With their second and last release of 1982, Cocteau Twins retain the best of the dark sound exhibited on Garlands, and managed to their production a very nice amount as well. The drums sound much better, and the guitars sound nice and atmospheric. Of course, this doesn't mean much if the songwriting doesn't improve, but Lullabies dodges that as well, with a very catchy number in opener "Feathers Oar-Blades" and a smoldering closer in "It's All But An Ark Lark". This improvement in almost every aspect of their music in such a short time makes this an impressive feat for Cocteau Twins, and a concise, solid post-punk/dream pop EP.
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