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Elizabeth Fraser

NTS aired an episode dedicated to the music of Elizabeth Fraser on 5 July 2022. Elizabeth Fraser has been played on NTS over 40 times, featured on 40 episodes and was first played on 22 April 2015.

Elizabeth Davidson Fraser (born August 29, 1963 in Grangemouth, Scotland) is a Scottish singer, best known for her highly unorthodox vocal work as the Cocteau Twins' lead singer. Her unique vocal stylings and abstract, indecipherable lyrics have generated much debate over the years, but she has often been circumspect on the matter when asked about it. The Cocteau Twins were signed to Ivo Watts Russel's record label 4AD and Fraser found herself contributing to Russel's 'supergroup' This Mortal Coil which showcased the talents of his stable. Her most notable performance was probably on Song to the Siren; a beautifully haunting cover of the Tim Buckley song which enjoyed a considerable covert success in the late '80s.

Fraser has also recorded with Ian McCulloch (of Echo and the Bunnymen) and Massive Attack as well as featuring on the soundtrack to The Lord of Rings movie trilogy.

Image Credit: 4AD Ltd

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Elizabeth Fraser

NTS aired an episode dedicated to the music of Elizabeth Fraser on 5 July 2022. Elizabeth Fraser has been played on NTS over 40 times, featured on 40 episodes and was first played on 22 April 2015.

Elizabeth Davidson Fraser (born August 29, 1963 in Grangemouth, Scotland) is a Scottish singer, best known for her highly unorthodox vocal work as the Cocteau Twins' lead singer. Her unique vocal stylings and abstract, indecipherable lyrics have generated much debate over the years, but she has often been circumspect on the matter when asked about it. The Cocteau Twins were signed to Ivo Watts Russel's record label 4AD and Fraser found herself contributing to Russel's 'supergroup' This Mortal Coil which showcased the talents of his stable. Her most notable performance was probably on Song to the Siren; a beautifully haunting cover of the Tim Buckley song which enjoyed a considerable covert success in the late '80s.

Fraser has also recorded with Ian McCulloch (of Echo and the Bunnymen) and Massive Attack as well as featuring on the soundtrack to The Lord of Rings movie trilogy.

Image Credit: 4AD Ltd

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Why Do You Love Me?
Harold Budd, Elizabeth Fraser, Robin Guthrie, Simon Raymonde
4AD1986
All Flowers In Time Bend...
Elizabeth Fraser, Jeff Buckley
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Bloody And Blunt
Harold Budd, Elizabeth Fraser, Robin Guthrie, Simon Raymonde
4AD1986
This Love
Craig Armstrong, Elizabeth Fraser
Virgin, Melankolic1998
Sea, Swallow Me
Harold Budd, Elizabeth Fraser, Robin Guthrie, Simon Raymonde
4AD1986
At Last I'm Free
Elizabeth Fraser
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At Last I Am Free
Elizabeth Fraser
Rough Trade2003
The Ghost Has No Home
Harold Budd, Elizabeth Fraser, Robin Guthrie, Simon Raymonde
4AD1986
Eyes Are Mosaics
Harold Budd, Simon Raymonde, Robin Guthrie, Elizabeth Fraser
4AD1989
Sea, Swallow Me
Harold Budd, Simon Raymonde, Robin Guthrie, Elizabeth Fraser
4AD1989