
Third Man Records
Gina Birch - I Play My Bass Loud | Vinyl LP
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London-based
Gina
Birch
began
her
storied
career
in
music
in
1977
when
she
formed
the
feminist
punk
band
The
Raincoats
with
fellow
Hornsey
School
of
Art
student,
Ana
da
Silva.
Gina
and
Ana
witnessed
an
early
performance
by
The
Slits
and
although
neither
of
them
knew
how
to
play
any
instruments,
they
knew
they
had
to
start
a
band.
Just
months
after
they
picked
up
their
instruments
they
were
on
stage
doing
their
thing
around
London
and
the
UK
in
the
fledgling
and
groundbreaking
punk
rock
scene.
The
Raincoats
quickly
developed
a
large
and
loyal
groups
of
fans
and
supporters,
among
them
Red
Krayola,
Swell
Maps
and
Geoff
Travis
and
his
new
record
label,
Rough
Trade.
The
Raincoats
went
on
to
record
3
albums
for
Rough
Trade
that
are
frequently
found
on
lists
of
the
most
important
records
of
the
punk
rock
era
and
are
still
name
checked
as
influences
by
artists
today.
Originally,
The
Raincoats
broke
up
in
1984
but
were
talked
into
reforming
in
1994
when
Kurt
Cobain
asked
them
to
go
on
tour
in
support
of
Nirvana
(sadly,
that
never
happened).
With
a
renewed
interest
in
the
band
led
by
Kurt
and
Kim
Gordon,
The
Raincoats
records
were
reissued
with
liner
notes
by
Kurt
and
Kim
themselves.
Worldwide
tours
and
a
brand
new
4th
album
on
DGC
resulted
in
1996.
The
Raincoats
still
perform
today
for
special
events
and
have
started
their
own
record
label,
We
Three
Records,
to
handle
their
back
catalog.
Gina
is
a
respected
painter,
a
celebrated
filmmaker
and
video
director
(directing
videos
for
The
Libertines
and
New
Order
to
name
a
few)
and
is
a
mother
of
2
wonderful
daughters.
She
has
formed
and
fronted
the
band
Dorothy
and
The
Hangovers.
In
September
of
2021,
Gina
released
her
first
ever
solo
single,
Feminist
Song,
on
Third
Man
Records
in
celebration
of
the
opening
of
their
brand
new
London
location.
In
February
of
2023,
Third
Man
will
release
Gina’s
brand
new
and
first
ever
solo
full
length
album,
I
Play
My
Bass
Loud,
recorded
by
Martin
“Youth”
Glover
from
Killing
Joke
and
featuring
Thurston
Moore
from
Sonic
Youth.
Tracklisting
1.
I
Will
Never
Wear
Stillettos
2.
I
Play
My
Bass
Loud
3.
Dance
Like
a
Demon
4.
And
Then
It
Happened
5.
Wish
I
Was
You
6.
Digging
Down
7.
Now
We're
All
Upset
(aka
Big
Mouth)
8.
Feminist
Song
9.
Pussy
Riot
10.
Let's
Go
Crazy
11.
I
Am
Rage
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