She Makes War + Bryde
She Makes War + Bryde
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Queen of gloom-pop She Makes War is back with her much-anticipated third album Direction Of Travel, out on 8 April via The state51 Conspiracy.
Direction Of Travel was recorded in the winter months of 2014/15 in Bristol, Brighton and London. Produced by She Makes War, mixed by Dan Austin (Doves, Pixies) and featuring guest appearances from Tanya Donelly and Mark Chadwick, most of the instruments on the album were played by Laura herself, added to by 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.
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 Mercyand 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 bitter-sweetest 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 Laura’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’.
The songs on Direction Of Travel reveal widescreen ambition, deepening the glittery, grunge-inflected guitar driven sound of She Makes War’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.
At the end of 2015, She Makes War teased listeners with the release of five-track EPDisarm:15, which received praise from the likes of The Line of Best Fit, Gigwise and Songwriting Magazine. Laura has also received support from BBC 6 Music’s Lauren Laverne and Tom Robinson, and has toured with artists such as tUnE-yArDs, Gruff Rhys, Nadine Shah and Suede.
Direction Of Travel is out on 8 April (online) and 29 April (physical) via The state51 Conspiracy.
Tour support comes from Bryde. Bryde is a girl and an electric guitar, singing fierce and fragile songs. She is influenced by the likes of Scout Niblett, PJ Harvey, Ben Howard andSharon Van Etten.
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Fallow Cafre, 2A Landcross Rd, M14 6NA Manchester
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She Makes War + Bryde
From GBP 8.00