The Martial Arts is Paul Kelly, who for nearly 20 years has been a mainstay of the Scottish music scene.
He was a full-time member of BMX Bandits for five years since the release of their 2017 album, BMX Bandits Forever, and is a long-time collaborator and bandmate of the SAY Award-nominated artist Carla J Easton (The Vaselines / Poster Paints / Teen Canteen).
He has performed with Raveloe, TeenCanteen, The Primary 5, Dr. Cosmo’s Tape Lab, How to Swim and The Hector Collectors, at festivals including Kendal Calling, Paris PopFest, Electric Fields, Doune The Rabbit Hole and The Charlatans’ North By Northwich, with live sessions for the likes of Marc Riley (BBC 6Music) and Vic Galloway (BBC Scotland).
The Martial Arts have supported Darren Hayman (Hefner), Letitia Sadier (Stereolab), Andy Rourke (The Smiths), The Boo Radleys, The Wave Pictures and Scout Niblet.

The Martial Arts - In There Like Swimwear 10. Closing Number (GBE4S2402110)

The Martial Arts - In There Like Swimwear 09. Not Coming Down (GBE4S2402109)

Patty Gurl

Jake

FLUX

Healin

Inside Me

Satisfied

Virtual

There’s a storm upon the mountain 
Standing over our town
One side rises up in shadow
Bids the water come down
While its better half is blanketed
By sun’s undaunted rays
In such recalcitrant display 
My eyes stay focused on the rain

Down the windows of your bedroom 
Glossy rivers descend 
Shifting shapes and new perspectives 
Focus where the light bends 
Tightly wound defense unspooling 
Like a film within your gaze
Time exposing every frame 
As you’re pulling sunlight through the rain

Wide open skies
Come and take their turn
It’s no surprise 
I still feel the burn
Let go the letters sent
Take time as medicine 
Pain gets lighter 
Memories, brighter

In the corner of your garden 
Potted two to a chair
Where our solitude would soften 
Bent limbs seeking repair
Firmly rooted in the hope that spring 
Has still yet more to say 
Sugar beading on the cane
Like pulling sunlight through the rain 

Here waters part
Split to separate streams 
So too my heart
Tearing at the seams
And though we’re moving on 
The past is never gone
I’ll see your eyes
Every sunrise 

There’s a mist upon the harbor
Prisms seeking the light
There’s a wisp of former ardor 
Falling down with the night
There’s a rainbow stretching from this shore
To find you where you stay
Another bridge across the bay 
Gesturing toward a brighter day
Born pulling sunlight through the rain

Sunlight Through The Rain

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