5 supercharged rerecordings of songs from gloom-pop siren She Makes War's critically acclaimed debut album "Disarm" (2010). Produced by Laura Kidd, mixed by Dan Austin.

Release date: 4th December 2015.

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Laura Kidd aka She Makes War is in a reflective mood, celebrating the fifth anniversary of her critically acclaimed debut album ”Disarm” with an EP and a short winter tour.

“Disarm:15” revisits several audience favourites from her debut, tenderly reworked with the benefit of five years of life, love and touring. As Kierkegaard said, "Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards."

It’s been a busy year for the Bristol polymath, taking in two German tours, a universally acclaimed one-woman show at Edinburgh Fringe (“a charming hour of biographical storytelling and music…perfectly executed acoustic gems” - The List), support tours with Duke Special (UK) and The Levellers (UK & Europe), a 22 date UK headline tour, dates with tUnE-yArDs, Gruff Rhys, New Model Army and Pretty Vicious and the recording of her third album “Direction Of Travel” (due for release in early 2016).

A heartstealing blend of solo a capella looping, riot grrrl inflected indie rock and ukulele melancholy with a spellbindingly intimate vocal capable of melting even the harshest of hearts, She Makes War will visit Birmingham, Manchester, London and her newly adopted home town of Bristol for four special headline shows which will heavily draw from “Disarm” and forthcoming third album “Direction Of Travel". Support on all four shows will come from Eliza Rickman (USA).

Tour dates:

Tuesday 1st December - Birmingham - Sunflower Lounge
Wednesday 2nd December - Manchester - The Castle Hotel
Thursday 3rd December - London - Sebright Arms
Friday 4th December - Bristol - The Louisiana

Tickets - www.shemakeswar.com/disarm-tour

CREDITS:

Produced by Laura Kidd.
Mixed by Dan Austin.

All vocals and instruments by LK except:
Drums - Dan Whitfield // Piano - Cajita //
Harp - Kat Arney // Cello - Nicole Robson

Bass, drums and guitar recorded by Joe Garcia at Joe’s Garage, Bristol.
Harp recorded by Myles Clarke at Studio B, London. Piano arranged & recorded by Cajita, Cello arranged (track 3) and recorded by Nicole Robson at their home studios in London.
Vocals, ukulele, omnichord and keyboard recorded at home in Bristol by LK.
Mixed by Dan Austin at Real World Studios, Box.
Mastered by Dick Beetham at 360 Mastering, Hastings.
Artwork by Laura Ward, layout by LK.

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Drone piece made using granular synthesis of field recording edited in SPEAR.

Harbourside Drone

"And Peace" is the final album from She Makes War - a brand new eight track retrospective featuring fan favourites from all four SMW albums, released to draw a close to the project before indie rock producer Laura Kidd moves forward into 2020 with her new project.

The digital version of this album is pay-what-you-want with all proceeds in December 2019 donated to Trussell Trust, working to end UK hunger and poverty. You can also buy limited edition CDs, hardback lyric books, tees and hand typed lyric sheets from http://shemakeswar.bandcamp.com/album/and-peace

Laura says: "The songs in this collection were chosen from YOUR online votes – I sneakily asked you what your top three SMW songs were, counted them up and set to work, recording stripped back, intimate versions of the top tracks at The Launchpad and sending them off to be beautifully mixed by Steve Kilpatrick. Before moving on to new pastures, I wanted to create this collection to honour the people who have been a massive part of this whole project – YOU. 

I’ve been playing some of these songs live for a long time now, and having got to know them back to front and inside out over the 571(ish) gigs I’ve played under the SMW name, it was fun to create these new versions. I hope you enjoy listening."

Produced, recorded and performed by Laura Kidd.
Mixed by Steve Kilpatrick.
Mastered by Chris McCormack.

And Peace

Delete - She Makes War

"And Peace" is the final album from She Makes War - a brand new eight track retrospective featuring fan favourites from all four SMW albums, released to draw a close to the project before indie rock producer Laura Kidd moves forward into 2020 with her new project.

Buy limited edition CDs, hardback lyric books, tees and hand typed lyric sheets from http://shemakeswar.bandcamp.com/album/and-peace

Laura says: "The songs in this collection were chosen from YOUR online votes – I sneakily asked you what your top three SMW songs were, counted them up and set to work, recording stripped back, intimate versions of the top tracks at The Launchpad and sending them off to be beautifully mixed by Steve Kilpatrick. Before moving on to new pastures, I wanted to create this collection to honour the people who have been a massive part of this whole project – YOU. 

I’ve been playing some of these songs live for a long time now, and having got to know them back to front and inside out over the 571(ish) gigs I’ve played under the SMW name, it was fun to create these new versions. I hope you enjoy listening."

Produced, recorded and performed by Laura Kidd.
Mixed by Steve Kilpatrick.
Mastered by Chris McCormack.

Scared To Capsize

Drown Me Out

A - Hole

Paper Thin

In This Boat

Undone

Dear Heart

Cajita's 2016 remix of "Stargazing" from the album "Direction Of Travel". Get the free download from https://shemakeswar.bandcamp.com/track/stargazing-cajita-remix

Stargazing (Cajita remix)

Now making music as Penfriend! http://penfriend.rocks

Listen to my back catalogue and get free songs at http://shemakeswar.com

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