# Cocteau Twins — Cherry-Coloured Funk

Cocteau Twins’s Cherry-Coloured Funk (1990) is No. 5 in our Shoegaze ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1990
- **Label:** 4AD
- **On one list:** Shoegaze
- **ISRC:** GBAFL9000062
- **Updated:** 2026-08-28
- **Artist:** [Cocteau Twins](https://waxonia.com/artist/cocteau-twins/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/cocteau-twins--cherry-coloured-funk/

## What we say

### No. 5 in [Shoegaze](https://waxonia.com/genre/shoegaze/)

Elizabeth Fraser sings in a language she invented and communicates more than most lyricists manage in English. The template shoegaze spent a decade chasing.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Cocteau%20Twins%20Cherry-Coloured%20Funk) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=PbbUeLkZt74)

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