Shouting Out Loud - Audrey Golden

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

Shouting Out Loud: Lives of the Raincoats tells this story, which resonates at the heart of late twentieth-century radical art, in three distinct lives of the band. 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. Nearly a decade later in 1992, the band's second life took off when Kurt Cobain's love of their music catalysed their renaissance and The Raincoats became renowned as 'the godmothers of grunge and Riot Grrrl'. In 2001, The Raincoats re-emerged in a 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. They continue to be a singular phenomenon and influence for so many

'The Raincoats have inspired generations of experimental artists. In this fantastic book, Audrey Golden transports us from the band's inception in the late 1970s into the twenty-first century.' *Kathleen Hanna*

'The Raincoats will always exemplify the essence of punk rock integrity: resistance, raw creativity, intellectual intrigue and blissful bloody-mindedness. Audrey Golden has captured the feeling of young artists changing the rules and subsequently the world.' *Thurston Moore*

'The Raincoats redefined punk. Shouting Out Loud captures the band's DIY ethos, feminist legacy and lasting influence. With the spirit of openness that has always defined them, The Raincoats supported this experiment - just as they have always embraced the radical potential of the unexpected.' *Patty Schemel*