Blisters in the Pit of My Heart

Blisters in the Pit of My Heart
Studio album by Martha
Released 1 July 2016 (2016-07-01)
Studio Suburban Home
Length 36:23
Label
Producer Matthew 'MJ' Johnson
Martha chronology
Courting Strong
(2014)		 Blisters in the Pit of My Heart
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Drowned in Sound(9/10)[2]

Blisters in the Pit of My Heart is the second studio album by English band Martha. It was released in July 2016 by Fortuna Pop! in the UK/EU and Dirtnap Records in the US.

Lead single Goldman's Detective Agency 'reimagines early 20th century anarchist Emma Goldman as a private investigator'.[3][4]

In Ice Cream And Sunscreen the line "December boy you got it wrong" is a reference to the refrain of September Gurls by Big Star, "December boy's got it bad".

Curly & Raquel references two characters from the British soap opera Coronation Street[4] as well as paraphrasing lyrics from a Billy Bragg song.[5]

St Paul’s (Westerberg Comprehensive) is about 'queer students at catholic school' and the title of which references both Paul Westerberg and Heathers.[3] The lyrics also reference Bastards of Young, a song by Westerberg's band The Replacements.

Accolades

Publication Accolade Year Rank Ref.
The A.V. Club The A.V. Club's Top 50 Albums of 2016 2016
20
Consequence of Sound Top 50 Albums of 2016 2016
46
Rough Trade Albums of the Year 2016
54

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Christine"1:57
2."Chekhov's Hangnail"2:57
3."Precarious (Supermarket Song)"2:59
4."Do Whatever"2:45
5."Goldman's Detective Agency"3:33
6."The Awkward Ones"3:17
7."Ice Cream And Sunscreen"2:08
8."11:45, Legless In Brandon"3:07
9."Curly & Raquel"4:08
10."Do Nothing"6:58
11."St. Paul's (Westerberg Comprehensive)"2:34

References

  1. ↑ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
  2. ↑ Brown, Paul (2016-07-07). "Drowned in Sound Review". Drowned In Sound. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
  3. 1 2 Moreland, Quinn (2016-07-13). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2016-11-04.
  4. 1 2 Hancock, Tom (2016-07-05). "DIY Interview". DIY Magazine. Retrieved 2016-11-04.
  5. ↑ Murphy, John (2016-07-02). "Music OMH Review". www.musicomh.com. Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  6. ↑ "The A.V. Club's Top 50 Albums of 2016". The A.V. Club. December 12, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Top 50 Albums of 2016". Consequence of Sound. November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Albums of the Year". Rough Trade. November 14, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
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