Anima Animus by The Creatures

Anima Animus, the third studio album by the Creatures, the duo Siouxsie Sioux and Budgie ran alongside Siouxsie and the Banshees, is where the pair tore up their own rulebook. Recorded in France and England, it trades the old drums-and-voice skeleton for something closer to drum'n'bass, with the percussion still thundering but surrounded by an arsenal of other instruments and a harder, more urban sheen.

Siouxsie's voice slices through it like a blade through silk, cool and commanding, while Budgie's rhythms twitch and prowl underneath. "Prettiest Thing" shows how well the new sound suits her, all menace and glamour. Critics welcomed it warmly, and PJ Harvey went on to name it one of her ten favorite albums of the year it came out.

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