- rock, shoegaze, dream pop, ethereal wave
- 35 min
- 10 tracks
- 4AD
Blue Bell Knoll is the fifth studio album by Scottish dream pop band Cocteau Twins, released on 19 September 1988 by 4AD. This was the band's first album to receive major-label distribution in the United States, as it was originally licensed by Capitol Records from 4AD for North American release.
Log it
Sign in to log this.
Character
Character-led, grave, earnest and contemplative.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- contemplativerelentless
- resolvedopen-ended
Who loves it, who doesn't
No profiled raters yet.
Ask the title
A yes-or-no question, answered from what people wrote here, on TMDB and on Wikipedia. Never made up.
Reviews
No reviews yet.
What critics gave it
Each outlet on its own scale.
- AllMusic3/5 ★
- Drowned in Sound10/10
- NME9/10
- Pitchfork8.3/10
- Q4/5 ★
- Record Mirror4/5
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3.5/5 ★
- Sounds3.5/5 ★
- Spin Alternative Record Guide6/10
- The Village VoiceC+
As listed in the ratings box of Wikipedia’s article (CC BY-SA). Not part of Tastebuds's numbers.
Tracks
- 1Blue Bell Knoll3:25
- 2Athol-Brose2:60
- 3Carolyn's Fingers3:08
- 4For Phoebe Still a Baby3:16
- 5The Itchy Glowbo Blow3:21
- 6Cico Buff3:50
- 7Suckling the Mender3:35
- 8Spooning Good Singing Gum3:53
- 9A Kissed Out Red Floatboat4:10
- 10Ella Megalast Burls Forever3:39
10 tracks, 35 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Cocteau Twins
- Label
- 4AD
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- GB
From MusicBrainz, the earliest official release of this album.
Where to listen
Each opens a search for this album on that service.
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Tastebuds Other media included when they land close.
- Victorialand 198690% alikeBoth character-led, grave, earnest.
- Treasure 198489% alikeBoth character-led, grave, earnest.
- Four-Calendar Café 199388% alikeBoth character-led, grave, earnest.
- Head Over Heels 198387% alikeBoth character-led, grave, earnest.
- Once Twice Melody 202280% alikeBoth character-led, grave, earnest.
- Selected Ambient Works 85–92 199280% alikeBoth character-led, grave, contemplative.
- Garlands 198279% alikeBoth character-led, grave, earnest.
- Milk & Kisses 199679% alikeBoth character-led, grave, earnest.
Ocean Waves 199376% alikeFilm · Both grave, character-led, contemplative.
Where Cards Fall 201976% alikeGame · Both grave, character-led, earnest.