- post-punk, dream pop, gothic rock, rock
- 58 min
- 14 tracks
- Sonic Records
Garlands is the debut album by the Scottish rock band Cocteau Twins. It was released on 10 July 1982 through the record label 4AD. It peaked in the Top 5 of the UK Independent Albums Chart and received support from BBC Radio 1 radio host John Peel.
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Character-led, grave, intimate and open-ended.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- resolvedopen-ended
- earnestironic
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- AllMusic2/5 ★
- Rolling Stone3/5 ★
- Martin C. Strong7/10
- Spin Alternative Record Guide4/10
- Uncut3/5 ★
- Under the Radar9/10
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Tracks
- 1Blood Bitch4:35
- 2Wax and Wane4:03
- 3But I’m Not2:43
- 4Blind Dumb Deaf3:56
- 5Shallow Then Halo5:15
- 6The Hollow Men5:02
- 7Garlands4:29
- 8Grail Overfloweth5:24
- 9Dear Heart3:40
- 10Hazel3:25
- 11Hearsay Please4:25
- 12Blind Dumb Deaf3:44
- 13Speak No Evil3:55
- 14Perhaps Some Other Aeon2:57
14 tracks, 58 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Cocteau Twins
- Label
- Sonic Records
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- PL
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