Cocteau Twins Cocteau Twins was a Scottish rock band active from 1979 to 1997. They were formed in Grangemouth by Robin Guthrie (guitars, drum machine) and Will Heggie (bass), adding Elizabeth Fraser (vocals) in 1981 and replacing Heggie with multi-instrum ...

were a Scottish

gothic rock Gothic rock (also called goth rock or simply goth) is a style of rock music that emerged from post-punk in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s. The first post-punk bands which shifted toward dark music with gothic overtones include Siouxsie a ...

and dream pop group whose discography contains nine studio albums, seven compilations, and numerous EPs and singles. The band have had several UK top 40 albums, with four of their studio albums also reaching the ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart in the United States. The band have had five albums certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry. Commercially, their most successful studio album, '' Heaven or Las Vegas'' was released in 1990; it reached number seven in the United Kingdom. The band have had six of their singles chart within the top 100 in the United Kingdom. Three of their singles were heavily played on the U.S. alternative radio stations and they charted within the top 10 of the US Alternative Songs Chart. Their 1984 single " Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops" reached number one on the UK Indie Chart. In 1986, they released a collaboration album '' The Moon and the Melodies'' with Harold Budd. Over the course of their musical career, the Cocteau Twins have released several compilation albums.

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