Playing with a Different Sex by Au Pairs - DeepRiffs

ALBUM

Opening with the tongue-in-cheek "We're So Cool," the Au Pairs' debut record is a stunner, from Lesley Woods' scratchy guitar and declamatory vocals to lead guitarist Paul Foad's brittle soloing. This is an uncompromising, defiant record: gender roles are turned upside down, as are theories about sex and sexuality, and hetero- and homosexual relationships are put under a microscope. Similarly, the tense political situation in Northern Ireland is harrowingly addressed in "Armagh," which details Tory-sanctioned torture and sexual abuse of wrongly imprisoned Irish women. An unflinching look at the world, Playing with a Different Sex is one of the great, and perhaps forgotten, post-punk records.
© John Dougan /TiVo

1. We're so Cool

Primary Artist: Au Pairs; Main Performer
Performer: Au Pairs; Performer

2. Love Song

Primary Artist: Au Pairs; Main Performer
Performer: Au Pairs; Performer

3. Set-Up

Primary Artist: Au Pairs; Main Performer
Performer: Au Pairs; Performer

4. Repetition

Primary Artist: Au Pairs; Main Performer
Performer: Au Pairs; Performer

5. Headache for Michelle

Primary Artist: Au Pairs; Main Performer
Performer: Au Pairs; Performer

6. Come Again

Primary Artist: Au Pairs; Main Performer
Performer: Au Pairs; Performer

7. Armagh

Primary Artist: Au Pairs; Main Performer
Performer: Au Pairs; Performer

8. Unfinished Business

Primary Artist: Au Pairs; Main Performer
Performer: Au Pairs; Performer

9. Dear John

Primary Artist: Au Pairs; Main Performer
Performer: Au Pairs; Performer

10. It's Obvious

Primary Artist: Au Pairs; Main Performer
Performer: Au Pairs; Performer

11. You

Primary Artist: Au Pairs; Main Performer
Performer: Au Pairs; Performer

12. Domestic Departure

Primary Artist: Au Pairs; Main Performer
Performer: Au Pairs; Performer

13. Kerb Crawler

Primary Artist: Au Pairs; Main Performer
Performer: Au Pairs; Performer

14. Diet

Primary Artist: Au Pairs; Main Performer
Performer: Au Pairs; Performer

15. Inconvenience (12'' Version)

Performer: Au Pairs; Performer
Primary Artist: Au Pairs; Main Performer
Composer: Au Pairs
Lesley Woods
Pete Hammond
Jane Munro
Paul Foad; Composer

16. Pretty Boys (12'' Version)

Primary Artist: Au Pairs; Main Performer
Performer: Au Pairs; Performer

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

16 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

59 minutes and 3 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 2000x2000 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

13/16 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

5/16 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Alternative & Indie, Alternative, Adult Alternative, New Wave, Post-Punk

Label

Sanctuary Records

Music Distribution Service

Warner

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 1980

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

5414939936005