The Slits were formed in 1976 in London, England. The original female members were vocalist Ari Up (Ariana Foster), drummer Palmolive (Paloma Romera- who later left to join The Raincoats, guitarist Kate Korus and bassist Suzi Gutsy. Viv Albertine and Tessa Politt would later replace Kate and Suzi. Budgie (aka Pete Clarke, formerly of The Spitfire Boys and later to join Siouxsie and the Banshees was their male drummer when Palmolive left the band.
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To hear the history books tell it, The Slits were one of London's trailblazing, all-important punk acts in the mid-'70s. To hear Trapped Animal tell it, you'd think the act was a shantytown legend ... Lees meer
The Slits' place in pop history was assured by 1979's seminal Cut, with its fusion of punk, reggae and teenage vocalist Ari Up's spiky neo-feminist manifestos. No surprise, then, that the group has... Lees meer
Thirty years ago The Slits released one of the most genuinely groundbreaking albums of the decade known as the seventies, if not all time. ‘Cut’, their first long player, fused punk roc... Lees meer
"The new album is really just another third recorded album. It's just a continuation of the Slits." That's Ari Up, in a Pitchfork news interview, giving folks a hint on what to expect, or perhaps n... Lees meer
The Slits, with their mix of reggae dub and new-wave glam, place themselves at the forefront of the domestic whole-hog feminist picket-line, perhaps a little too eagerly. Lead vocalist Ari Up, step... Lees meer
It’d be churlish to expect precocious post-punk priestesses The Slits, teenage underminers of Sex Pistols’ cocky masculinity, to stay caged in the past. The primitive, untutored musical naivety tha... Lees meer
Trapped Animal is like a character in one of those body-snatching films. The aliens take someone close to the protagonist lets say her mom and the alien that replaces her is mostly-mom. But ce... Lees meer
Over 25 years since their last record, pioneering punk act the Slits have recorded a full-length for Narnack Records. The Slits took the late '70s early '80s British punk scene by the balls and ref... Lees meer
Trapped Animal is the first studio album from the Slits since 1981 and comes 30 years after the seminal punk/reggae fusion of their debut, 1979's Cut. The passage of time and only returning with tw... Lees meer
Over 25 years since their last record, pioneering punk act the Slits have recorded a full-length for Narnack Records. The Slits took the late '70s early '80s British punk scene by the balls and ref... Lees meer
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