Astonishing really that Siouxsie Sioux had never released a solo album until this year's Mantaray. She's been on the cultural landscape for so long - ever since appearing in the notorious Bill Grundy vs Sex Pistols interview - that she's just been rather taken for granted as a punk icon.
Her solo album was a revelation though, proving that maybe she didn't really need the Banshees for all those years. Here Comes That Day is a massive, cinematic anthem - the horn section powering the song along with subtle strings of the type Ian Brown employed for The World Is Yours. It struts along quite magnificently, sounding like the greatest James Bond theme never written.
There's also a nice undercurrent of tension too, just in case you feared Ms Sioux was going too poppy - the industrial beats underpinning the song lending it an uneasy air. 50 years young and still going strong, if you've ever heard the name and wondered why she's so influential, check this out immediately.
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