Blisters In The Pit Of My Heart (Blue/Orange Splatter) Martha SKU: FPOP198LPX Barcode: 5060044172830 15.00 £15.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Fortuna Pop! Released Date: 28th June 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! SKU: FPOP171 Formats: 7", Single Released Date: 24th November 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Martha Blisters In The Pit Of My Heart (Mustard Yellow) Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Fortuna Pop! | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 8th July 2016 £15.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Martha Blisters In The Pit Of My Heart (Mustard Yellow) £15.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Fortuna Pop! SKU: FPOP198LP Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 8th July 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Martha Courting Strong Rock And Pop | Fortuna Pop! | 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 2nd June 2014 £14.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Martha Courting Strong £14.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Fortuna Pop! SKU: FPOP172LP Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 2nd June 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more from Martha Start again More from Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo View Product Quick View New Pagans The Seed, The Vessel, The Roots and All Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Big Scary Monsters | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 19th March 2021 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders New Pagans The Seed, The Vessel, The Roots and All £18.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Big Scary Monsters SKU: BSM292V Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 19th March 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Jeremy Enigk Return Of The Frog Queen Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Sub Pop | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 25th May 2018 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Jeremy Enigk Return Of The Frog Queen £22.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Sub Pop SKU: SP1208 Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 25th May 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View USA Nails Character Stop Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Bigout Records | 1LP Released 20th November 2020 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders USA Nails Character Stop £21.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Bigout Records SKU: BIGOUT023 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 20th November 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Adam Green Friends of Mine (20th Anniversary) Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Capitane Records | 2LP Released 30th June 2023 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Adam Green Friends of Mine (20th Anniversary) £26.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Capitane Records SKU: CAP066LP Formats: 2LP Released Date: 30th June 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View NOFX White Trash, Two Heebs And A Bean Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Epitaph | 1LP Released 19th April 2024 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders NOFX White Trash, Two Heebs And A Bean £22.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Epitaph SKU: 864181 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 19th April 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Dead Cross II Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Ipecac | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 28th October 2022 £26.00 Select options Dead Cross II £26.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Ipecac Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 28th October 2022 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Plants and Animals Parc Avenue – Deluxe Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Secret City Records | 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released 3rd February 2017 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Plants and Animals Parc Avenue – Deluxe £26.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Secret City Records SKU: SCR8LPX Formats: 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released Date: 3rd February 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View T.S.O.L A-Side Graffiti Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Kitten Robot Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 22nd March 2024 £24.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders T.S.O.L A-Side Graffiti £24.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Kitten Robot Records SKU: KR20233LP Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 22nd March 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Mr Bungle The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny Demo Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Ipecac | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 30th October 2020 £28.00 - £31.00 Select options Mr Bungle The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny Demo £28.00 - £31.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Ipecac Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 30th October 2020 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Baptists Bloodmines Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Southern Lord | 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 13th October 2014 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Baptists Bloodmines £17.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Southern Lord SKU: LORD196LP Formats: 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 13th October 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Start again
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! SKU: FPOP171 Formats: 7", Single Released Date: 24th November 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Martha Blisters In The Pit Of My Heart (Mustard Yellow) Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Fortuna Pop! | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 8th July 2016 £15.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Martha Blisters In The Pit Of My Heart (Mustard Yellow) £15.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Fortuna Pop! SKU: FPOP198LP Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 8th July 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Martha Courting Strong Rock And Pop | Fortuna Pop! | 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 2nd June 2014 £14.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Martha Courting Strong £14.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Fortuna Pop! SKU: FPOP172LP Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 2nd June 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View New Pagans The Seed, The Vessel, The Roots and All Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Big Scary Monsters | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 19th March 2021 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders New Pagans The Seed, The Vessel, The Roots and All £18.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Big Scary Monsters SKU: BSM292V Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 19th March 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Jeremy Enigk Return Of The Frog Queen Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Sub Pop | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 25th May 2018 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Jeremy Enigk Return Of The Frog Queen £22.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Sub Pop SKU: SP1208 Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 25th May 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View USA Nails Character Stop Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Bigout Records | 1LP Released 20th November 2020 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders USA Nails Character Stop £21.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Bigout Records SKU: BIGOUT023 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 20th November 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Adam Green Friends of Mine (20th Anniversary) Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Capitane Records | 2LP Released 30th June 2023 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Adam Green Friends of Mine (20th Anniversary) £26.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Capitane Records SKU: CAP066LP Formats: 2LP Released Date: 30th June 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View NOFX White Trash, Two Heebs And A Bean Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Epitaph | 1LP Released 19th April 2024 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders NOFX White Trash, Two Heebs And A Bean £22.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Epitaph SKU: 864181 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 19th April 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Dead Cross II Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Ipecac | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 28th October 2022 £26.00 Select options Dead Cross II £26.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Ipecac Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 28th October 2022 Read More Select options
View Product Quick View Plants and Animals Parc Avenue – Deluxe Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Secret City Records | 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released 3rd February 2017 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Plants and Animals Parc Avenue – Deluxe £26.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Secret City Records SKU: SCR8LPX Formats: 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released Date: 3rd February 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View T.S.O.L A-Side Graffiti Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Kitten Robot Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 22nd March 2024 £24.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders T.S.O.L A-Side Graffiti £24.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Kitten Robot Records SKU: KR20233LP Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 22nd March 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders
View Product Quick View Mr Bungle The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny Demo Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Ipecac | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 30th October 2020 £28.00 - £31.00 Select options Mr Bungle The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny Demo £28.00 - £31.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Ipecac Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 30th October 2020 Read More Select options
View Product Quick View Baptists Bloodmines Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Southern Lord | 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 13th October 2014 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Baptists Bloodmines £17.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Southern Lord SKU: LORD196LP Formats: 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 13th October 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders