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Biography

Birmingham, United Kingdom (1979 – 1983)

The Au Pairs were a post-punk band who formed in Birmingham, UK in 1979. Musically they were very similar to bands such as Ludus, Gang of Four and Delta 5. That is, the rhythm section was tight and funky (obvious influences were James Brown and Funkadelic), but the guitars were light and “scratchy” (like Subway Sect). All these bands shared a strongly left wing social outlook, but the Au Pairs stood out due to their frontwoman, Lesley Woods, being an outspoken feminist and lesbian: the band were greatly influential in this respect on the riot grrrl movement a decade later.

Top Tracks

1	It's Obvious	145
2	We're So Cool	109
3	Headache For Michelle	64
4	Come Again	62
5	Love Song	60
6	Repetition	58
7	Armagh	49
8	Dear John	45
9	Unfinished Business	43
10	You	40
11	Set-Up	30
12	Sex Without Stress	25
13	Kerb Crawler	24
13	Pretty Boys	24
15	Set Up	23