Siouxsie and the Banshees at Lollapalooza by Carlos Aguilar, 1991. Retrieved from Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 (accessed: January 11, 2022).
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Siouxsie and the Banshees (1976–1996) were a British rock band. The band were originally formed in 1976 by the only constant members Siouxsie Sioux (real name Susan Ballion, b. 1957) and Steven Severin (real name Steven Bailey, b. 1955) after they had met at a concert. They released eleven studio albums. In 2002 they reunited briefly for a reunion tour.
The band straddled several genres across their career, starting out with punk origins inspired by the Sex Pistols, but touching also on post-punk, gothic rock, and new wave through the 1980s and with pop and dance elements through the late 80s and 90s. Their songs lyrically range from the very dark and gothic to the upbeat and pop-influenced, although musically they have remained at least alternative rock. Both the band and Sioux herself have been hugely influential, with many contemporary female artists including PJ Harvey, Courtney Love, Charlie XCX, Ana Matronic and FKA Twigs expressing their admiration.
Sources:
wikipedia.org (accessed: July 27, 2020);
wikipedia.org (accessed: July 27, 2020).
Prepared by Aimee Hinds, University of Roehampton, aimee.hinds89@gmail.com
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