Following a lengthy break, the band recruited multi-instrumentalist Martin McCarrick and guitarist Jon Klein . The quintet recorded a multifaceted album, Peepshow in 1988, with non-traditional rock instrumentation including cello and accordion . 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”. The first single, ” Peek-a-Boo “, was seen by critics as a “brave move” with horns and dance elements. Sounds wrote: “The snare gets slapped, Siouxsie’s voice meanders all around your head and it all comes magically together”. “Peek-a-Boo” was their first real breakthrough in the United States, peaking at number 52 on the Billboard Hot 100 . 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, Boomerang , while Severin and McCarrick worked on material together.
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