@cordillera @crinolinerobot

#TheCocteauTwins are sooooo fucking overlooked. They're the nexus of so much music that came to be labelled goth / dreampop / shoegaze but back then, they were just 'alernative.'

Which I miss as a tag.

Alternative is a the queer of music genres.

@cordillera @crinolinerobot

Well, the originals would be #TheCocteauTwins

https://youtu.be/0czaQBcQ2Cg

and then some of #ThisMortalCoil

https://vimeo.com/186029031

A blob of #TheJesusAndMaryChain

https://youtu.be/G5x1F9ohRa4

An eyelash from #DalisCar

https://youtu.be/zwOPwdjtYBk

But if '80s #shoegaze was basically #SunshinePop completely obliterated by walls of distortion and feedback, then you could even include some of the indiepop bands. If they're singing sad songs, of course.

41 years ago Garlands was released. The start of it all. Here’s #thecocteautwins playing Wax and Wane live. https://youtu.be/alQUyaybZgo

Having a bit of a down day (the joys of being #bipolar) but at least the world made #thecocteautwins to keep me company in my sad. https://youtu.be/RorYZsxLEBQ