Gina Birch

Known for a wildly diverse artistic career that includes co-founding the iconic British post-punk band, The Raincoats, Gina Birch had an undeniable and outspoken hand in shaping the UK’s independent music scene. Trouble continues that ever-evolving mission with 11 fiery-yet-deeply introspective new songs, fusing post-punk, dub, experimental rock, and more into a singular statement of intent, expressing her lifelong commitment to uninhibited creativity and an artist’s purpose in letting her audience in on her wildest thoughts & innermost emotions. The album sees Birch teaming up once again with GRAMMY® Award-winning producer and Killing Joke founding member Youth (Paul McCartney, The Orb, The Verve) and engineer/mixer Michael Rendall (Peter Murphy, The Jesus and Mary Chain) – the same duo who helped capture the rugged-yet-refined sound of her critically acclaimed 2023 solo debut, I Play My Bass Loud. Recorded on the top floor of Youth’s London home and fueled by “plenty of tea & toast,” the sessions also included participation from musicians Jenny Green & Marie Merlet – both of whom play in Gina’s live band, The Unreasonables – as well as longtime collaborator Helen McCookerybook, who has worked with her on various film and concert projects throughout the years. Fueled by the politics of the everyday, Trouble stands proudly as a feminist work of art not because of slogans or placards, but rather in its candid portrayal of a forward-thinking female artist simply existing.