It is also like a womb. Or you could call it a twomb. Dark, damp waves of warm nostalgia wash over cushions of gently layered synthesizers. It's familiar somehow, but over-produced into something usually described as otherworldly or ethereal. The Cocteau Twins are the perfect example of twomb-rock.
Twins are together in the womb.
And the Cocteau Twins were also womb to the development of a new generation of independent rock, including groups such as Dead Can Dance and Pale Saints. Let's go through the contents of this twomb. There are 30 versions of 28 songs spanning two discs. The record is largely devoted to Garlands -era early work and to BBC recordings of songs from their mediocre 1996 release, Milk and Kisses , with a few songs from Treasure and Head Over Heels sprinkled about. This conspicuous absence prevents the album from serving as a retrospective or greatest hits compilation.