I'm fairly new to the Cocteau Twins' expansive discography and really only listened to parts of Heaven or Las Vegas and the song 'Crushed' on the 4AD Lonely is an Eyesore compilation (which is excellent by tHe way). But the lack of Dream Pop in my listening had encouraged me to dig deeper into the band's music. While I haven't been able to listen to all of their material I can attest that Cocteau Twins were definitely the flagship band of 4AD for the duration of their stay.
'Glass Candle Grenades' is one of the songs, that to me, really displays a rarity in the Cocteau Twins' grandiose style. Mixing heavily reverberated drum machine, layered and heavily processed guitar and Elizabeth Fraser's famous vocals, the song is one of the highlights of 1983's Head Over Heels for successfully containing both heaviness and ethereal, sometimes even alien, tones.
Those 'alien' tones don't pertain to just the guitars either, it's evident in the melodies, harmonies and incomprehensible sound that Fraser vocalizes. This is something I don't see mentioned often in their music, a shame because much of Cocteau Twins' material is very foreign-sounding, unique and ultimately indescribable until you really pay close attention. Maybe 'Dream Pop' is an apt definition after all; events that happen in slumber often transcend the familiarity of reality. In others words, they are- otherworldly.
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