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Cult Post-Punk Band Rema-Rema to Release Their Debut Album That Never Was “Fond Reflections”

For some of us, Sheffield based experimental post-punk band Rema-Rema is a hidden gem in the early catalog from legendary label 4AD. I myself stumbled across the band when realizing…

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Cocteau Twins | Head Over Heels

On October 31st, 1983, Scottish post-punk progenitors of dreampop and shoegaze Cocteau Twins released their second studio album Head Over Heels. Previously, the band had released their 1982 debut record Garlands. Though…

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Cocteau Twins | Blue Bell Knoll

On September 19th, 1988, Cocteau Twins released their 5th studio album Blue Bell Knoll, which featured the single “Carolyn’s Fingers”. The album was the first by the band to have major…

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Cocteau Twins | Heaven or Las Vegas

On September 17th, 1990, dreampop and shoegaze genre innovators Cocteau Twins released their critically acclaimed 6th studio album Heaven or Las Vegas. The album was the last record to be released via 4AD…

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This Mortal Coil’s Three Albums to Receive Deluxe Vinyl and CD Reissues

Beloved 4AD records studio project This Mortal Coil is receiving deluxe reissues of the project’s three classic albums this fall. The project, led by the label’s founder Ivo Watts-Russell and…

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4AD to reissue Cocteau Twins’ classic albums “Treasure” and “Head Over Heels” on vinyl

If you are looking for copies of classic Cocteau Twins albums on vinyl, you are in luck. Following recent re-releases of Blue Bell Knoll, Heaven or Las Vegas, Tiny Dynamine /…

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Pieter Nooten and Michael Brook | Sleeps With the Fishes

On October 12th, 1987, Pieter Nooten and Michael Brook released the sublime Sleeps With the Fishes on 4AD. Perhaps the most underrated record in the classic 4AD oeuvre, Sleeps With the Fishes…

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Post-Punk heroes Modern English premiere “You’re Corrupt” from new album “Take Me to the Trees” | Plus 2017 tourdates!

[dropcap]We[/dropcap] saw Post-Punk heroes Modern English perform live back in the summer of 2015—and since then we have been excited to hear more from band’s reformation with their original lineup. Their…

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Merchandise premiere their psychedelic video for Crystal Cage | Plus an interview in Berlin ahead of their European tour!

[dropcap]Merchandise[/dropcap] have premiered today their video for Crystal Cage—the fourth single from the their latest album A Corpse Wired For Sound, the follow-up to their first album on 4AD records, 2014’s…

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LA Based Post-Punk band Second Still showcase 4AD influences with their new track “Walls”

[dropcap]Los[/dropcap] Angeles based post-punk outfit Second Still are back with a new stand alone digital single titled Walls. Channeling Head Over Heels era Cocteau Twins, this track is a stark departure…

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