Press : “Disarm” is album of the week on Soundwerk, Germany
“We like the personality behind it and also the pure true sound very much”
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Press : “Disarm” on Virgin Music Blog
“Locked away in the albums thirteen tracks are sounds that overlap and crash together to form melodies that instantly stick in the mind, they could soundtrack multiple situations that life throws up. From small burst of frustration, happiness and confusion….Disarm is a record that deserves to be heard by everyone.”
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Live Review / Thoughts – Re-Dress @ Ryan’s Bar 22.8.10
“She Makes War…ends the night on a high as she effortlessly switches between guitar and ukulele to deliver a beautiful set of addictive melancholia and soaring vocals.” – Elizabeth Martin, The Girls Are.
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Last Sunday night I had the pleasure of curating an evening of female centric music as a collaborative...
Press : SMW Interviewed on This Reality Podcast #130
Hear all about the origins of the band name, my ropey first attempt at drum machine when demoing recent single “I Am” and my thoughts on video right here (my bit’s at the beginning):
This Reality Podcast #130
Thanks to Bren and Sophie for being so...
Press : Photo Intraview with A Negative Narrative / Catherine A.D.
The wonderful Catherine A.D. poses the questions, I respond in pictures, some of which also feature in my limited edition photo/picture book out next week alongside the CD. More on that soon…
See the question/answer photo set here and download “Olympian” for free!
“Weighty issues and edginess form the crux of...
Press : SMW on Cash Music with Corin Tucker!
“She Makes War is a solo project from Laura Kidd. I could point out that she’s a gifted musician, especially on bass. Or that she has a knack for writing a great pop song that’s a bit more than it seems. Or even that her voice mixes with the bass-heavy...
Press : Album Review on More Than The Music
“”Disarm” is the first independent, full-length release by She Makes War, a.k.a. Laura Kidd; multi-instrumentalist, session musician, and some-times singer of The Young Punx. Purveyor of grungy, lo-fi indie, She Makes War’s style of self-proclaimed “gloom-pop” tackles the disappointments of everyday life in a typically matter of fact fashion,...