She Makes War is the gloom-pop solo project of Laura Kidd: multi-instrumentalist, visual artist and geek. Debut album “Disarm” was released in September 2010 to high praise, gaining SMW an ardent international following and leading to support slots with Midge Ure, Viv Albertine and Tom Williams and the Boat.
In 2011, around touring South America as Tricky’s bassist and singing in Carina Round’s band, SMW won Soundcloud’s Backstage Pass Award and ran a wildly successful Pledge Music campaign to raise funds for recording second album “Little Battles”, due for release in early 2012 and featuring some extra special musical guests including Chris T-T, Tasmin Archer, Annie Gardiner (Hysterical Injury) and Dana Jade.
Blending urgent, grungey guitars, ukulele and loop pedal with processed beats, heady pop melodies and a liberal dusting of glitter, She Makes War has drawn comparisons to artists from Blur to Blood Red Shoes, Melissa Auf der Maur, Eels, Bat For Lashes and Thom Yorke.
