Milk & Kisses

Milk & Kisses is the eighth and final studio album by Scottish alternative rock band Cocteau Twins, issued by Fontana Records in March 1996.[7] It proved to be their last; a meeting two years later to record a new album ended with the breakup of the band.[8][9]

Milk & Kisses
Studio album by
Cocteau Twins
ReleasedMarch 1996
StudioPors Poulhan, Bretagne and September Sound, London, England
GenreDream pop
Length42:40
LabelFontana
ProducerCocteau Twins
Cocteau Twins chronology
Otherness
(1995)		 Milk & Kisses
(1996)		 BBC Sessions
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Boston Globe(favourable)[2]
CMJ New Music Monthly(favourable)[3]
Magic[4]
Martin C. Strong(7/10)[5]
Pitchfork7.4/10[6]

The song "Rilkean Heart" was an homage to Jeff Buckley, who was a lifelong lover of the work of poet Rainer Maria Rilke.[10]

The Japanese edition of Milk & Kisses contained two bonus tracks ("Flock Of Soul" and "Primitive Heart").[11] The Hong Kong edition contained a duet version of "Serpentskirt" sung by Elizabeth Fraser with C-pop artist Faye Wong. Wong later recorded an acoustic version of "Rilkean Heart" for her 1997 album Faye Wong, on which Guthrie and Raymonde also wrote a new song, "Yu Le Chang" ("Amusement Park"), for her. In 2013, Sarah Brightman covered their song "Eperdu" on her album Dreamchaser.

Track listing

All songs written by Elizabeth Fraser, Robin Guthrie and Simon Raymonde.

  1. "Violaine" – 3:45
  2. "Serpentskirt" – 3:57
  3. "Tishbite" – 3:50
  4. "Half-Gifts" – 4:18
  5. "Calfskin Smack" – 4:58
  6. "Rilkean Heart" – 4:02
  7. "Ups" – 3:34
  8. "Eperdu" – 4:38
  9. "Treasure Hiding" – 4:55
  10. "Seekers Who Are Lovers" – 4:45

Personnel
  • Production – Cocteau Twins
  • Engineering – Cocteau Twins, Des Ward, Lincoln Fong, and Mitsuo Tate
  • Photography – Spiros Politis

References
  1. Phares, Heather. "Milk & Kisses - Cocteau Twins". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  2. Sullivan, Jim (25 January 1996). "Cocteau Twins Milk and Kisses Capitol". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  3. Housman, Danny (May 1996). "Cocteau Twins: Milk and Kisses". CMJ New Music Monthly. p. 30. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  4. Morrison, Philip (January 1996). "Cocteau Twins Chronique de l'album Milk And Kisses". Magic. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  5. Martin Charles Strong (2006). The Essential Rock Discography - Volume 1. Canongate: 222. ISBN 9781841958606. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. Dorris, Jesse (19 October 2018). "Cocteau Twins: Milk & Kisses". Pitchfork. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  7. "cocteau twins - discography and videography - LPs - Milk & Kisses". www.cocteautwins.com. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  8. McInnis, Aubrey (8 March 2007). "Stars still shining brightly for The Lotus Galaxy: Brit-poppers reunite after decade-long hiatus". Fast Forward Weekly. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  9. Ankeny, Jason. "Cocteau Twins Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  10. Brooks, Daphne (2005). Grace. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 107. ISBN 9780826416353. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  11. "Cocteau Twins - Milk & Kisses (CD, Album)". Discogs. Retrieved 5 December 2011.


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