{"id":7830,"date":"2022-08-29T10:52:08","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T09:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=7830"},"modified":"2022-08-29T10:52:09","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T09:52:09","slug":"durham-diy-punks-martha-release-first-video-ahead-of-new-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=7830","title":{"rendered":"Durham DIY punks Martha release first video ahead of new album"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Martha, the Durham DIY indie-punks, have announced a release date for their long-awaited fourth album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Please Don\u2019t Take Me Back<\/em> will be released by Specialist Subject Records on October 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The band, who specialise in pathos-soaked indie-pop, have long been a staple of the UK\u2019s DIY scene, and their melodic punk-pop is easy to fall for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They have already given fans a taste of their new material &#8211; their first in three years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In June they released the album&#8217;s title track as the lead single, with an exclusive B-side &#8211; a cover of &#8216;Allo Darlin&#8217;s <em>My Heart is A Drummer<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/martha-album-cover-1024x1024.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/martha-album-cover.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/martha-album-cover.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/martha-album-cover.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/martha-album-cover.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/martha-album-cover.jpg?resize=560%2C560&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/martha-album-cover.jpg?w=1201&amp;ssl=1 1201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption><strong><em>Please Don&#8217;t Take Me Back<\/em> is Martha&#8217;s fourth album.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last month they followed it with <em>Beat Perpetual<\/em>, backed with another exclusive cover, of Tenement&#8217;s <em>Dreaming Out Loud<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Announcing the new album, they released a third track, <em>Baby, Does Your Heart Sink<\/em>, which is about dancing your worries away at the darkest timeline disco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It has a video filmed at Pop Recs in Sunderland, with some help from friends Michael McKnight (Frankie and the Heartstrings), Mehzeb Chowdhury, Elf Kingdom and Ross Millard (The Futureheads).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Martha - Baby, Does Your Heart Sink? 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