After sharing the excellent, “Heart Is Healing” back in the middle of the musical dead-space that is December, we kind of knew those loveable Durham scamps Martha were up to something exciting. This week the quartet have confirmed the April release of their third album, “Love Keeps Kicking”, as well as sharing the title track from it. The record will be their first on their new musical home, Big Scary Monsters.
Accompanied by a sci-fi alien invation pastiche video, a metaphor for the War Of The Roses or athlete foot depending on how you look at it, Love Keeps Kicking, is a tale of the universality of heartache, as Martha put it, “what better metaphor is there for the inevitability of a broken heart than the swift kick of a giant disembodied foot?” Musically, it continues the subtle evolution showcased on Heart Is Healing, the anthemic-punk they do so well, given a poppy, almost country twist courtesy of prominent bassy-pulse and occasionally fabulously bombastic guitar-soloing. Sure, heartbreak could be lurking round any corner, yet with Martha’s break-up album to guide you through,
Our third album, also entitled ‘Love Keeps Kicking’ is released April 1st via Big Scary Monsters and Dirtnap Records (US).
‘Love Keeps Kicking’ is Martha’s new single, out 28th January 2019. Available everywhere digitally via Big Scary Monsters / Dirtnap Records.
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