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She Makes War
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A beautiful piece of artwork to hold in your hands! Front cover by Alex Bertram-Powell.
Listen out for guest vocals from Tanya Donelly ("Paper Thin") and Mark Chadwick ("Time To Be Unkind").
+ includes immediate download on 48K WAV + MP3
Track listing:
ALBUM CREDITS
Produced by Laura Kidd.
Mixed by Dan Austin.
Engineered by TJ Allen at Station 7, J&J Studios and Planet 245, Bristol. Additional engineering by Matthew Twaites at Metway Studio, Brighton and Laura Kidd at Knowle Rocks, Bristol.
Mastered by Dick Beetham at 360 Mastering, Hastings.
Artwork and design by Alex Bertram-Powell.
All songs and music by Laura Kidd.
GUEST STARRING:
Vocals on track 5 by Tanya Donelly.
Vocals on track 10 by Mark Chadwick.
Drums on tracks 1, 2, 3, 8 by Andy Sutor.
Cello on tracks 3, 6, 7 and 12 by Nicole Robson.
Violin on tracks 3, 6 and 7 by Simon Goff.
Cello on track 5 and 9 by Martin McCarrick.
Violin on tracks 5 and 9 by Kimberlee McCarrick.
Drum programming on track 9 by TJ Allen.
Piano on tracks 10 and 12 by Jay Chakravorty.
Drums on track 4 by Clive Deamer.
String arrangement on track 7 by Andrew Skeet.
Backing vocals on track 4 by Tim Bailey, Jay Chakravorty, Mishkin Fitzgerald, Elijah Dahl, Josie Ghost, Gaz Brookfield, Kit Nicholls and Ian Blundell.
"This is an album for anyone who has ever loved quietly, lost silently, or tried to find their way back to themselves after the world didn’t quite make sense anymore. It’s a body of work with its heart wide open, and it asks only that you meet it with yours. It is, without hesitation, my favourite album of 2025 so far. And honestly? It would take something truly exceptional to even come close."
Nicky R
House Of Stories - Penfriend
"Sublime hooks in melodies and music. Laura has a knack for developing gorgeous productions in her songs too. A must have for lovers of catchy-groove-synth-hooks, and the artwork throughout this physical release just POPS! RECOMMENDED!!"
Dunkie
Exotic Monsters - Penfriend
"This is an album with a hand on its heart and the heart wide open - from the brooding look back in anger on Emotional Tourist to the gentle softness of In The Light Sometimes, and everything in between. An essential listen for anyone who has ever needed to stop, pause, and find their way."
Warren P
House Of Stories - Penfriend
"There’s no one quite like Laura. Determined, singleminded in her frontal assault on the UK music industry, as She Makes War, her advice to Brace For Impact is vital, honest and truthful. This lady is going places. This album has passion, aggression, anger, but also beauty, kindness and truth. It also proves without argument, we have a depth of music in this country that goes way above TV karaoke and out into the streets. Do yourself a favour and buy yourself a copy."
Mark A
Brace For Impact - She Makes War
"Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. Am loving this album, the more plays the better and better it becomes. This is winning!"
Matt I
Exotic Monsters - Penfriend
"No doubt about it - this is a real Laura Kidd album! The song material has all typical traits of her perfect songwriting, so expect something in the vein of "Penfriend" and "She Makes War". The main difference is in the heavy rock guitars, contributed by Gareth "Rat" Pring, which shift the album right to the border line of Alternative and Hard Rock. An excellent collaboration album, that cries for more of this fine stuff."
SBS
One In A Thousand - Obey Robots
"This is one of the most fabulous albums I've heard. It captured raw emotion beautifully. It makes me want to make better music, hell, it just makes me want to be better. Inspiring"
Jeff A
Little Battles - She Makes War
"Laura's deceptively simple "gloom-pop" rewards repeat listening. An absolute classic that still gets better with every listen."
Garrett C
Disarm - She Makes War
"This artist's talent is an unstoppable flood of outstanding content, this one being a guitar record for anyone who's interested in an audio sample of pure brilliance."
Vlad A
Brace For Impact - She Makes War
"This is arguably the most scarily relevant album - by any artist - of the past thirteen years. Bury yourself in Rat's relentless guitars and listen to what Laura tells you."
John H
One In A Thousand - Obey Robots
"I've been an onlooker (via Laura's Patreon) while this lovely album has been coming together, and I can't recommend it highly enough. It's a resonant journey, and my favourite song keeps changing but EmoT is definitely a banger, for all sorts of reasons."
oblivion62
House Of Stories - Penfriend
"Laura is a tremendous songwriter, musician and producer. I love all the hard-charging, catchy riffs, funky time signatures, synth textures…pretty much everything."
Al M
Exotic Monsters - Penfriend