Blisters in the Pit of My Heart
Blisters in the Pit of My Heart | ||||
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Released | 1 July 2016 | |||
Studio | Suburban Home | |||
Length | 36:23 | |||
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Producer | Matthew 'MJ' Johnson | |||
Martha chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 79/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Clash | 9/10[3] |
Consequence of Sound | B+[4] |
DIY | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Drowned in Sound | 9/10[6] |
Pitchfork | 7.3/10.0[7] |
The Skinny | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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.
According to Pitchfork, the album's lead single "Goldman's Detective Agency," "reimagines early 20th century anarchist Emma Goldman as a private investigator'.[9][10]
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[10] as well as paraphrasing lyrics from a Billy Bragg song.[11]
St Paul’s (Westerberg Comprehensive) is about 'queer students at catholic school' and the title of which references both Paul Westerberg and the film Heathers.[9] The lyrics also reference Bastards of Young, a song by Westerberg's band The Replacements.
Accolades
[edit]Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank | Ref. |
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The A.V. Club | The A.V. Club's Top 50 Albums of 2016 | 2016 | 20
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Consequence of Sound | Top 50 Albums of 2016 | 2016 | 46
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Rough Trade | Albums of the Year | 2016 | 54
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Panorama (nettavis) | Albums of the Year | 2016 | 10
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Track listing
[edit]All music is composed by Martha
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
Total length: | 36:23 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ Sendra, Tim (1 July 2016). "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ James, Gareth (8 July 2016). "Clash Review". Clash. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ Brennan, Collin (30 June 2016). "Consequence of Sound Review". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ Hancock, Tom (1 July 2016). "DIY Review". DIY. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ Brown, Paul (7 July 2016). "Drowned in Sound Review". Drowned In Sound. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ Moreland, Quinn (4 November 2016). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ Hawthorne, Katie (22 June 2016). "The Skinny Review". The Skinny. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ a b Moreland, Quinn (13 July 2016). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ a b Hancock, Tom (5 July 2016). "DIY Interview". DIY Magazine. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ Murphy, John (2 July 2016). "Music OMH Review". www.musicomh.com. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ "The A.V. Club's Top 50 Albums of 2016". The A.V. Club. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- ^ "Top 50 Albums of 2016". Consequence of Sound. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ^ "Albums of the Year". Rough Trade. 14 November 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "Albums of the Year". Panorama.no. 14 December 2016. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2016.