern world, conveyed through staggering visuals and soundtracked by enormous, dynamic songs

13 best Massive Attack tracks to test your hi-fi system

Discover the 13 best Massive Attack tracks to test your hi-fi system, from Blue Lines to Heligoland.

Big Star wrote it, Jamie T sampled it, and it was one of Jeff Buckley’s favourite songs. The story of the sleazy song that was reimagined to capture “the beauty of despair”

The story of Kangaroo, the sleazeball song reimagined to capture “the beauty of despair”

In One Ear by Simon Raymonde review – life with the magical, mysterious Cocteau Twins

The bassist with the singular 80s band reflects on his contribution to their timeless music – and his years as boss of record label Bella Union – in a diplomatic but chatty memoir

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“I couldn’t do all the licks and Jimmy Page stuff. By not being able to play properly and discovering echo units, I came upon some monstrous sounds, purely by accident”: Robin Guthrie on how he conjured the haunting tones of Cocteau Twins

“I couldn’t do all the licks and Jimmy Page stuff. By not being able to play properly and discovering echo units, I came upon some monstrous sounds, purely by accident”: Robin Guthrie on how he conjured the haunting tones of Cocteau Twins

With The Moon and the Melodies remastered and reissued, the architect of the lushest sounds committed to tape reflects on the effects experimentation and accidental magic of the quintessential 4AD band

Simon Raymonde: ‘I started to hate who I was becoming’

Simon Raymonde: ‘I started to hate who I was becoming’

The musician and label boss has released his first memoir, ‘In One Ear’, in which he reflects on his career with the Cocteau Twins, a brain tumour diagnosis and navigating the music industry as a manager

The Independent UK

“Restraint was something other bands did… with little precedent, they were a progressive band to their very core”: Revisiting Cocteau Twins’ Treasure

“Restraint was something other bands did… with little precedent, they were a progressive band to their very core”: Revisiting Cocteau Twins’ Treasure

1984 release led the way for countless bands who’d be labelled shoegaze and dream-pop – but trio’s motivation was to find their own direction

Cocteau Twins and Harold Budd's The Moon And The Melodies to be reissued on vinyl in August

Cocteau Twins and Harold Budd's The Moon And The Melodies to be reissued on vinyl in August

Cocteau Twins and Harold Budd's collaboration The Moon And The Melodies to be reissued on vinyl for the very first time since 1986

'Pain does not go away': Anger persists for family of U.S. Marine killed in Kabul

'Pain does not go away': Anger persists for family of U.S. Marine killed in Kabul

The last text message Darin Taylor Hoover sent his mother from Kabul's airport a year ago was short but one she still reads every day.

Sun’s Signature by Sun’s Signature review – swoonworthy sounds from a mighty pop partnership

Sun’s Signature by Sun’s Signature review – swoonworthy sounds from a mighty pop partnership

The Cocteau Twins’ Elizabeth Fraser and Massive Attack’s Damon Reece deliver a sensual five-track EP that is destined to go the distance

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