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Political status quo draws fire from an expert gun
Self-professed socialist, feminist and proud mother to one LOUISA ROACH, aka She Drew The Gun, speaks to the Star’s Ian Sinclair about her new album, music and politics, and the Labour Party post-Corbyn
Louisa Roach, aka She Drew The Gun
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POLITICALLY incendiary with a strong pop sensibility, Behave Myself, the new album from the Wirral-based singer-songwriter Louisa Roach, is released on October 8.
Ian Sinclair: Alongside dark, slightly claustrophobic electro-pop, Behave Myself targets, amongst other things, corruption, abuse, inequality, the patriarchy and the ruthless ruling class. What message do you hope people will take from the album?
Louisa Roach: I like to poke holes in the status quo from different angles, dipping into different genres, like left of field pop but with a kind of punk spirit underneath.
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