In the 11-21-99 issue of the Los Angeles Times, the band Autumns cite Moz as an influence.

"Autumns Play 'Simon Says'

excerpts:

...High-school Brit-pop fans Kelly, Frank Koroshec (guitar) and Eric Crissman (drums) obsessed over the Cocteaus as well as the Stone Roses and the Smiths. To them, the music was more innovative--and melodic--than the more popular hard rock and grunge of the time. "Morrissey's level of wit was unmatched over here," says Kelly, whose fingers and wrists are laden with rings and bracelets. "And the Cocteau Twins is so entrenched in high-end, poetic references. That's completely absent from what was going on here."

...Judging from the two originals on the band's current three-song EP, "Boy With the Aluminum Stilts" (which also includes a version of "Garlands"), the members appear to have succeeded in evolving musically. Sure, the sonics are lush and dreamy--and Kelly sounds a bit like Morrissey on the title track--but there is a sense of modernity amid the classic melodic melancholy. (For information about obtaining a copy, visit http://www.theAutumns.com.)