Cocteau Twins - GarlandsOriginally released in June of 1982, the debut album by the Cocteau Twins is considered far darker than some of their later offerings, being influenced by Siouxsie and the Banshees, early Cure and the Birthday Party. During this early period, Will Heggie's bass played a significant role in defining their sound, giving it a darker and heavily rhythmic, earthy texture. This combined with Robin Guthrie's minimalistic and heavily effected guitar

garage and indie are all well represented

 MITH lives very much in our world — the one of concrete and tears

Lucinda Williams and East River Pipe among others

Howard peaked with Kiss You

Lyrics filled with humour

conversational and transcendent

and Do You Remember the First Time

'Back Home' is a dramatic leap forward for the band

with frontmen pete doherty and carl barat hollering: "and they all get 'em out / for the boys in the band

Shepherd In a Sheepskin Vest glows incandescent – an entirely acoustic arrangement

finding connections

Argentina in November 2013