Trapped Animal

Trapped Animal is the third and final studio album by English punk band The Slits. It was released on 6 October 2009, and was their first album since their 2006 reunion which initially resulted in the EP Revenge of the Killer Slits. Founding vocalist Ari Up and bassist Tessa Pollitt returned, although the rest of the band underwent significant lineup changes introducing Hollie Cook on backing vocals, Adele Wilson on guitar, Little Anna (Anna Ozawa) on keyboards & melodica (her original song 'Be It' included) and Anna Schulte on drums. [3] Trapped Animal received mixed to negative reviews from critics upon release. The Slits continued to tour the album until the following year when Up died after a two year battle with breast cancer, causing the band to disband permanently.[4]

Trapped Animal
Studio album by The Slits
Released	October 6, 2009
Recorded	2009; Swing House Studios, Hollywood, California
Genre	Post-punk, punk rock
Label	Narnack
The Slits chronology
Return of the Giant Slits (1981) Trapped Animal (2009)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(59/100) [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
BBC	(favourable)[2]
AllMusic	link
The Guardian	link
PopMatters	(5/10) link
Prefix Magazine	(3/10) link
Pitchfork Media	(4.7/10) link
NME	(4/10) link

Track listing

1. "Ask Ma"
2. "Lazy Slam"
3. "Pay Rent"
4. "Reject"
5. "Trapped Animals"
6. "Issues"
7. "Peer Pressure"
8. "Partner from Hell"
9. "Babylon"
10. "Cry Baby"
11. "Reggae Gypsy"
12. "Be It"
13. "Can't Relate"
14. "Had a Day"

References

1. Critic Reviews for Trapped Animal. Metacritic. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
2. BBC review
3. http://pitchfork.com/news/35589-the-slits-to-return-with-itrapped-animali/
4. http://exclaim.ca/music/article/ari_up_died_battling_cancer_slits_bandmate_reveals/