Editing Siouxsie and the Banshees (section)

=== ''Peepshow'' (1988–1990) ===
Following a lengthy break, the band recruited multi-instrumentalist [[Martin McCarrick]] and guitarist [[Jon Klein (musician)|Jon Klein]]. The quintet recorded ''[[Peepshow (album)|Peepshow]]'' in 1988, with non-traditional rock instrumentation including cello and [[accordion]]. ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' magazine praised the album in its 5-star review: "''Peepshow'' takes place in some distorted fairground of the mind where weird and wonderful shapes loom".<ref>{{cite journal |author=Mark Cooper |title=Peepshow Siouxsie and the banshees [review] |journal=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |issue=September 1988}}</ref> The first single, "[[Peek-a-Boo (Siouxsie and the Banshees song)|Peek-a-Boo]]", was seen by critics as a "brave move" with horns and dance elements.<ref name="Peek"/> ''Sounds'' wrote: "The snare gets slapped, Siouxsie's voice meanders all around your head and it all comes magically together".<ref name="Peek">{{cite journal |last=Kane |first=Peter |title=single of the week (Siouxsie and the Banshees, Peek-a-Boo) |journal=[[Sounds (magazine)|Sounds]] |date=23 July 1988}}</ref> "Peek-a-Boo" was their first real breakthrough in the United States.<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web |url=http://allmusic.com/artist/siouxsie-and-the-banshees-p125670/charts-awards/billboard-singles |title=Siouxsie and the Banshees – awards [Billboard] |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=6 November 2011 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111022011223/http://allmusic.com/artist/siouxsie-and-the-banshees-p125670/charts-awards/billboard-singles |archive-date=22 October 2011 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> After the tour, the band decided to take a break, with Siouxsie and Budgie recording as the Creatures and releasing their most critically acclaimed album,<ref>{{cite journal |last=Morton |first=Roger |title=Peek-A-Boom [''Boomerang'' review] |journal=NME |issue=11 November 1989 |quote=A rich and unsettling landscape of [[exotica]]}}</ref> ''[[Boomerang (The Creatures album)|Boomerang]]'', and Severin and McCarrick working on material together.{{sfn|Paytress|2003|pp=188–89}}