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Posted by Loren on February 3, 2019

New Martha
New Martha

On April 5 Martha will release Love Keeps Kicking on Dirtnap Records. It's the band's third album and continues the evolution of their indie-punk song. 

To introduce the new record, the band released the video, below, for the titular song:

Video directors Ben Epstein and David Combs said:

We wanted to do an old sci-fi alien invasion pastiche and create a threat that no one can outrun, because as the song implies, at some point or another, we all feel the harsh sting of heartbreak. And what better metaphor is there for the inevitability of a broken heart than the swift kick of a giant disembodied foot? It basically wrote itself.

The band kicks off a Euopean/UK tour in April. Big Scary Monsters will release the record in Europe.

Love Keeps Kicking track listing
1. Heart Is Healing
2. Sight For Sore Eyes
3. Into This
4. Wrestlemania VIII
5. Mini Was A Preteen Arsonist
6. Love Keeps Kicking
7. Brutalism By The River (Arrythmia)
8. Orange Juice
9. The Void
10. Lucy Shone A Light On You
11. The Only Letter That You Kept

Tour dates
22 - 23 March - ES - Madrid Popfest
07 April - BEL - Antwerp, Trix
08 April - DE - Bochum, Rotunde
09 April - DE - Wiesbaden, Schlachthof
10 April - DE -Köln, Sonic Ballroom
12 April - CZ - Prague - Klub 007 Strahow
13 April - DE- Alte Mälzerei, Heimspiel Festival
16 April - UK - London - The Garage
20 April - UK - Manchester - Manchester Punk Fest
26 April - UK - Bristol - Exchange
27 April - UK - Brighton - West Hill Hall
28 April - UK -Birmingham - Hare & Hounds
3 May - UK - Glasgow - Mono
5 May - UK - Leicester - Handmade Festival

New Martha
New Martha

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