Martha (band)

Martha
Background information
OriginCounty Durham, England
Genres
Labels
Members
  • JC Cairns
  • Daniel Ellis
  • Naomi Griffin
  • Nathan Stephens-Griffin
Websitemartha-punx.com

Martha are a rock band from Pity Me, a village in County Durham in the North East of England.[1] After singles on their own Discount Horse label and Odd Box Records,[2] their debut album Courting Strong, was released on Fortuna Pop! and Salinas Records in 2014.[3][4][5][6][7] As of 2022 they have released four full-length albums on cult UK and US based independent record labels.

They have described themselves as queer, vegan and anarchist.[1] They have no designated frontperson and all contribute vocals.[1] Two members of Martha previously founded (and still play in) the band ONSIND, and another lead the band No Ditching.[8][9] Multiple members of Martha have also played in the group Fortitude Valley.[10]

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.[1][11][12]

  1. ^ a b c d Hart, Otis (9 October 2014). "The Pop-Punks Of Anarchy". NPR. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  2. ^ Clark, Peter (28 January 2011). "Bearded Label Love: Discount Horse". Bearded Magazine.
  3. ^ Thomas, Fred. "Courting Strong - Martha - Reviews". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  4. ^ Brown, Paul (20 November 2014). "Album Review: Martha - Courting Strong". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014.
  5. ^ Clarke, Helen (26 May 2014). "Martha - Courting Strong - Albums - musicOMH". Musicomh.com.
  6. ^ Girling, Damien (6 June 2014). "Courting Strong by Martha (Album)". Songwriting Magazine.
  7. ^ "Martha - Courting Strong". Thefourohfive.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Indietracks interview #13: ONSIND". Indietracks.co.uk.
  9. ^ "Premiere: No Ditching - "Dickhead"". Noisey. 7 May 2015.
  10. ^ "Fortitude Valley". Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Martha: Pop is Important. We Love it". Scenebetterdays.com. 28 October 2015.
  12. ^ "Martha: Blisters In The Pit Of My Heart - Fortuna POP! - 8 July". Butilikeyou.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.