{"id":17907,"date":"2023-02-27T07:47:29","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T06:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/?p=17907"},"modified":"2023-03-01T16:13:37","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T15:13:37","slug":"new-album-gina-birch-i-play-my-bass-loud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/27\/new-album-gina-birch-i-play-my-bass-loud\/","title":{"rendered":"New album: Gina Birch || I Play My Bass Loud"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you like the tunes on the Revenge Of The She-Punks<\/em><\/a> and The World Of Keith Haring<\/em><\/a> compilations, you should definitely check out I Play My Bass Loud<\/em><\/a>, the full-length solo debut by London-based musician\/filmmaker Gina Birch. Forty-six years may have passed since she started feminist punk band The Raincoats<\/a>, but the fire hasn’t died down (you can add expletives and exclamation marks to the album title in your mind). A mishmash of styles and influences comes along in the eleven songs here, which feel like a New York house party at night. The lyrics are outspoken or humorous but always direct and heartfelt (listen to the scheming in Big Mouth<\/em>, or the subtle Dr. Martens promotion in I Will Never Wear Stillettos<\/em>, and you’ll know what I mean). Electronics predominate and sound effects are not shunned, although guitars are heavily ravaged in a few songs (thank you, Thurston Moore), the loudest in single Wish I Was You<\/em> (including Cannonball<\/em><\/a> riff). This is anything but a straightforward rock album, but Gina Birch knows how to achieve optimal effect and atmosphere.<\/p>\n