The Dead C - Unknowns (Vinyl) Dog Power Working as a good primer

Working as a good primer to the Cocteau Twins stellar catalogue

Fallaway and Filter perfect examples of Kilgours knack for well-crafted but deceptively simple songs

Hail is a documentation of a band on the up

but it is a masterpiece and a culmination of a life immersed in music

The Dead C - Unknowns (Vinyl) Dog Power Working as a good primerSome bands struggle to transcend their initial mythos, those stories that introduce them to the public eye. But The Dead C is a notable exception. They appeared in 1986 under a cloud of mystery, their unconventional location (South Island, New Zealand) helping to fuel their erratic sound. Name dropped through the nineties by groups like Sonic Youth and Yo La Tengo, they gained influence and acclaim but never strayed from their original mainlined