Gina Birch has never been one to stay silent. The artist-songwriter-filmmaker-feminist-icon has had an undeniable and outspoken hand in shaping the UK’s independent music scene, perhaps most notably as a founding member and bassist of post-punk legends The Raincoats, a band which to this day is responsible for socially conscious rock groups being formed in garages and rec halls across the globe. In 1977, she debuted one of her most recognized art pieces, the short film 3 Minute Scream, in which she stares down the camera and, as the title suggests, screams for the duration of a Super 8 cartridge. Viewed in the present day, it’s still a rage-filled, prescient, important piece of work—so much so that in 2024 it was shown in Women in Revolt, an exhibition of feminist art and activism at Tate Britain. Aptly, Trouble is the name of Gina’s newest solo album, a fiery yet introspective collection of post-punk, dub, experimental rock, and indie. Much like 3 Minute Scream, Trouble is a declaration, but not an angry shout into the void—it’s a statement of intent, a commitment to uninhibited creativity, an artist letting her audience in on her wildest thoughts and innermost emotions.