She Drew The Gun: International Showcase Fund
For:
Zandari Festa 2016
She Drew The Gun, fronted by singer-songwriter Louisa Roach deliver hypnotic, lyrically evocative psych-pop from the banks of the Mersey. Debut Album, Memories of the Future released in April 2016, is the result of Louisa meeting with producer James Skelly in 2015 and working with him at independent label Skeleton Key Records. The record is a dark, dreamlike collection of stories which has won them fans across the country including DJs at Beats1 (Zane Lowe), Radio1 (Huw Stevens) and Radio X, BBC6Music (album of the day) who have both playlisted their last two singles Poem and Pit Pony.
Since the release have been touring the UK and, after winning this year’s Emerging Talent Contest, saw off competition from over 5000 entrants to win a slot on the John Peel stage at Glastonbury in June 2016.
After a summer of performing at festivals across the UK, ISF will help to fund their performances at Zandari Festa in Seoul, South Korea, as part of the Liverpool Sound City Takeover bringing exciting new English artists to one of Asia’s leading showcase festivals.
“Junkyard Scouse soul.. built ingeniously on a Wirral council budget”
★★★★ Uncut
“She Drew The Gun’s debut album has two big things going for it. Deft, woozy production—big thing number one—by the band’s label boss, The Coral’s James Skelly. Number two: singer, guitarist and songwriter Louisa Roach. Provocative and politicised one minute, wistful and comely the next; she’s completely captivating throughout.” – Apple Music Editors