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Elizabeth Fraser GUITARS Robin Guthrie BASS GUITAR Simon Raymonde When Cocteau Twins first emerged, the trio was likened to Siouxsie & The Banshees. How hindsight makes us smile. Truly, as each of their records cumulatively proved, the Twins never sounded like anything, anyone,... Read More
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2008 Q Awards 08 Oct 2008
The Q Awards happened the other night and....
VAMPIRE WEEKEND
won
Best Video for "A Punk"
& THE COCTEAU TWINS got an "inspiration" award!
US quartet Vampire Weekend landed the best video title at the 2008 Q Awards with Russian Standard Vodka with A-Punk.
The slowed-down, then speeded up promo – which features the band in a range of pastel-shaded woollies - was created by the Hammer & Tongs team, who have worked with Blur, R.E.M. and Pulp, as well as creating the movie version of Hitch Hiker’s Guide To The Galaxy.
The award - voted for by Q TV viewers, and the readers of Q and Qthemusic.com – was won last year by Kaiser Chiefs for their Ruby video.
Other nominations for the 2008 best video were: Hot Chip - Ready For The Floor
Coldplay - Violet Hill, The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name, Goldfrapp – Happiness
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ALSO> Ethereal indie act Cocteau Twins landed the "Q Inspiration title" at the 2008 Q Awards with Russian Standard Vodka.
The group – vocalist Elizabeth Fraser, guitarist Robin Guthrie and later Simon Raymonde – pioneered a huge glassy, atmospheric sound layered with often incomprehensible lyrics.
Disbanding in 1997, the band barely dented the charts with releases such as Pearly Dewdrops Drops, Iceblink Luck and Evangeline – but were a huge influence on many who heard them.
The 2007 Q Inspiration winner was Damon Albarn.

