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The truth about honesty is it can be uncomfortable. But when this uncomfortable feeling is embraced, when it is exposed and a spotlight is shown upon it, it can turn into something else entirely; something, perhaps,considered beautiful. That’s what Katlyn Conroy has set as her mission throughout her years writing and playing music, dating back to when she was 11. Music, and all of art for that matter, is no stranger to sad tales of loss and regret, but Conroy manages to bring a childlike gaze to it, backing her honest words with light-hearted music of keyboards, percussion and other sounds. Can a kazoo accompany the notion of being pulled down with no chance of release? Can kitchen pans beat upon with drumsticks work as a backdrop for a song about feeling foolish? Conroy thinks so, and that’s what she plans to continue to do under her new name, La Guerre.

 

After years leading bands or in supporting roles, such as Cowboy Indian Bear, Another Holiday, Katlyn Conroy & The Wild &Wooly, One More Cheerful Action and The Ultraviolets, Conroy felt ready for anew identity. Named after a vocal piece she sang in high school, La Guerre — French for “the war”— embodies the themes she’s always brought to her music, but with a fresh sense of longing and desire behind it. La Guerre, which draws upon varied influences, such as Miranda July, Conor Obsert and Jason Lytle, utilizes a rotating cast of musicians, but one thing is always front and center: as long as the truth is uncomfortable, Conroy will show it can also be beautiful.

Albums

La Guerre
Sapphires

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January 20, 2015

  1. Matthew

  2. Favored

  3. Deadbolt

  4. While You’re Here

  5. Arrow and Bow

  6. She Kept You

  7. Mystery of My Bed

  8. Two Sisters

  9. Everything

  10. Cannonfire Timipinis Tires

  11. Rabbits

La Guerre
Rare and Collectible Spirits

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March 25, 2014

  1. Hollywood

  2. Worst/Best

  3. Window Song

  4. Eve

  5. Way Back

  6. Feel It

  7. Kill Everything You See

  8. Not People

  9. I Remember

  10. Parthenon

  11. Racs

  12. Ode to the Aggressor

  13. It Never Rests

  14. Waiting on You

La Guerre
Violent

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August 20, 2013

  1. Chased

  2. Demonic

  3. Landbreak

  4. Focus

  5. Lover’s Sway

  6. Sorrow Song

  7. I Will Find You

La Guerre
The Three

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May 07, 2013

  1. Overcoat

  2. Lake Ontario

  3. The Benefits (Part II)

  4. Wolf

  5. The Three

La Guerre
Savannah > Jacksonville

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July 16, 2012

  1. 23

  2. The Benefits (Part II)

  3. Lights Go Out

Video

La Guerre - Mystery Of My Bed From Sapphires: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sapphires/id941277982 Director: Garie Anderson Find Sapphires here: https://play.spotify.com/album/2xr1QfHFNjLmBrsMUH7keF http://www.rdio.com/artist/La_Guerre/album/Sapphires/ http://www.amazon.com/Sapphires-La-Guerre/dp/B00PL4AXAC https://therecordmachine.bandcamp.com/album/sapphires Follow La Guerre: www.facebook.com/laguerremusic www.twitter.com/laguerremusic
"Not People" by La Guerre From the record "Rare And Collectible Spirits" OUT NOW on The Record Machine Directed by Will Findley iTunes: http://bit.ly/1ipRl2E Amazon: http://amzn.to/1my15ZV Spotify: http://spoti.fi/1fnOK9p www.facebook.com/laguerremusic katlynconroymusic.wix.com/laguerremusic soundcloud.com/la-guerre-music katlynconroy.bandcamp.com therecordmachine.net/ www.willfindley.com LYRICS: "Your heart is a rarity of sorts-- distorted, disordered. The parts the I uncovered last, they recant the memories of the past. Was it on Halloween that you told me you were happy? But words are stronger in the flesh. You told her a bar, by yourself, lonely's where you were at. I'm a collector of sorts. Not people, but spirits. To take and keep it as your own, stay near it, devour it, then leave them hollow. The day after the fourth, I found out, read each out loud. To know you couldn't have been real-- It was freeing, and killed me, and made whatever I am now."
Middle of the Map Fest will happen in Kansas City April 5th -7th, 2012 To see the full line-up check http://www.middleofthemapfest.com La Guerre - The Benefits (Part II) Recorded by Joel Nanos at Element Recording Studios http://www.elementrecordingstudios.com/ La Guerre will be playing April 7th as part of The Record Machine 9th Anniversary Party w/ Minden, Akkilles, and Sam Billen with the Billions.
Middle of the Map Fest will happen in Kansas City April 5th -7th, 2012 To see the full line-up check http://www.middleofthemapfest.com La Guerre - Feel Better (Mates of State Cover) Recorded by Joel Nanos at Element Recording Studios http://www.elementrecordingstudios.com/ La Guerre will be playing April 7th as part of The Record Machine 9th Anniversary Party w/ Minden, Akkilles, and Sam Billen with the Billions.
La Guerre - Arrow and Bow Unreleased New Album out May 7 on The Record Machine Recorded Live at Element Studios by Joel Nanos http://www.elementrecordingstudios.com/

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