VA - Spellbound, A Tribute To Siouxsie & The Banshees [2023]

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VA - Spellbound, A Tribute To Siouxsie & The Banshees [2023]

The undisputed queen of post-punk and goth rock, Siouxsie Sioux, is celebrated by her many accolytes on this superb album of covers!  Features contributions from amazing new talents such as Kap Bambino, The KVB, Night Beats and R. Missing along with music veterans including a former Banshee Jon Klein who teams with PiL bassist Jah Wobble plus Xiu Xiu, Skold and lots more!

This year, Sioux launched her first tour in 15 years, a comeback that has been incredibly well received all over the world and shows that her fanbase is still as active as ever!

The return of Siouxsie Sioux to the stage this year was as welcome as it was unexpected. Her not performing in public for the past decade did not mean her fans had forgotten her. Some folk have never abandoned her signature look, and people born long after she had her biggest hits could be seen with that look in British cities and beyond during the interregnum. The music never went away, the originals on repeat and lots of cover versions. Cleopatra Records have assembled an outstanding list of devotees to pay homage in the well-timed tribute Spellbound.  There is a tendency to look at Siouxsie and the Banshees, driven by Siouxsie and Steve Severin, with dark purple lenses.  But that can neglect the breadth of their achievements. To wit:

The first iteration of Siouxsie’s pre-Banshees band had Billy Idol and Sid Vicious in it and fitted with the punk ethos of the day.

The infamous moment when the Sex Pistols let loose expletives on prime-time TV started when presenter Bill Grundy made a clumsy pass at Siouxsie.

One classic lineup of Siouxsie and the Banshees was a driving guitar band, expertly produced by Steve Lillywhite, who later developed U2 and Big Country.

Their biggest hit in the UK was an audacious cover of “Dear Prudence,” chosen as Robert Smith (filling in between iterations of The Cure) knew the melody.

By the time of their only (!) hit in the US, 1991’s “Kiss Them for Me,” Talvin Singh’s tabla rhythms were in the mix, before a wide swath of artists adopted the sound.

Many miles away from the center of the action for pop, in a town just outside of Glasgow, the Jesus and Mary Chain showcased art school antics and developed the shoegaze sound, citing the Banshees as a significant influence.

The Banshees had a prototype trip-hop song as early as 1983.

Overall, Spellbound is a welcome augmentation to the Siouxsie and Banshees legacy, and covers a wide range of the bands moods, rather than just the purely dark ones.  (covermesongs.com).

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Track list

01 Kap Bambino - Hong Kong Garden 2:53

02 Night Club - Cities In Dust 3:52

03 Jah Wobble, Jon Klein - Monitor (Feat. Jon Klein) 4:27

04 Nouvelle Vague, Adah Dylan - Night Shift (Feat. Adah Dylan) 4:48

05 R.Missing - Spellbound 4:02

06 La Scaltra - Dear Prudence 4:12

07 Black Nail Cabaret - Happy House 4:42

08 Babychaos - Halloween (Die Krupps Mix) 3:35

09 Skold - Peek-A-Boo 3:12

10 The KVB - Kiss Them For Me 4:07

11 Vive La Fête - Christine 3:43

12 Xiu Xiu - The Passenger 4:59

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