Released in 1986, UK.
Album: The Moon And The Melodies
The rhythm, the guitar, the style and of course Liz' unmistakeable voice are all too obvious to miss, and it is in fact hard to detect any outside influence at all.
As the track starts out a subtle (Harold Budd?) piano intro melts into a pleasant rhythm, but Liz soon takes over as the star of this excellent song. Following a steady and dominating rhythm Liz delivers several melodies with obvious joy. There are lots of vocal overdubs going on, allowing her to sing at various pitches and with different intensities, yielding a rich vocal landscape throughout. The song gets ever busier towards the end, until Liz has the last word with a beautiful last meditation.
From the entire album Sea, Swallow Me is probably the track true Cocteau fans will appreciate most. One feels it could easily have featured on one of their 'official' studio albums.
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