The Raincoats is the debut studio album by English rock band the Raincoats. It was released on 21 November 1979 on Rough Trade Records. The album is perhaps best known for its off-kilter cover of "Lola" by the Kinks. The album's sixth track, "The Void", was covered by Hole in 1994. In September 2020, Rolling Stone named The Raincoats the 398th greatest album of all time. The Raincoats was re-released by Rough Trade in 1993 on CD, with liner notes by Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. Read more on Last.fm.