The Slits

Summary

The Slits is a rock band^[1]. It draws 1,653 Wikipedia views per month (rock_band category, ranking #166 of 861).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Slits's instance of is recorded as rock band^[3].
• The Slits's genre is punk rock^[4].
• The Slits's record label is recorded as Island Records^[5].
• The Slits's Commons category is recorded as The Slits^[6].
• The Slits's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[7].
• The Slits comprises Palmolive^[8].
• The Slits comprises Neneh Cherry^[9].
• The Slits comprises Steve Beresford^[10].
• The Slits comprises Bruce Smith^[11].
• 1976 marks the founding of The Slits^[12].
• The Slits's location of formation is recorded as London^[13].
• The Slits's official website is recorded as http://www.theslits.co.uk/^[14].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[15]

• Country: GB^[16]

• Began / founded: 1976^[17]

• Ended / dissolved: 2010^[18]

• Genre(s): art pop, art punk, dance-punk, dub, post-punk^[19]

• Community tags: art pop, art punk, dance-punk, dub, feminist, post-punk, united kingdom^[20]

• MusicBrainz ID: ff9ef2ef-73a6-496c-8528-4b12b21afbfd^[21]

Why It Matters

The Slits draws 1,653 Wikipedia views per month (rock_band category, ranking #166 of 861).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]

It has been cited as an influence by The Raincoats^[24], a musical group^[25], founded in 1977^[26] and Fiction Plane^[27], a rock band^[28].

FAQs

Who did The Slits influence?

The Slits has been cited as an influence by The Raincoats^[24] and Fiction Plane^[27].