Blisters in the Pit of My Heart

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Blisters in the Pit of My Heart
Marthablisters.jpg
Studio album by
Martha
Released1 July 2016 (2016-07-01)
StudioSuburban Home
Length36:23
Label
Producer Matthew 'MJ' Johnson
Martha chronology
Courting Strong
(2014)		Blisters in the Pit of My Heart
(2016)		 Love Keeps Kicking
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 79/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Clash 9/10 [3]
Consequence of Sound B+ [4]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Drowned in Sound 9/10 [6]
Pitchfork 7.3/10.0 [7]
The Skinny Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]

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.

Contents

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

PublicationAccoladeYearRankRef.
The A.V. Club The A.V. Club's Top 50 Albums of 20162016
20
Consequence of Sound Top 50 Albums of 20162016
46
Rough Trade Albums of the Year2016
54
Panorama (nettavis) Albums of the Year2016
10

Track listing

All music is composed by Martha.

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
Total length:36:23

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