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In the first in a series of brand new PostMap collectable postcard singles, it gives Lost Map Records great pleasure to introduce Martha Ffion, with her double-shot of infectious surf-grunge guitars and ethereal girl-group vocals ‘No Applause’ / ‘Lead Balloon’. Recorded and produced by Tuff Love’s Suse Bear, who also plays bass on the tracks, and featuring The Phantom Band’s Ian Stewart on drums and Poor Things’ Craig Angus on lead guitar, the single marks a major step forward for the Glasgow-based Irish singer-songwriter, AKA Claire Martha Ffion McKay, who has been making a head-turning name for herself on the local scene, sharing stages with the likes of Jessica Pratt and C Duncan.

‘No Applause’ / ‘Lead Balloon’ follows on from the success of Martha’s 2014 debut EP ‘Go’, and marks a major development in her sound. Performing with a full band for the past year has transformed Martha’s songwriting process, and the new material has adopted a punchier edge with echoes of Sharon Van Etten, Angel Olsen and Courtney Barnett. But her core influences remain consistent and tangible: 60s icons like The Beatles, the Shangri-Las and Nancy Sinatra. There’s a hint of Blondie too, especially in the wry delivery of ‘Lead Balloon’s’ vocals, and a lyric which, with the deceptive bounciness of The Go-Gos, deals bluntly with familial breakdown and oppressive gender roles. The tracks are a taster for Martha’s forthcoming second EP, which will be recorded this summer at Glasgow’s Green Door Studios as part of their Super Groups project.

Martha Ffion’s new single comes as part of a collectable set of three PostMap releases (snail-mailed printed postcards stamped with a message from the artist and a unique download code), which will also include the Lost Map Sampler #2 (PostMap 01°01) and Randolph’s Leap’s ‘Isle Of Love’ EP (PostMap 01°02). The postcards will be priced £1 each, or can be bought as a set of 3 for £2. They will be made available exclusively from lostmap.com on May 26, 2015.

MARTHA FFION LIVE DATES:

SAT, JUN 6 @ B FESTIVAL, BALLOCH CASTLE COUNTRY PARK
JUL 24-25 @ WICKERMAN FESTIVAL, DUNDRENNAN
SAT, AUG 8 @ MUGSTOCK FESTIVAL, GLASGOW

Martha Ffion - 'No Applause'

Taken from Dråpe's upcoming album"Relax/Relapse".

DRÅPE - My Friend The Scientist

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Zula - Not The Same

"Get There" (Leaper bonus track) ft. guest vocals by Jonny (Elsa, The Seams). Produced & Mixed by Josh Korody. Recorded at Candle Recording Studio, Toronto.
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Beliefs - Get There

Debut single from Luxury Death, the Manchester based project of Ben Thompson and Meg Williams. Out August 17 via PNKSLM Recordings.

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Luxury Death – "Radiator Face"

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Our 2017 singles club will be taking the form of a monthly postcard from some of your favourite bands, and we're kicking that off right now with Penelope Isles.

Following their Comfortably Swell EP which we reissued to coincide with Cassette Store Day 2016, the Brighton via Cornwall foursome jump right into the new year with a fresh audible bowl cut in the form of Cut Your Hair.

25th Jan – Tooting Tram & Social, London
26th Jan – Cookie Jar, Leicester
28th Jan – Wharf Chambers, Leeds
30th Jan – Maguires Pizza Bar, Liverpool
31st Jan – Mothers Ruin, Bristol
2nd Feb – Woodlane Social Club, Falmouth
3rd Feb – Unit 23, Totnes
4th Feb – Green Door Store, Brighton
7th Feb – Old Blue Last, London

Penelope Isles - Cut Your Hair

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After spending years as a major presence in Brooklyn’s thriving music scene, Frankie Rose relocated to her familial home of Los Angeles for 18 months with the intention of establishing yet another moment in her storied indie rock métier. Gradually, she found herself short on sleep, funds and optimism. "I moved to LA, drama ensued and I ended up on a catering truck. I was like, how can this be my life after being a touring musician and living off of music. I had really lost my way and I thought I was totally done."

Through sleepless nights of listening to broadcaster Art Bell’s paranormal-themed archives, Frankie’s thoughts had turned to "who am I, I’m not cut out for this business, it’s not for me." She continues, "I was literally in my room in L.A., not knowing how I was going to get out. But out of it all, I just decided to keep making music, because it is what I love and what I do – regardless of the outcome."

Towards the end of her time spent in Los Angeles, Frankie reached out to Jorge Elbrecht (Tamaryn, Gang Gang Dance, Violens) and began sketching what became the basic outline of what felt like a new album. Then, rather fortuitously, Frankie ended up back in Brooklyn with the realization that "in the end, I’m on my own. I have to do these things on my own."

The months that ensued meant basically working with no budget and finding ways to record in-between days. This time enabled Frankie to experiment musically with a variety of people that ultimately changed the way she worked. "I got a lot of input from people like Dave Harrington (Darkside), who was helpful reconstructing the songs, adding dynamics and changing up the rhythms."

The result of this existential odyssey is Cage Tropical, Frankie’s 4th album. It is awash with vintage synths, painterly effects pedals, upside down atmosphere and reverberating vocals. It evokes a new wave paranormality of sorts that drifts beyond the songs themselves. "My references aren’t just music," says Frankie, "I love old sci-fi. They Live is one of my favorite movies ever, same with Suspiria. 80’s sci-fi movies with a John Carpenter soundtrack, with silly synths – that makes it into my file, to the point that I’ll write lyrics incorporating that kind of stuff. It’s in there."

Beginning with the shimmery, cinematic and percussive sparkling of the album’s opening track "Love in Rockets," the song’s refrain of "a wheel, a wheel of wasting my life: a wheel, a wheel of wasting my time" immediately alludes to those darker circumstances that led to the creative origins of Cage Tropical."It’s all essentially based on what happened to me in Los Angeles and then a return to Brooklyn," says Frankie. "Misery turned into something good. The whole record to me is a redemption record and it is the most positive one I’ve made"

 "I feel like I am finally free from worrying about an outcome. I don’t care. I already lost everything. I already had the worst-case scenario. When that happens, you do become free. In the end, it’s about me rescuing myself via having this record."

Cage Tropical

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From Chemtrails' debut LP Calf of the Sacred Cow, out February 9 2018 via PNKSLM Recordings. Pre-order at www.PNKSLM.com/store

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Chemtrails - "Ghosts Of My Dead Cats"

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Martha Ffion - 'No Applause'

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