Cocteau Twins reform!

Wils · 02 February, 2005, 09:07:16 PM

...for the Coachella Valley Music Festival at the end of April and maybe (*hopefully*) more.

Unfortunately, the festival's in bloody California, so fingers crossed that they carry on and do a tour of Blighty sometime *really* soon. :)

Link: http://www.cocteautwins.com/html/news.html" target="_blank">Official confirmation

Slippery PD · 02 February, 2005, 09:12:22 PM

"Mibitty boo mibitty boo. Sash al fen oooonnnn"

or something. Look for deep meaningful lyrics here :)

Fantastic band and the music is so atmospheric....

Slips

Quirkafleeg · 02 February, 2005, 09:13:53 PM

Get a grip man! They can even sing in bloody English.

Wils · 02 February, 2005, 09:14:54 PM

...says the man who was listening to Napalm Death last night...

Quirkafleeg · 02 February, 2005, 09:16:38 PM

Yeah, and I'm listening to Slipknot right now!

Adrian Bamforth · 02 February, 2005, 10:12:13 PM

Don't forget of course the dour-tastic House Of Love have also reformed with Terry Bickers back on guitar, gonna see 'em in Reading next week.

ADE

raspberry reich · 02 February, 2005, 10:40:09 PM

the cocteu twins are an amazing band. if youre in any doubts just buy the album treasure.im looking forward to them reforming.

House of Usher · 02 February, 2005, 10:43:54 PM

Treasure's lovely. Garlands is good too, but less pretty. And Sunburst and Snowblind is epic.

There's just one more track of theirs I like that's about 9 minutes long.

I can take or leave the rest of their oevre.

Three great albums and one obscure long track can't be bad though.

raspberry reich · 02 February, 2005, 11:02:03 PM

my favourite cocteu twin song is pearly snow drops. the first cocteu sing i heard and it blew me away.

House of Usher · 02 February, 2005, 11:07:48 PM

Wils (and anyone else) - could you divine the title of the very long Cocteau Twins track to which I was referring? It's very repetitive and builds to the most amazing crescendo, and the lyrics suggest something like 'barking' and 'biting'. Does that ring a bell?

Wils · 02 February, 2005, 11:08:25 PM

[cough]Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops[/cough]

;)

Grant Goggans · 02 February, 2005, 11:10:45 PM

Wow! The House of Love was my favorite band in the world for about a month when I was in college.

I might not be the only 33 year-old to say that.

--Grant

raspberry reich · 02 February, 2005, 11:13:53 PM

pearly-dewdrops silly me i knew that wasnt the correct title:p

Wils · 02 February, 2005, 11:14:46 PM

It's not Tishbite off Milk and Kisses, is it?

House of Usher · 02 February, 2005, 11:17:03 PM

So, um... Pearly Dewdrops' Drops. Is that the one I was referring to as well as the one doktor cronenberg meant?

Looking at their discography I'd say they'd peaked by 1984.