Cocteau Twins- Heaven or Las VegasLabel: 4AD Reissued 2014, originally released 1990 Deciding to scale back the overly pretty sound on Blue Bell Knoll while experimenting with more accessibility the TWINS ended up creating their best album since Treasure. From the start, Heaven is simply fantastic: on "Cherry Coloured Funk," Guthrie's inimitable guitar work chimes leading a low key but forceful rhythm, while Raymonde's grand bass work fleshes it out. Fraser simply captivates; her

collaborate to make Jettison part art-rock dissonance

even if he's not really noticed

Interpersonal strife proved too much and they played their last show in August 1983

Blue Light

Production on the album was troubled

the evolution of the Me Generation as seen in Mad Men and elsewhere

as well as on college radio stations

JOHN WETTON

as the group itself winds up succumbing to grinding sub-metallic riffing that has little power

Make Art Not Friends

Wish You Were Here was recorded during numerous recording sessions at Abbey Road Studios in London

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