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Fortitude Valley
Part Of The Problem, Baby
Second album from North East indie rockers Fortitude Valley!“We’re still very much the same band,” says Fortitude Valley’s Laura Kovic, describing the band’s triumphant return with second album Part Of The Problem, Baby. “But the dials have all just been turned up a bit.”That much is immediately apparent from the off - whereas 2021’s self-titled debut was a breezily charming coalescence of effortless pop hooks and indie-punk energy, this new effort announces itself with guts and a road-earned sense of self-confidence. It’s the sound of a band growing into itself; with a smartly effervescent approach to songwriting and a seemingly inexhaustible supply of swoon-inducing indiepop hooks.Over the course of Part Of The Problem, Baby’s ten glorious offerings, we get treated to a miscellany of pop cultural sources of inspiration as a means of tackling themes like distance, personal growth and self-determination. For Kovic, an Australian-born musician living in the UK for almost two decades, the first of those is clearly a big one.“When I was a teenager I couldn’t wait to get away,” she explains, referencing her upbringing in Brisbane, “and now I can’t wait to go back each time. My life is now just repeatedly visiting and then feeling sad when I leave, but knowing in my heart that I am where I’m supposed to be.”Louder, wiser, in tune with each other and their identity as a collective… Fortitude Valley may well remain the same band, but Part Of The Problem, Baby is a step forward on every level.
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Martha
Standing Where It All Began - Singles and B-Sides 2012 - 2025
Standing Where It All Began- Singles and B-Sides 2012-2025' is a collection of twenty deep cuts and rarities by beloved North East power-pop quartet Martha. The band had the following to say about the release: "It's been cool going back to these recordings and reflecting on the journey we've had together as a band. There are simply loads of songs on this record- our first double LP, including old favourites from the early days, various b-sides, and other stuff too (including a previously unreleased Lemonheads cover). It's almost all material that is out of print on vinyl, as well as a couple of songs that have never been released on vinyl before. The collection has been lovingly re-mastered by the brilliant Dave Williams (Eight Floors Above, Ottawa, Canada).We felt it would be fitting to use the remastered version of the first song we ever recorded and released, '1978, Smiling Politely' as the de-facto 'single' to promote this collection. It's a song inspired by Audre Lorde, that we still love, but it's one that has never been available on streaming platforms before. We hope these recordings offer something interesting for the newer marthaheads to get stuck into, and will be an enjoyable trip down memory lane for the people who were there standing with us when it all began". Released to coincide with Martha's July 2025 UK tour with Cheekface & Fresh.
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