- gothic rock, post-punk, rock
- 44 min
- 10 tracks
- Geffen
Hyæna is the sixth studio album by the English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees, released on 8 June 1984 by Polydor Records. The opening track, "Dazzle", featured strings played by musicians of the London Symphonic Orchestra (LSO), a 27-piece orchestra called the "Chandos Players"; it was scored from a tune that Siouxsie Sioux had composed on piano. Hyæna is the only studio album that guitarist Robert Smith of the Cure composed and recorded with Siouxsie and the Banshees.
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Character-led, grave, spare and classical in form.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- warmbleak
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- Record Mirror4/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Dazzle5:30
- 2We Hunger3:32
- 3Take Me Back3:03
- 4Belladonna4:30
- 5Swimming Horses4:06
- 6Dear Prudence4:02
- 7Bring Me the Head of the Preacher Man4:37
- 8Running Town4:05
- 9Pointing Bone3:49
- 10Blow the House Down6:59
10 tracks, 44 minutes.
About the album
- Label
- Geffen
- Released
- 1984
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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