Siouxsie and the Banshees

Siouxsie and the Banshees formed in Bromley, south London in 1976, Siouxsie Sioux, Steve Severin, and various collaborators developing a sound that was immediately radical and unlike anything else in British music. Siouxsie's vocals were extraordinary — powerful, expressive, and capable of remarkable range — and the band's music combined post-punk energy with a gothic atmosphere and sonic innovation that set them apart from virtually everything else.

'The Scream' (1978) was one of the most important British debut albums of the late 1970s. 'Kaleidoscope' (1980) showed a more melodic direction, and 'Juju' (1981) was their masterpiece — a dark, atmospheric record of extraordinary power that produced 'Spellbound' and 'Arabian Knights' and defined the gothic rock genre. 'Peepshow' (1988) and 'Superstition' (1991) showed the band's continued evolution.

Siouxsie and the Banshees dissolved in 1996 following Siouxsie and Budgie's decision to focus on The Creatures. They are remembered as one of the most important and influential acts in the history of British music — a band whose combination of sonic innovation, gothic atmosphere, and Siouxsie's extraordinary presence influenced virtually every subsequent gothic, post-punk, and alternative act.