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Associated acts
  
The Spook School, ONSIND, No Ditching

Origin
  
County Durham, United Kingdom (2011)

Albums
  
Blisters in the Pit of My Heart, Courting Strong, Radiator Hospital / Martha, Split 7", Martha

Members
  
Nathan Stephens-Griffin, Daniel Ellis, Jonathan Cairns, Naomi Stephens-Griffin

Genres
  
Indie pop, Pop punk, Power pop

Record labels
  
Similar
  
Onsind, Radiator Hospital, Colour Me Wednesday, Benny The Jet Rodriguez, The Spook School

Profiles

Martha are a four-piece DIY indie/punk band from Pity Me, a village in County Durham in the North East of England. After singles on their own Discount Horse label and Odd Box Records, their debut album Courting Strong, was released on Fortuna Pop! and Salinas Records in 2014.

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They describe themselves as queer, vegan and anarchist. They have no designated frontperson and all contribute vocals. Two members of Martha also play in the band ONSIND, and another leads the band No Ditching.

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They have variously cited The Housemartins, Motown, Billy Bragg, The Thermals, Ted Leo, Power pop, The Replacements, Heart, The Marked Men, Big Star, Masshysteri, and The Exploding Hearts as influences. As well as expressed intent in being "a pop group".

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Albums

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  • Courting Strong - Fortuna Pop! (UK) / Salinas Records (USA) (2014)
  • Blisters in the Pit of My Heart - Fortuna Pop! (UK) / Dirtnap Records (USA) (2016)
  • Extended Plays

  • Martha EP - Discount Horse Records/Win Htein Records/Odd Box Records (2012) and Tuff Enuff Records Reissue, 7"/MP3 (2015)
  • Singles

  • "Sycamore/Lost Without You" - Discount Horse Records (2013)
  • Split Releases

    Martha (band) DIY Is About Rejecting A TopDown Model Of Culture39 The Record

  • Split EP with Radiator Hospital - Specialist Subject Records, (2015)
  • Split EP with Spoonboy - Nervous Nelly Records, (2014)
  • Split EP with Benny the Jet Rodriguez - Drunken Sailor Records (2015)

  • Martha (band) Review Martha 39Blisters In The Pit Of My Heart39 NPR

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    Martha (band) Martha releasing debut LP playing Popfest before touring with Delay

    Songs

    Goldman's Detective AgencyBlisters in the Pit of My Heart · 2016
    Ice Cream and SunscreenBlisters in the Pit of My Heart · 2016
    Chekhov's HangnailBlisters in the Pit of My Heart · 2016

    References

    Martha (band) Wikipedia