Laura-Mary Carter

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Laura-Mary Carter uses thick 1 mm Jim Dunlop plectrums, and thick “skinny top heavy bottom” Ernie Ball strings.

Laura is the guitarist and singer of Blood Red Shoes, a two-piece, alternative music band from Brighton, England. They are signed to V2 Records.

The band frequently distance themselves from current English guitar music and consider themselves to be a punk band, in ethos and attitude, if not in their immediate musical style. Blood Red Shoes deal with themes of frustration, anger, alienation, boredom, confusion and ultimately the hope of freedom, in their lyrics.

The band openly support anti-fascist campaigns such as Love Music Hate Racism, contributing on the second CD of the 2007 LMHR compilation album with the track “Can’t Find the Door”, and have also played the feminist festival Ladyfest in the past.

The band’s new single “Light It Up” was premiered on 5 January 2010 on Radio 1 by Huw Stephens filling in for Zane Lowe. The single was be released on 22 February 2010, one week before the release of their second album Fire Like This on 1 March 2010.

You Can Listen To Blood Red Shoes Here: www.myspace.com/bloodredshoes

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