Schoolgirl yelps, spiky percussion, and a giddy, shambolic method of writing characterized The Raincoats' decades-spanning output, and their humble-yet-radical approach made ardent fans of future visionaries Kim Gordon and Kurt Cobain. As bastions of post-punk's DIY ethos, the internationally born, London-formed band fused their scruffy, art-school strut and squalling guitars with riotous tempo shifts, disarming vulnerability, and orphic chants, creating a much-imitated sound.