The Raincoats (1979)

Gina Birch took up the bass guitar with minimal formal training, turning raw instinct into inventive, off-kilter grooves that defined The Raincoats' eponymous debut. Rather than adhering to conventional rock progressions, her playing navigates unexpected intervals and stubborn, elastic rhythms. Songs like Fairytale in the Supermarket and their jagged cover of Lola gain their subversive bounce directly from her fearless approach.