Publication date: 31.07.2025

Art students Gina Birch and Ana da Silva formed The Raincoats in 1977. Since the release
of their seminal early records, the 'godmothers of grunge' have been revered by punk,
queer, feminist and indie pop artists alike. The Raincoats reimagined the nature of
experimental music and DIY design and went on to inspire Sonic Youth, Nirvana, and an
entire generation of Riot Grrrl and queercore musicians.

Shouting Out Loud: Lives of the Raincoats tells their astonishing story in three
extraordinary lives. In The Raincoats' first life, they recorded three full-length albums now
regarded as classics and were the first punk band to play behind the Iron Curtain in
Warsaw. Nearly a decade later in 1992, the band's second life took off when Kurt Cobain's
love of the band catalysed their renaissance.

In 2001, The Raincoats emerged from their five-year hiatus into their third and ongoing
iteration marked by performances in art museums such as New York's MoMA, the
Pompidou Centre in Paris, and London's National Portrait Gallery. The Raincoats have and
continue to be a singular phenomenon and influence for so many.

Featuring exclusive interviews and never-before-seen images from The Raincoats'
archive, Shouting Out Loud is the ultimate, authorised biography of this pioneering group
of women - and the must-have account of a legendary band that holds a vital place in
twentieth and twenty-first century sonic history.