The Raincoats were one of the most experimental bands that immediately followed the initial burst of punk rock in the late '70s. With their minimalistic approach to guitar-driven folk-rock, the band developed a distinctive, jagged sound, punctuated by a shrill violin. The Raincoats were also one of the first all-female post-punk bands, which wasn't common in the late '70s and early '80s. When they were recording, the band gained a small cult following in their native England and an even smaller audience in America; they broke up in 1984. Nearly ten years later, the band became a hip name in alternative rock, thanks to Kurt Cobain's mention of the group in the liner notes to a Nirvana album. Rough Trade reissued their albums in the U.K.; in late 1993 and 1994, Geffen licensed them for U.S. release. The band reunited and toured with Nirvana in the U.K. before heading out on their own tour of the U.S. in 1994. Two years later, the Raincoats released Looking in the Shadows, which was produced by Ed Buller (a member of the Psychedelic Furs who had worked with Pulp and Suede). Throughout the following years, the band occasionally made live appearances, including the 2001 Meltdown Festival, 2007's Ladyfest Leeds, and 2010's All Tomorrow's Parties.