THE RAINCOATS
Interview with bassist/artist Gina Birch by David Gavan
"The Raincoats were subject to the same social forces as Scritti
Politti. While Odyshape (1981), with its norm dismantling lyrics, is a
mind-stretching experimental album - one that's earned similar levels of
respect as esteemed '81 offerings such as This Heat's Deceit or The
Durutti Column's LC - the superbly eclectic jamboree bag of an album
that is Moving (1984) effectively atomised the Raincoats. Gina Birch has
stated that the band was sundered by its increasingly disparate
influences."