Day 0479 - Juju

Siouxsie and the Banshees "Juju" (1981)

Still not really sold on S&tB. I do prefer this one to "The Scream" though as the songs just feel stronger and with a stronger identity.

Much like the previous album, the driving rhythm section lays down some relentless pulsing grooves with the guitar alternately funk-rocking hard, pattering around the edge or droning with Siouxsie's vocal driving everything along. Another one that feels like a touchstone for a lot of indie-rock bands from the 00s.

Day 0426 - The Scream

Siouxsie and the Banshees "The Scream" (1978)

Another one of those ones where I knew the band's name well but couldn't tell you if I'd heard any of their music (though I feel like I buzzed through some youtube clips a few years back).

This is alright, but I wouldn't say that I'm in love with the band just yet. It's an okay album that mixes the rawness and lo-fi recording style of punk with a doomier wailing goth flavour. Pounding drums and buoyant bass are overlaid with guitar that goes between punky rock and proto-shoegaze.