SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES: The Scream Vinyl LP Ansible VA punk institution's defining statement:

VA punk institution's defining statement: 15 songs of working-class

Stories of Love

this album is a more eclectic take on the band's aggro debut

Decades on

Tracks like "Busted Lip" and "Half Right" perfectly demonstrate this explosive tension

SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES: The Scream Vinyl LP Ansible VA punk institution's defining statement:The debut that more or less invented a genre before anyone had a name for it. The Scream (1978) arrived fully formed jagged, atonal guitar from John McKay, motorik basslines, and Siouxsie Sioux's icy, commanding vocal presence already operating at full power. "Hong Kong Garden" is the closest thing to a pop song here, but the rest of the record is colder and more abrasive, a direct line from punk's confrontation into the gothic and post punk movements