Legendary post-punk musician, artist, and filmmaker Gina Birch has announced the release of her debut solo album, I Play My Bass Loud, arriving via Third Man Records on Friday, February 24, 2023.

I Play My Bass Loud is heralded by the propulsive first single, ‘Wish I Was You,’ available now at all DSPs and streaming services. The track – co-written and co-produced by the legendary Youth and featuring guitar by longtime fan Thurston Moore – is joined by an official music video, directed by Gina’s filmmaker daughter Honey Birch.

“The album distills my years of musical, political, and artistic life with these genre-breaking songs,” says Gina Birch. “It’s a personal diary using sounds and lyrics, full of fun, rage, and storytelling.”

Known for a wildly diverse artistic career that includes co-founding iconic British post-punk band, The Raincoats, Birch will mark today’s arrival of ‘Wish I Was You’ with a special single release show at Third Man Records London’s intimate Blue Basement, set for this Friday, November 11. Next year will see Birch celebrate I Play My Bass Loud with an eagerly anticipated UK/Ireland headline tour, getting underway March 21 at Brighton’s Hope and Ruin. Additional dates will be announced soon.

I Play My Bass Loud:

1. I Play My Bass Loud
2. And Then It Happened
3. Wish I Was You
4. Big Mouth
5. Pussy Riot
6. I Am Rage
7. I Will Never Wear Stilettos
8. Dance Like A Demon
9. Digging Down
10. Feminist Song
11. Let’s Go Crazy