The Academy Is...- Almost There Film Noir SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES formed

SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES formed in London in 1976 by vocalist SIOUXSIE SIOUX and bass guitarist STEVEN SEVERIN

Tessellations

The line-up has remained solid since 2016's game-changing 'Your Wilderness': Bruce Soord (guitar/vocals)

an angular hardcore record dealing with sexual assault and abuse that drew comparisons with Swiz

The Academy Is...- Almost There Film Noir SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES formedLabel: I Surrender Released 3 27 2026 Its hard to believe twenty years have passed since The Academy Is released their breakthrough debut Almost Here, a record that quietly shaped an underground era. In the years since, the band grew up, lived full lives, and ultimately found their way back. Almost There serves as a conceptual companion to their debut, reexamining the past from the present with clarity, reflection, and experience. Almost Here was