Blisters In The Pit Of My Heart (Mustard Yellow) Martha SKU: FPOP198LP Barcode: 5060044172755 15.00 £15.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Fortuna Pop! Released Date: 8th July 2016 Buying Format: 1LP Includes Download Code Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Standard LP is coloured vinyl LP (Mustard Yellow), Indie store only coloured vinyl LPX is Blue with Orange splatters. Martha return with their second album. Produced again by MJ from Hookworms, the album explores the difficulties in staying political, staying passionate and staying punk over the course of eleven expertly crafted pop songs. Hailing from Pity Me near Durham, Martha play energetic, impassioned power pop with intricate vocal interplay and lush four-part harmonies, informed by 90s indie rock and contemporary garage punk. The band is comprised of J. Cairns (guitar), Daniel Ellis (guitar), Naomi Griffin (bass), and Nathan Stephens Griffin (drums). All four members sing and write the songs. Daniel and Nathan also play in Onsind, while Naomi also plays in No Ditching. Their debut album “Courting Strong” came out in 2014 and was included in NPR’s top 50 albums of that year, winning them the epithet “One of Britain’s best rock bands”. If the band’s first album, ‘Courting Strong’, was about punks growing up, then ‘Blisters In The Pit Of My Heart’ is about grown-ups staying punk. It’s an album about trying to stay creative and passionate and making the most of everything in spite of the many obstacles that get in the way. It’s about finding strength and solace in friendships, love, and taking motivation from the people in your life who really inspire you. Taking inspiration from such likely and unlikely sources as The Replacements, Heart, Billy Bragg, Thin Lizzy, Cheap Trick, The Go-Gos and Radiator Hospital, the album bursts into life with “Christine”, “a love song filtered through the messiness of anxiety and night terror” that takes inspiration from “Threads”, the British TV drama of the 1980s about nuclear war, and is followed by the rousing “Chekhov’s Hangnail”, with backing vocals from Ellis Jones of Trust Fund. The catchy “Precarious (The Supermarket Song)” finds romance in the washing powder aisle, while “Goldman’s Detective Agency” shows the band’s playful side as they re-imagine 19th century anarchist Emma Goldman as a private eye vanquishing corrupt cops and politicians. Nearly every song here is a potential single, from the infectious “Do Whatever” and “11:45, Legless In Brandon” to outsider anthem “The Awkward Ones” and the Billy Bragg / Coronation Street-referencing “Curly and Raquel”. The album concludes with “St Paul’s (Westerberg Comprehensive)”, a song about being caught up in the toxic culture of a Catholic comprehensive school. “It’s for the kids who had the guts to be queer at school and for those who didn’t figure themselves out until they got out of school. “ Artist Martha Genre Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo , Rock And Pop Label Fortuna Pop! Buying Options 1LP Includes Download Code Format 1LP , Includes Download Code Condition New Country United Kingdom Track Listings 01 – Christine 02 - Chekhov's Hangnail 03 - Precarious (The Supermarket Song) 04 - Do Whatever 05 - Goldman's Detective Agency 06 - The Awkward Ones 07 - Icecream And Sunscreen 08 - 11:45, Legless In Brandon 09 - Curly & Raquel 10 - Do Nothing 11 - St. Paul's (Westerberg Comprehensive) Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Martha Matt's picks View Product Quick View Martha Please Don’t Take Me Back Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Specialist Subject | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 28th October 2022 £20.00 Select options Martha Please Don’t Take Me Back £20.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Specialist Subject Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 28th October 2022 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Martha Please Don’t Take Me Back Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Specialist Subject | 7", Single Released 24th June 2022 £8.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Martha Please Don’t Take Me Back £8.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Specialist Subject SKU: SPS096 Formats: 7", Single Released Date: 24th June 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Martha Love Keeps Kicking Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Big Scary Monsters | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 3rd April 2019 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Martha Love Keeps Kicking £16.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Big Scary Monsters SKU: BSM249V Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 3rd April 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Matt's picks View Product Quick View Martha Love Keeps Kicking (Indies Only) Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Big Scary Monsters | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 3rd April 2019 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Martha Love Keeps Kicking (Indies Only) £16.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Big Scary Monsters SKU: BSM249V1 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 3rd April 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Martha The Winter Fuel Allowance Ineligibility Blues Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Fortuna Pop! | 7", Single Released 24th November 2017 £6.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Martha The Winter Fuel Allowance Ineligibility Blues £6.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Fortuna Pop! 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