{"id":2461,"date":"2012-03-31T17:00:52","date_gmt":"2012-03-31T21:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=2461"},"modified":"2015-10-23T11:20:45","modified_gmt":"2015-10-23T15:20:45","slug":"she-makes-war-announces-new-album-and-releases-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=2461","title":{"rendered":"She Makes War announces new album &#8216;Little Battles&#8217; + release video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>She Makes War releases her sophomore album &#8216;Little Battles&#8217; on April 9th. The album was co-produced by She Makes War and Myles Clarke (Sparkadia, Kid Harpoon, Belakiss) during the summer 2011. Recorded around the corner from the Hackney riots, London&#8217;s tension is echoed throughout the album \u2013 it&#8217;s honest and vulnerable yet confident, all melancholy romance and hope for the future.<\/p>\n<p>To accompany the album, She Makes War has released a video for the song <em>Exit Strategy<\/em>. She describes the video as &#8220;Ms Pacman is brought to life in this claustrophobic Groundhog Day meets horror flick&#8221;. Watch the video for <em>Exit Strategy<\/em> lifted from the album below.<br \/>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YkyPXSwHYB0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>MP3: <a href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/03-exit-strategy.mp3\">She Makes War &#8211; Exit Strategy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>She Makes War is the gloom-pop solo project of Laura Kidd who is a multi-instrumentalist and visual artist. She has toured across the world while playing bass and singing for Tricky, A-Ha, I Blame Coco, The Young Punx and Alex Parks. Kidd released her debut album <em>Disarm<\/em> in September 2010 accompanied by five DIY videos and follows up its success with this new album, <em>Little Battles<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Little Battles&#8217; will be launched with a musical \/ visual extravaganza on April 11 @ The Half Moon, Herne Hill, featuring special guests including She Makes War&#8217;s indie supergroup The Olympians, alongside an international webcast party. An extensive UK tour will follow &#8211; see the list of tour dates below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tour dates:<\/strong><br \/>\nApril 11 &#8211; &#8216;Little Battles&#8217; Album Launch @ Half Moon, Herne Hill, London<br \/>\nApril 16 &#8211; Bristol @ Louisiana<br \/>\nApril 17 &#8211; Southampton @ Joiners<br \/>\nApril 18 &#8211; Manchester @ The Garrett<br \/>\nApril 19 &#8211; Cardiff @ Gwdlhw<br \/>\nApril 20 &#8211; London @ Hoxton Hall &#8211; supporting Sunday Driver<br \/>\nApril 24 &#8211; Chester @ Telford&#8217;s Warehouse<br \/>\nApril 25 &#8211; York @ Stereo<br \/>\nApril 26 &#8211; Aberdeen @ Cellar 35<br \/>\nApril 27 &#8211; Edinburgh @ Banshee Labyrinth<br \/>\nApril 28 &#8211; Glasgow @ Admiral Bar<br \/>\nApril 29 &#8211; Leeds @ All Hallows Church<br \/>\nMay 4 &#8211; Sheffield @ Lantern Theatre<br \/>\nMay 5 &#8211; Margate @ Tom Thumb Theatre<br \/>\nMay 6 &#8211; Newport Pagnell @ The Watershed MK<br \/>\nMay 7 &#8211; Nottingham @ The Maze<br \/>\nMay 8 &#8211; Brighton @ Friends Meeting House<br \/>\nMay 9 &#8211; Cambridge @ Portland Arms<br \/>\nMay 10 &#8211; London @ Hub Westminster<br \/>\nMay 12 &#8211; Folkestone @ Googies<br \/>\nMay 13 &#8211; Bury St Edmunds @ The Nutshell<br \/>\nMay 17 &#8211; Norwich &#8211; Divine Hammer @ Olive&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shemakeswar.com\/live.htm\" target=\"_blank\">shemakeswar.com\/live.htm<\/a> for ticket links and full information<\/p>\n<p>For more information on She Makes War, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shemakeswar.com\" target=\"_blank\">shemakeswar.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>She Makes War releases her sophomore album &#8216;Little Battles&#8217; on April 9th. 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