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Blisters In The Pit Of My Heart

Martha

Blisters In The Pit Of My Heart

Second album from the County Durham DIY indie pop quartet produced by Hookworm's MJ

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7.5

Label
Fortuna Pop / Dirtnap
UK Release date
08/07/2016
US Release date
08/07/2016
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  1. 9.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    The world needs Martha, now more than ever
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  2. 9.0 |   Clash

    Buy it, play it, play it again and again and again, and fall in love
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  3. 8.3 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Queer, anarchist pop punks exploit a key lesson of politics: The best way to the head is through the heart
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  4. 8.0 |   DIY

    Martha prevail over adversity, making an album worth falling head-over-heels in love with
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  5. 8.0 |   All Music

    Martha may be saddled with a name that doesn't exactly imply excitement, but one quick spin through Blisters is enough to dispel any doubts as feet start to move, pulses begin to race, and the part of the brain that compels one to sing along is stimulated in a big way
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  6. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    There’s a kind of urgency and wide-eyed wonder that only bands in their early 20s can produce
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  7. 7.3 |   Pitchfork

    At times it may feel cheesy, or like “naive romantic shite” as they say at one point, but in the end, it’s honestly comforting
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  8. 7.0 |   God Is In The TV

    The Replacements influences are all over this LP, but taking nothing away, this is a very accomplished album and the band just seems to be having so much fun
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  9. 7.0 |   Uncut

    It's addictive, delirious and madcap, Martha turning anxiety into exuberance. Print edition only

  10. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    Blisters in the Pit of My Heart is an impressive record and a thoughtful ode to art as both expression and refuge
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  11. 6.8 |   Earbuddy

    There’s nothing here I haven’t heard a million times before, but it does a better job of conveying joy than at least half of that number
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  12. 6.0 |   The Skinny

    Martha know that age-old anxieties don't fade once you have to start adulting, and race through pop-punk tropes and unabashedly intimate lyrics with unapologetic joy
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