Editing Siouxsie and the Banshees (section)

=== ''Hyæna'', ''Tinderbox'' and ''Through the Looking Glass'' (1983–1987) ===
During 1983, the band members worked on several side projects; Siouxsie and Budgie composed the first Creatures album, ''[[Feast (The Creatures album)|Feast]]'', while Severin and Smith recorded as [[the Glove]]. Smith then insisted on documenting his time with the Banshees, so the group released a [[cover version]] of [[the Beatles]]' "[[Dear Prudence#Cover versions|Dear Prudence]]" in September 1983. It became their biggest UK hit, reaching number 3 on the [[UK Singles Chart|Singles Chart]].{{sfn|Paytress|2003|pp=137, 143}} They also released a live double album and video, ''[[Nocturne (Siouxsie and the Banshees album)|Nocturne]]'', and completed their sixth studio album, ''[[Hyæna]]''.{{sfn|Paytress|2003|p=134}} Shortly before its release in May 1984, Smith left the group, citing health issues due to an overloaded schedule, being in two bands at once.{{sfn|Paytress|2003|pp=142–43}}

With ex-[[Clock DVA]] guitarist [[John Valentine Carruthers]] replacing Smith, the Banshees then reworked four numbers from their repertoire, augmented by a string section, for ''[[The Thorn (EP)|The Thorn]]'' EP. ''NME'' praised the project: "The power of a classical orchestra is the perfect foil for the band's grindingly insistent sounds".<ref>{{cite journal |author=Mark Jenkins |title=''The Thorn'' review |journal=NME |issue=25 October 1984}}</ref> The new Banshees line-up spent much of 1985 working on a new record, ''[[Tinderbox (Siouxsie and the Banshees album)|Tinderbox]]''. The group finished the song "[[Cities in Dust]]" before the album, so they rushed its release as a single prior to their longest tour of the UK.{{sfn|Paytress|2003|p=154}} ''Tinderbox'' was released in April 1986. ''Sounds'' magazine said: "''Tinderbox'' is a refreshing slant on the Banshees' disturbing perspective and restores their vivid shades to pop's pale palette".<ref>{{cite journal |author=Kevin Murphy |title=Pop's Royal Couple? |journal=Sounds |issue=5 May 1986}}</ref> Due to the length of time spent working on ''Tinderbox'', the group desired spontaneity and decided to record an album of cover songs, ''[[Through the Looking Glass (Siouxsie and the Banshees album)|Through the Looking Glass]]'', in 1987.{{sfn|Paytress|2003|p=158}} ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'' magazine later praised their version of "[[Strange Fruit]]".<ref>{{cite journal |title=Music Is Love! 15 Tracks That Changed The World |journal=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]] |issue=June 2007 |volume=163}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://cover.mojo4music.com/Item.aspx?pageNo=1750&year=2007 |title=Covers archive |work=Mojo |access-date=1 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616154310/http://cover.mojo4music.com/Item.aspx?pageNo=1750&year=2007 |archive-date=16 June 2013}}</ref> After the album's release, the band realised Carruthers was no longer fitting in and decided to work on new material as a trio.{{sfn|Paytress|2003|pp=162–63}}