MantaRay

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MantaRay
Studio album by Siouxsie
Released	September 10, 2007 October 2, 2007 October 19, 2007
Recorded	2006—2007 Riverside Studio and Stone Room, Bath, Somerset, UK France
Genre	Alternative rock Pop Electronic
Length	41:00
Label	Universal Decca Records
Producer	Siouxsie Sioux Steve Evans Charlie Jones
Professional reviews
Alarm magazine link All Music Guide link bbc.co.uk (positive) link Guardian Unlimited link OMH link Pitchfork Media (7.3/10) link Rockfeedback link Rolling Stone link Stylus Magazine (B) link This Is Fake DIY link The Times link Uncut link The Village Voice (positive) link
Siouxsie chronology
— MantaRay (2007) —
Singles from MantaRay
"Into a Swan" Released: September 3, 2007 "Here Comes That Day" Released: October 29, 2007 "About to Happen" Released: March 10, 2008

This article is about the album. For the fish, see Manta ray.

MantaRay is an album by Siouxsie. It is her first full-length solo studio album after a thirty-year music career as the frontwoman for Siouxsie & the Banshees and The Creatures. It was released in the UK on September 10, 2007 on W14, a new label within the Universal Music Group. A U.S. release followed on October 2, 2007 on Decca Records. In addition to the standard jewel case, MantaRay was also released in a limited edition version, encased in a tri-fold Digipak which includes three exclusive postcards and a fold-out poster. There is absolutely no difference in the track listing between the two versions.

It was co-produced by Steve Evans (who has worked with Robert Plant) and Charlie Jones (who has worked with Goldfrapp). ^[1] MantaRay includes a variety of musical styles, including pop, glam, industrial and electronic ^[2].

MantaRay has gained positive reviews from music critics. The influential site Pitchfork Media wrote "She really is pop" before finishing the review with "It's a success".^[3]

The album was preceded by its first single, "Into a Swan", released one week earlier on 3 September 2007. Upon release MantaRay hit number 39 in the UK Albums Chart and number 2 for two months in the Italian Alternative Music Charts.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 2.1 Notes 3 References

[edit] Track listing

1. "Into a Swan" (Sioux, Kookie¹, Brion James)
2. "About to Happen" (Sioux, Noko², Charlie Jones, Steve Evans)
3. "Here Comes That Day" (Sioux, Noko, Kookie, Howard Gray)
4. "Loveless" (Sioux, Kookie, Brion James)
5. "If It Doesn't Kill You" (Sioux, Charlie Jones, Steve Evans)
6. "One Mile Below" (Sioux)
7. "Drone Zone" (Sioux, Steve Hilton)
8. "Sea of Tranquility" (Sioux, Charlie Jones, Steve Evans)
9. "They Follow You" (Sioux, Charlie Jones, Steve Evans, Graham Crabb)
10. "Heaven and Alchemy" (Sioux, Charlie Jones, Steve Evans)

[edit] Personnel

• Siouxsie Sioux — Vocals
• Steve Evans — Guitar, Programming, Ukulele
• Charlie Jones — Bass, Upright Bass, Rhodes, Synths, Piano, Autoharp
• Clive Deamer — Drums
• Hossam Ramzy — Percussion
• Ken Dewar — Percussion
• Noko — Guitars, Keyboards, Programming
• Phil Andrews — Guitar, Keyboards, Programming
• Terry Edwards — Saxophone, Trumpet, Flugelhorn
• Ted Benham — Hammer Dulcimer, Xylophone
• Davide Rossi — Strings
• Tom Delgety — Engineer

[edit] Notes

• ¹ Kim Hoglund
• ² Norman Fisher-Jones

[edit] References

v • d • e Siouxsie Sioux Studio album MantaRay Singles "Interlude" | "Into a Swan" | "Here Comes That Day" | "About to Happen" Video/DVD Dreamshow Related articles Siouxsie & the Banshees | The Creatures | Bromley Contingent