BarryGruff's October 2015 Playlist

Nancy Leticia - Bitches

Poor Things - No Way, José

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'

Following a series of off-kilter rythmical explorations for Black Acre and Obsession Recordings, Primitive World’s Sam Willis releases on Ecstatic Recordings for the first time with the limited edition 'Ascension' cassette EP.

’Ascension’ is a four track expedition into the fertile jungle of Primitive World's protean techno, packed with grainy 12-bit pads, jerking oscilations and skittering low-res percussion. Inspired by the symbolism found in various cultures (ritualistically represeted by stairs, trees, ropes etc.) as “self elevation of the human soul and union with God” that represent the axis between the profane and sacred worlds.

First Edition 50 copies transparent purple SOLD OUT

Second Edition 50 copies jelly green BUY NOW!

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Primitive World - Ascention I

Buy CD / LP

Tuff Love - Duke

Order 'Executive Towers' on cassette right now on Dream Catalogue

https://dreamcatalogue.bandcamp.com/album/executive-towers-pre-order

MP3 + Cassette

Jade Statues - Executive Suite

Radium Girls

‘So Long’ is the new single from Martha Ffion. 
Martha Ffion will be playing the following shows in November.
19th November - The Eagle, Salford
27th November - The Waiting Rooms, London
28th November - The Moon Club, Cardiff

Buy link: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/so-long/id1047848923?i=1047848927


So Long

Martha Ffion's second single release for Turnstile.
Buy on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/wallflower-single/id1074379406

Martha Ffion and her band will be on tour throughout Scotland and England in February.
4th Feb – UnderDog, Aberdeen
5th Feb – Hug & Pint, Glasgow
6th Feb – Think Tank, Newcastle
7th Feb – The Shipping Forecast, Liverpool
25th Feb – Servants Jazz Quarters, London
26th Feb – Prince Albert, Brighton
27th Feb – The Crofters Rights, Bristol

Wallflower

Model Man

Debut single 'The Candles All Burn Out' recorded at Narrow Water Studios, Warrenpoint Northern Ireland, by Steven Fearnley.

The Candles All Burn Out

From the EP 'Everyone to the Savage Mansion'
Released via Cool Your Jets on Friday 7th October 2016
All Songs by Craig Angus
Drums by Taylor Stewart, Bass by Jamie Dubber, Guitars by Andrew MacPherson
Engineered by Susan Bear at The Audio Lounge/Suse's House
Produced by Craig and Suse

coolyourjets.bandcamp.com

Elwood

Last Words

Different This Time

Martha Ffion is the musical project of Claire Martha Ffion McKay. Raised in Warrenpoint- a small border town in the North of Ireland- McKay’s musical education began with violin and harp lessons, singing in school choirs and competing in the local Feis. After dropping out of drama school in Edinburgh, McKay began writing music when she moved to Glasgow and taught herself to play guitar. Honing her craft, regularly playing open mic nights around the city, she gained recognition as one of Scotland’s most promising songwriters when Lost Map released her single, ‘No Applause’ via Postcard in 2015.

Her reputation soared with the ‘Trip’ EP, released in 2016 on Turnstile Music (Cate Le Bon, Gruff Rhys). The debut album, ‘Sunday Best’ followed in March 2018 and is her most adventurous and accomplished work to date. It was among twenty albums long listed for 2018’s Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) prize, alongside albums by Franz Ferdinand, Mogwai and Young Fathers.

Her unique style- classic songwriting meets dreampop- has been championed by the likes of Lauren Laverne, Huw Stephens and Marc Riley.

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So Long

Martha Ffion

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