The Raincoats
33 great 2023 albums from indie / alternative legends
“Past your prime” is a state of mind and this list shows you can be any age and make a terrific album.
Indie Basement: Best Songs and Albums of February 2023
Featuring U.S. Girls, Orbital, audiobooks, FACS, Feist, Robert Forster, Girl Ray, Naima Bock, Ibex Clone, Gina Birch Y La Bamba, and more of February’s best stuff.
Indie Basement (2/24): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more
It’s a massive week in the Basement with reviews of US Girls, The Church, shame, Gruff Rhys, The Raincoats’ Gina Birch, Field Music’s David Brewis, Model/Actriz, Unloved, En Attendant Ana, and more.
Indie Basement: Best Songs and Albums of January 2023
Featuring: Everything But the Girl, Meg Baird, Ulrika Spacek, The Tubs, Belle & Sebastian, Sleaford Mods, Gruff Rhys, John Cale, The Murder Capital, and more of January’s best stuff.
Indie Basement: Best Songs & Albums of November 2022
All of November’s best stuff, including Weyes Blood, Fever Ray, Halo Maud, Old Fire, Quasi, Spoon Vs Adrian Sherwood, Daniel Avery, Special Interest, Acid Klaus, and more.
The Raincoats' Gina Birch preps debut solo album, shares "Wish I Was You" ft Thurston Moore
“The album distills my years of musical, political, and artistic life with these genre-breaking songs,” says Birch. “It’s a personal diary using sounds and lyrics, full of fun, rage, and storytelling.”
Kim Gordon, Kathleen Hanna & more appear on Land Trust benefit (stream a track)
Created by Bikini Kill’s Erica Dawn Lyle & Vice Cooler, the benefit album also features The Raincoats, Alice Bag, The Linda Lindas, Kelley Deal and more.
Watch a trailer for post-punk doc 'Rip it Up & Start Again' ft Raincoats, PiL, Throbbing Gristle, more
Based on Simon Reynolds‘ 2005 post-punk chronicle, the documentary features interviews with Jah Wobble (PiL), Ana da Silva (Raincoats), Genesis Breyer-P-Orridge (Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV), Mark Stewart (The Pop Group), Stephen Mallinder (Cabaret Voltaire) and more.
Horsegirl tell us about their favorite stuff from 2021
Chicago trio Horsegirl, who will release their first single for Matador in March, tell us about their favorite music, movies, and and more they experienced this year.
The Raincoats' Gina Birch shares solo single "Feminist Song" ft Ana da Silva
It’s Gina Birch‘s first solo release and it’s out now on Third Man.