Blisters in the Pit of My Heart

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Metacritic79/100[1]
Review scores
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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]

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]

Accolades

Publication Accolade Year Rank
Consequence of Sound Top 50 Albums of 2016 2016
46[6]
Rough Trade Albums of the Year 2016
54[7]

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". Drownedinsound.com. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
  3. ^ a b Moreland, Quinn (2016-07-13). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2016-11-04.
  4. ^ a b 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. ^ "Top 50 Albums of 2016". Consequence of Sound. November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  7. ^ "Albums of the Year". Rough Trade. November 14, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
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