Chris Jones: Cocteau Twins review na BBC.co.uk. "O fato é que, apesar de toda uma série de aspirantes ao pós-punk adotarem as táticas de flange 'n' drum machine dos Twins, ninguém jamais chegou nem perto de emular seu som."
Dark, Eccentric (23 de outubro de 2018). «history dark wave genre». eccentric-online (em inglês). Consultado em 13 de junho de 2020
Dark, Eccentric (23 de outubro de 2018). «history dark wave genre». eccentric-online (em inglês). Consultado em 13 de junho de 2020
Dark, Eccentric (23 de outubro de 2018). «history dark wave genre». eccentric-online (em inglês). Consultado em 13 de junho de 2020
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Fred Perry Subculture: "...the 4AD roots lay within a sub-set of post-punk, and it is this period in the 80s where 4AD have developed a cult status. The label, alongside its artists, nurtured and raised a new and defined sound, predominantly ethereal and dark...", Book presentation of Martin Aston's Facing the Other Way: The Story of 4ADArquivado em 2015-09-24 no Wayback Machine, September 2013
Uncut music magazine: Ether Madness [https:// web.archive.org/web/20140420003214/htt p://www.uncut.co.uk/ether-madness-review Arquivado em] 2014-04-20 no Wayback Machine, Uma coleção de resenhas de Cocteau Twins
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Fred Perry Subculture: "...the 4AD roots lay within a sub-set of post-punk, and it is this period in the 80s where 4AD have developed a cult status. The label, alongside its artists, nurtured and raised a new and defined sound, predominantly ethereal and dark...", Book presentation of Martin Aston's Facing the Other Way: The Story of 4ADArquivado em 2015-09-24 no Wayback Machine, September 2013
Staci Bonner: "In 1982, they hand-picked their record label, 4AD — a company that had corralled all that was gothically ethereal...", Interview with the Cocteau Twins, Reflex magazine, September 1988