Gina Birch - Trouble

Trouble is a kind of patchwork: the eleven tracks are not only eclectic in genre, but also sound like pieced-together vignettes, fly-on-the-wall scenes in which Gina describes meeting a stranger on the train, or an argument with her teenage daughter, or the nostalgia of driving past a certain part of your neighborhood that has stayed the same for as long as you can remember. It’s the politics of the everyday — a work that’s feminist not because of slogans or placards, but because it’s an honest portrait of a female artist simply existing. “It’s a little out there, a little off the beaten path, and I always love going there,” says Gina about the diary-like undertone of the album. “I’ve unofficially given the album the subtitle Trouble I’ve Caused and Trouble I’m In, so the songs are based on that feeling — that dangerous place to be.” “Her slinky, fluid grooves relish their moment in the spotlight.” — New York Times. “A joyful, powerful inversion of the girl-group sound.” — MOJO._