The Raincoats

The Raincoats are a British post-punk band. Ana da Silva (vocals, guitar) and
Gina Birch (vocals, bass) formed the group in 1977 while they were students at
Hornsey College of Art, London, England. CareerThe line-up included Ross
Crighton on guitar and Nick Turner on drums for the band's first gig on 9
November 1977. Kate Korus, from The Slits and later The Mo-dettes, ... read more

The Raincoats reissuing 'Odyshape', touring (dates)

Experimental post-punkers The Raincoats are reissuing their second LP Odyshape, originally released in 1981 on Rough Trade, on their own WeThRee label. The album is being...
Posted 6 July 2011 4.45pm — Comment on this

Readers recommend: discordant songs – the results

Whether deliberately dissonant or simply playing out of tune, there's a thrilling world of uneasy listening out thereCaroleBristol identified three separate topics within...
Posted 10 February 2011 5.22pm — Comment on this

Readers recommend: discordant songs

Whether deliberately obscure or just plain amateurish, sometimes the best tunes are, well, out of tune. Nominate your favourites hereNot all great records feature superb ...
Posted 4 February 2011 12.01am — Comment on this

saturday night updates

Tongue said...LOU REED - Lou Reedfuzzlovehttp://youngmosstongue.blogspot.com stytzer said...Songs posted today:+ League - Golden Maps+ Tristen - Eager For Your Lo...
Posted 8 January 2011 9.52pm — Comment on this

Live: Japanese post-punkers Hard Nips are playing NYC tomorrow

Filtering the violence, crassness, fire, fervor and directness of punk rock and thrash music through a sieve that only an all-Japanese (no less all-female) approach can d...
Posted 7 December 2010 4.09am — Comment on this

What's going on Saturday?

today in NYC * The Raincoats @ MoMA * Improv night @ The Stone * Furthur @ Madison Square Garden * Glenn Branca @ Le Poisson Rouge * The O'Jays @ Brooklyn Academy of Musi...
Posted 20 November 2010 10.14pm — Comment on this

40 Early Rough Trade Singles, Pt. 3

As we close out our feature on 40 of the first 100 singles/EPs released on Rough Trade (see parts one and two), it’s very important to note that the same span of ti...
Posted 26 July 2010 3.55pm — Comment on this

Trash Kit – “Cadets” Video (Stereogum Premiere)

Trash Kit is the London-based post-punk trio of Rachel Aggs, Rachel Horwood and Ros Murray. Their 17-song self-titled debut runs by in an energetic 27 minutes. When Upset...
Posted 19 May 2010 4.47pm — Comment on this


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