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The Slits, formed in 1976 by members of The Flowers of Romance and The Castrators, are known for their infusion of punk and reggae sounds.  As one of the most significant female punk-rock bands in history, The Slits became a part of the punk pantheon with songs that even today continue to be meditations on alienation and angst. Both legendary and somewhat notorious, there is a satiric, tongue-in-cheek quality to their songs instead of a strident peachiness. The Slits are loud, brash, snotty and unrepentant. They have never compromised their image or stance and their very presence threatened those that considered rock to be a male-only pursuit. In the late 1970’s an early 1980’s the band toured with legendary punks such as The Clash, The Buzzcocks and The Sex Pistols. They went on to influence many generations of bands including The Gossip and Sonic Youth, with whom they played after reuniting in 2005.
2006 marked the release of the EP “Revenge Of The Killer Slits”, and the band toured the United States for the first time in twenty five years.
The current lineup features original members Ari Up and Tessa Pollitt along with Hollie Cook (daughter of Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook), German drummer Anna Schulte and guitarist Adele Wilson. The Slits remain the same genre bending band they were in their inception, expanding the boundaries of punk and combining it with various ethnic and experimental sounds. Their latest LP, Trapped Animal, was released in October of 2009 and they will be touring the world in 2010.
