Battle Songs is the first full length record from singer-songwriter, Carey Kotsionis. Previously, Kotsionis released a five song collection entitled The Magic Cowboy Boots EP with producer Loney Hutchins of Cleft Music which featured its title track classic, "Magic Cowboy Boots". With producer Adam Landry, she is also one half of the husband and wife popicana duo, The Sways, and released the album Happy Days are Coming in 2006. She has performed with and lent her voice to many artists- including Bobby Bare Sr. and Jr., Clemsnide, Hayes Carll, Lou Barlow, Candi Staton, David Kilgour, Pete Molinari, and many others.