The Creatures

About The Creatures

The Creatures were an eclectic musical act formed in 1981 as a side-project for Siouxsie & the Banshees members Siouxsie Sioux and Budgie.

With the dissolution of Siouxsie & the Banshees in 1996, The Creatures graduated from an occasional side project to a full-time concern. They disbanded in 2005.

The singer Siouxsie and the drummer Budgie had the idea to create the Creatures while recording the Banshees' Juju album. During one session, they discovered by accident that the association of just the voice and the drums suited to the track "But Not Them". A recording session was organized in the aim to record five songs. This musical project was released under the form of a EP titled Wild Things. Musically, it introduced a much more primitive and drum-driven Banshee sound. The erotic sleeve art featuring Siouxsie and Budgie half naked under a shower were inspired by the pictures of Man Ray: the art work caused some controversy. Another shoot, inspired by the John Millais painting Ophelia, featured the singer naked under many flowers and shallow water. The title track was a reworking of a hit by The Troggs and the other numbers were Creatures compositions. "So Unreal" drew inspiration from the novel The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin and "Mad Eyed Screamer" from local characters met in Hyde Park, London.