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<p>Forty years on from the release of their Victorialand album, we rank the Scottish band’s 20 best tracks, from goth beginnings to weightless masterpieces</p><p>At first, Cocteau Twins gave every impression of being a goth band: check out Wax and Wane’s Banshees-esque ambience – the guitar is very John McGeoch – flanged bass and drum machine. But the chorus soars out of the metaphorical cloud of dry ice, and Elizabeth Fraser’s voice is already outpacing her influences.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/apr/09/dream-pop-at-its-most-divine-cocteau-twins-20-greatest-songs-ranked">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Forty years on from the release of their Victorialand album, we rank the Scottish band’s 20 best tracks, from goth beginnings to weightless masterpieces</p><p>At first, Cocteau Twins gave every impression of being a goth band: check out Wax and Wane’s Banshees-esque ambience – the guitar is very John McGeoch – flanged bass and drum machine. But the chorus soars out of the metaphorical cloud of dry ice, and Elizabeth Fraser’s voice is already outpacing her influences.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/apr/09/dream-pop-at-its-most-divine-cocteau-twins-20-greatest-songs-ranked">Continue reading...</a>