Shouting Out Loud

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 with archival images, fresh interviews and attention to historical detail. A must-read about these punk trailblazers – KATHLEEN HANNAThe Raincoats will always exemplify the essence of punk rock integrity: resistance, raw creativity, intellectual intrigue and blissful bloodymindedness. Audrey Golden has captured the feeling of young artists changing the rules and subsequently the world – THURSTON MOOREThe Raincoats redefined punk, making music that promoted feminism and experimentation. While writing this book, Audrey Golden discovered Ana’s extensive archive, turning the project into a collaborative act of preservation. Through personal interviews and cultural history, 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 SCHEMELAmong the personalities that punk rock revealed, none are more striking than the young women who created The Raincoats and their lasting legacy. Awkward, angry, witty and wild, the band combined punk energy, creative originality and fierce social commentary to challenge and change presumptions of what ‘girls’ and women should do and be. In this exciting book, they describe how and why they did it, what they were up against and how they survived – Caroline Coon

Audrey Golden is a writer whose work focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. She is the author of I Thought I Heard You Speak: Women at Factory Records (2023), and her writing has appeared in Maggot Brain, The Quietus, Guardian, Gusher, American Book Review, Louder Than War, DIVA magazine, and other publications.