Cocteau Twins

Scottish band active from 1979 to 1997. They were formed in Grangemouth on the Firth of Forth by Robin Guthrie (guitars, drum machine) and Will Heggie (bass), adding Elizabeth Fraser (vocals) in 1981. They signed with the record label 4AD in 1982. They pioneered the 1980s alternative subgenre of dream pop and helped define what would become shoegaze.