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Au Pairs

Punk rock
Punk rock

Au Pairs is a Punk rock act. Their sound grew out of Gang of Four and Young Marble Giants. Those roots explain a lot about how Au Pairs arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Josef K, Young Marble Giants, Maximum Joy, The Pop Group and Wire, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Kathleen Hanna, Lush and Bikini Kill, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 14 connections around Au Pairs, reaching back through Gang of Four and forward to Kathleen Hanna. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

The Au Pairs are a British post-punk band that formed in Birmingham in 1978 and continued until 1983 on their first run. The band reformed in 2025, with Lesley Woods as the only original member. They produced two studio albums and three singles. Their songs were said to have "contempt for the cliches of contemporary sexual politics" and their music has been compared to that of the Gang of Four and the Young Marble Giants. The band was fronted by Lesley Woods, who was once described as "one of the most striking women in British rock".

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Au PairsGang of FourYoung Marble GiantsKathleen HannaLushBikini KillJosef KYoung Marble GiantsMaximum JoyThe Pop GroupWireESGPublic Image Ltd.Adam and the Ants

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Au Pairs connections

Au Pairs grew out of Gang of Four and Young Marble Giants, shares an orbit with Josef K, Young Marble Giants, Maximum Joy and The Pop Group, went on to shape Kathleen Hanna, Lush and Bikini Kill. 14 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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