KEXP’s Janice Headley talks with Gina Birch about the new release, her time with The Raincoats, and how Kurt Cobain got a copy of The Raincoats' first LP.
The Raincoats emerged from the London punk scene in the late ’70s and were one of the very first all-female bands who wrote and performed all their own music. Now, 40 years later, co-founding member Gina Birch has just released her first solo album, titled I Play My Bass Loud.
KEXP’s Janice Headley talks with Gina about the new release, her time with The Raincoats, and how Kurt Cobain got a copy of The Raincoats' first LP.