Mantaray

limited edition vinyl. 'mantaray' is remarkably siouxsie sioux's first material as a solo artist despite releasing records for nearly thirty years with siouxsie and the banshees and the creatures. it's been four long years since the banshees' last live release. but now we have a cd of brand new material from the high priestess of punk herself. and she doesn't disappoint. your first thought is how much we've missed that voice. the new single, 'into a swan', is a brilliant industrial cacophony; 'here comes that day' recalls shirley bassey's 'hey big spender'; while the piaf-esque 'if it doesn't kill you' is a torch song for our times. producers steve evans and charlie jones (goldfrapp) ensure the mix is absolutely contemporary. but no one does sex and mayhem like siouxsie.