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This is the second volume of Lullabies to Violaine's split-release version (4AD initially released the two volumes in one elaborately packaged set), which covers the Cocteau Twins' Capitol-era singles & EPs -- Evangeline, Snow, Bluebeard, Twinlights, Otherness, & the two-part singles for Tishbite & Violaine. Everything that appeared on the original releases can be found here. The convenience of having the two tracks from the limited Snow single will be of particular interest for fans who w ...

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The Cocteau Twins' swansong as a functioning entity, MILK & KISSES was released in 1996, three years after FOUR CALENDAR CAF+. In this period the band had changed record labels for the second time in only a few years, explored their acoustic side on the TWINLIGHTS EP, & even submitted to the trend of remixing tracks on the OTHERNESS EP. With MILK & KISSES' release, & nearly another album's worth of single B-sides, they reclaimed their throne as the biggest name in ethereal pop. Collectors sh ...

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Stars & Topsoil collects some of the Cocteau Twins' better-known 4AD material, which ends at 1990, before their departure to Fontana in the U.K. & Capitol in the U.S. Outside of college radio support & some late-night MTV rotation, the Cocteaus were basically invisible & unheard of in the U.S.; in the U.K., they were a higher profile act, but they still remained more of a cult band with a rabid following. As a barometer for the unfamiliar more than anything else, the compilation will eit ...

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The cover of Frigid Stars sets the mood well -- a negative black & white shot of some stars, looking even more haunting as a result. As for the album, the tone isn't simply being cold or unemotional, but simply gripped by a deep black mood, where everything seems on the verge of suddenly going wrong or collapsing. There's actually a cryptic warmth in the slow tempos & feedback produced from the deliberate strumming & chords from John Engle & Chris Brokaw's guitars. It isn't the narcotic ...

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Among the frostiest & darkest groups re-imagining & subverting electronic pop, Philadelphia's Cold Cave are perfectly named, & their debut album even more so. Love Comes Close could mean love falls tantalizingly short, or that it's too close for comfort; in Cold Cave's world, it does both. Wes Eisold, Caralee Mc Elroy (formerly of Xiu Xiu, whose fascination with heart-on-sleeve lyrics & rudimentary electronics is an unspoken influence on, or at least a kindred spirit to this group) & Pr ...

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Includes:: Chris Martin (vocals); Guy Berryman, Jon Buckl&, Will Champion, Phil Harvey. Recorded between 2001
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In 2000, a small wave of British pop bands clearly heavily influenced by Radiohead's brand of anthemic mope rock arose, with Travis, Muse, & Coldplay at the forefront. Coldplay are the most clearly Radiohead-like, compared to the poppier Travis & the more electronic-oriented Muse, & their US debut, the 10-song PARACHUTES, should appeal to any fans of OK COMPUTER or THE BENDS who found KID A too weird for their tastes. (Coldplay even swipe a song title, Don't Panic, from Douglas Adams, as ...

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Codeine - White Birch

The final Codeine release, The White Birch, finds the band stretching out more beyond its usual style here and there, while still pretty much sounding like it always has. It's not quite a case of "heard one, heard them all, but at points it's hard to see how they would have continued without completely repeating themselves. There is a slight change in the lineup, with Douglas Scharin replacing Chris Brokaw, at that time fully involved with Come, on drums, while David Grubbs once again guests, p

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The final Codeine release, The White Birch, finds the band stretching out more beyond its usual style here & there, while still pretty much sounding like it always has. It's not quite a case of "heard one, heard them all, but at points it's hard to see how they would have continued without completely repeating themselves. There is a slight change in the lineup, with Douglas Scharin replacing Chris Brokaw, at that time fully involved with Come, on drums, while David Grubbs once again guests, p

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