Siouxsie’s first solo album: Mantaray

Posted by Daniel Stout on Sun 18 Nov 2007 at 10:34 PM

I’ve been listening to Siouxsie’s debut solo album Mantaray, and it’s good. Siouxsie who? Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie & the Banshees fame.

Siouxsie & the Banshees were big in ’80s for their many great albums, such as Tinderbox. I had heard “Into a Swan” off of her solo album – the local record store had given me a promo 45 RPM of the tune.

So after all this time, Siouxsie has released a solo album, and I was surprised at how good it is. I’ve been listening to the album on vinyl this past week – the vinyl LP was just released on Tuesday (the CD was released in September). The album drives through some really standout tracks. There’s lots to like there.

As always, it’s nice to see artists releasing their albums on vinyl. I paid $12.99 for the vinyl at the Exclusive Co., but you can also get it on Amazon for $15.18 if you don’t have a record store nearby here.

The dark, very cool video for “Into a Swan,” the first single off of the album is availalble on YouTube here, or below:

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