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Hip-O/Fontana / Universal Pte. Ltd.

Siouxsie and the Banshees

Tinderbox

New Wave Post Punk the classic banshees album from 1986 has been digitally remastered and now boasts 4 bonus tracks including the extended version of 'cities in dust' and 3 previously unreleased tracks the chris kimsey version of 'sweetest chill' and the jvc versions of 'starcrossed lovers' and 'song from the edge of the world' this cd reissue is housed in a digipak with sleeve notes by paul morley with their 1984 release 'hyaena' siouxsie and the banshees dropped more than just a few hints that they were entering very melodic territory their cover of the beatles' 'dear prudence' etc and they delivered on their promise with their follow up two years later 1986's 'tinderbox' the banshees also took a detour from the challenging and unpredictable arrangements that they had been indulging in on their past few releases to a more back to basics approach where the song structures were more straightforward but make no mistake about it this wasn't easily digestible pop 'product' the lyrical themes of certain songs namely the modern dance pop of 'cities in dust' and '92 degrees' contain all sorts of disturbing imagery other highlights include such eerie compositions as 'the sweetest chill' and 'lands end' as well as 'this unrest' and 'party's fall'