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=== ''Superstition'', ''The Rapture'' and break-up (1991β1999) === In 1991, Siouxsie and the Banshees returned with the single "[[Kiss Them for Me (song)|Kiss Them for Me]]", mixing strings over a dance rhythm laced with [[exotica]]. The group collaborated with the then unknown Indian [[tabla]] player [[Talvin Singh]], who also sang during the bridge. The single received glowing reviews<ref name="Kiss">{{cite journal |author=The Stud Brothers |title=Single of the week (Kiss them for me by siouxsie and the Banshees) |journal=Melody Maker |issue=18 May 1991 |quote=Sublime, [...] It doesn't just groove, [...] It floats almost imperceptibly to its ecstatic climax, each sweet verse and saccharin chorus a tantalising hint of what's to come.}}</ref> and later peaked at number 23 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], allowing them to reach a new audience.<ref name="AllMusic"/> The album ''[[Superstition (Siouxsie and the Banshees album)|Superstition]]'' followed shortly afterwards, and the group toured the US as second headliners of the inaugural [[Lollapalooza]] tour. The following year, the Banshees were asked to compose "[[Face to Face (Siouxsie and the Banshees song)|Face to Face]]" as a single for the film ''[[Batman Returns]]'', at director [[Tim Burton]]'s request.{{sfn|Paytress|2003|p=208}} In 1993, the Banshees recorded new songs based on string arrangements, and then played them in festivals abroad. On their return home, they hired former Velvet Underground member [[John Cale]] to produce the rest of the record.{{sfn|Paytress|2003|p=216}} Released in 1995, ''[[The Rapture (album)|The Rapture]]'' was described by ''Melody Maker'' as "a fascinating, transcontinental journey through danger and exotica".<ref>{{cite journal |author=Cathi Unsworth |title=Baby, Come back |journal=Melody Maker |issue=14 January 1995}}</ref> A few weeks after its release, Polydor dropped the band from its roster{{sfn|Paytress|2003|p=224}} and Klein was replaced on the band's last tour in 1995 by ex-[[The Psychedelic Furs|Psychedelic Furs]] guitarist [[Knox Chandler]]. In April 1996, the Banshees disbanded after 20 years of working together.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Split in the Dreamhouse |journal=Melody Maker |issue=13 April 1996}}</ref> Siouxsie and Budgie announced that they would carry on recording as the Creatures. In 1999, they released the album ''[[Anima Animus]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=''Anima Animus'' review |newspaper=[[The Times]] |date=13 February 1999 |quote=hypnotic and inventive}}</ref>
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