Zolas - Strange Girl

Hey Rosetta! - "Bandages"

Hi. This is our first offering to you. It was recorded by David McAulay and produced by Miaoux Miaoux in Chem19 studios, Glasgow. Photos by Sarah Dempsey and Stephanie Gibson. Costumes by Urara Tsuchiya. 

Single available to buy NOW! http://bdyprts.bandcamp.com/track/i-d-l-u

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IDLU

From her sophomore album 'The Sleeper'

Buy 'The Sleeper' goo.gl/WFjeRQ
Buy 'Milk Annual' goo.gl/sEqliG

LEMONADE

Anywhere but here

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/alex-lestrange/id1098220021
Spotify: https://play.spotify.com/artist/1YnBQkRtyLRoFziVjJjbVb

But you’re so beautiful, even though I don’t need your heart. 
It’s just the start, before mascara runs right through these ivory sheets.
Is it a laugh? Or are we two souls who’ll wither when we part?
Or am I, a jacked up trade with a dream that fades?

I love you right now, but in the morning we’re coming down.
There’s a trip wire ahead, the one I still forget.
If I see you around, after my mind resets, there’ll be that flame that isn’t dead, but we should just run.

When you’re alone, the thought’s still there, we should leave it rest.
It was a front, and I’m working hard to, realise what this was.

I love you right now, but in the morning we’re coming down.
There’s a trip wire ahead, the one I still forget.
If I see you around, after my mind resets, there’ll be that flame that isn’t dead, but we should just run.

It's only fun. 

*****

Vocals and instruments performed by Alex L'Estrange
Synth pad by Andy Aubin
Written, produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by Alex L'Estrange at Luv Basement.

www.alexlestrange.com
Contact | alexlestrangemusic@gmail.com

Trip Wire

Stream in full and get the album! http://www.shemakeswar.com/direction-of-travel

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http://twitter.com/warriorgrrl

Management: gordon@stratamusic(dot)com

Under exclusive license to The state51 Conspiracy state51.com

The queen of gloom-pop She Makes War is back with her much-anticipated third album Direction Of Travel, out on 8 April 2016 via The State51 Conspiracy.

Direction Of Travel was recorded in the winter months of 2014/15 in Bristol, Brighton and London. Produced by Laura, mixed by Dan Austin (Doves, Pixies) and featuring guest appearances from Tanya Donelly and Mark Chadwick, most of the instruments were played by SMW with a cast of supporting musician friends including Clive Deamer and Andy Sutor on drums, The McCarricks and Nicole Robson on strings and Cajita on piano.

The songs on Direction Of Travel reveal widescreen ambition, deepening the glittery, grunge-inflected guitar-driven sound of SMW’s back catalogue while exploring new worlds of cinematic orchestration and heartfelt, confessional songwriting. The songs vibrate with sadness but the album’s message is hopeful - we can all become strong enough to reclaim ourselves, to escape from suffocating situations, process sadness and sorrow, and emerge all the stronger for the experience.

As with all things, there are two sides to the story. ‘Drown Me Out’, ‘In Cold Blood’ and ‘Alone’ combine an unabashed love of 90s alt-rock with the gothic undertones of Sisters Of Mercy and early Echo & The Bunnymen. ‘Time To Be Unkind’ (featuring Mark Chadwick) and ‘The Best’ blend melancholy ukulele, cello and piano with a tearstained lead vocal and killer harmonies to deliver the bittersweetest Dear John letters to their anonymous but undeserving miscreants. At the bursting heart of the album sit ‘Stargazing’ and ‘Paper Thin’ (featuring Tanya Donelly); the former unashamedly sharing Kidd’s lowest point - “I don’t believe anybody any more” - and the latter contemplating a period of personal reflection and ultimately redemption – ‘All this is ours…let’s do amazing things with good hearts.

’  ‘I came up with the title Direction Of Travel a few years ago after hearing the phrase many times on trains while I was travelling to gigs, and it’s such a fitting name for this collection of songs. Life truly is about the journey, not the destination, so we should make it as bright and brilliant as we can. My nomadic, lonesome lifestyle has shown me the only direction of travel is onwards, no matter what the world throws at you. 2014 proved to me that I can weather many storms, and once the healing process had begun I was able to trust and love again.’

At the end of 2015, She Makes War teased listeners with the release of 5 track EP Disarm:15, which received praise from the likes of The Line of Best Fit, Gigwise and Songwriting Magazine. Laura has also received support from BBC 6Music’s Lauren Laverne and Tom Robinson and has toured with the likes of tUnE-yArDs, Gruff Rhys, Nadine Shah and Suede.

www.shemakeswar.com
facebook.com/shemakeswar
 twitter.com/warriorgrrl

“She’s ace” - Lauren Laverne, 6 Music

“The emotional resonance of Elliott Smith colliding with the barbed vigour of Sleater-Kinney” - Gigwise

"Why just sing songs, when you can build worlds?" - The Quietus

She Makes War - Drown Me Out

New single from our forthcoming Double A-side "Vesuvius, Now / Drop An Anchor". Available online from 27th May 2016.

Sion Edmonds - Lead Vocals / Guitar

Sam Williams - Lead Guitar / Backing Vocals

Jamie Hooper - Drums

Moc Isaac - Bass Guitar / Backing Vocals

Recorded / produced by Todd Campbell at Stompbox Studios.

Vesuvius, Now

Half Asleep Music Video Teaser: https://youtu.be/FB821y5R2OA

Hey guys! we're back in 2017 with our new single Half Asleep! :) And there is A LOT more music coming! Debut album is coming out this year, and we're SO excited to share it with you! for now, here is our brand new track! xE