One of the undoubted highlights
of the summer of 2016 was the album, Blisters In The Pit Of My Heart from
Durham indie pop punkers Martha. Featuring Nathan Stephens Griffin, Jonathan
Cairns, Daniel Ellis and Naomi Griffin (who is also a member of the equally
wonderful No Ditching), Martha prove that pop punk doesn't have to be vapid and
clichéd, it can be uplifting, intelligent and fun. There's 11 catchy gems
dealing with not only their own experiences but name checking some of the
people who've inspired them (anarchist Emma Goldman, Replacements singer Paul
Westerberg and even Coronation Street's Curly & Raquel....). Last Year they
released their album 'Love Keeps Kicking' but I have gone with Ice Cream
and Sunscreen which is a good introduction of what they're all about. Taking
you from sorrow to a sense of all-conquering possibility in barely two minutes.
Not re-inventing the wheel or anything but definitely catchy along with some
good lyrics.
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