Au Pairs

This article is about the band. For other uses, see Au Pairs (disambiguation).

Au Pairs
The band in about 1982
The band in about 1982
Background information
OriginBirmingham, England
GenresPost-punk[1]
Years active1978–1983
Labels
  • Human
  • Kamera
Past members
  • Lesley Woods
  • Jane Munro
  • Paul Foad
  • Pete Hammond
  • Nick O'Connor
  • Jayne Morris
  • Graeme Hamilton
  • Cara Tivey

The Au Pairs were a British post-punk band that formed in Birmingham in 1978 and continued until 1983. They produced two studio albums and three singles. Their songs were said to have "contempt for the cliches of contemporary sexual politics"[2] and their music has been compared to that of the Gang of Four and the Young Marble Giants.[3] The band was led by Lesley Woods, who was once described as "one of the most striking women in British rock".[4]

  1. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). "Au Pairs". Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-1953-1373-4.
  2. ^ Matt Seaton (6 October 2011). "Old music: Au Pairs – It's Obvious". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  3. ^ John Rockwell (28 September 1981). "POP: PIGBAG, AU PAIRS". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  4. ^ Craig Lee (21 June 1985). "3 JOHNS AT FENDER'S ADD UP TO A VERY GOOD TIME". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 18 September 2013.