The Raincoats have offered creative and spiritual inspiration for several generations of artists such as John Lydon, Kim Gordon, Kurt Cobain, Carrie Brownstein, Bikini Kill, Angel Olsen… In 1979, The Raincoats helped shape the timeless notion that punk is what you make it to be – an act of raw expression, not any one sound. Their anarchy was poetic. The group’s debut album _The Raincoats_, which Kurt Cobain called “wonderfully classic scripture”, was released by Rough Trade Records at its radical beginnings. In 1992, Kurt’s meeting with Ana da Silva sparked a much-documented relationship with The Raincoats, bringing them back together to play live on Nirvana’s final tour that never was, and inspiring Ana da Silva and Gina Birch to write _Looking in the Shadows,_ their final album, released in 1996 on Rough Trade Records and DGC. Original CD release from Rough Trade Records in 1996. Recorded at Trident II in August 1995. Produced and mixed by Ed Buller. Backing vocals on Love a Loser by Buzzcocks’ Pete Shelley.
