Martha

Passionate punk-pop band Martha served as a U.K. counterpart to the U.S. D.I.Y. scene of the 2010s, working in the same high-energy but emotionally vulnerable territory as contemporaries like Swearin' and Radiator Hospital. Employing tight vocal harmonies, buzzsaw guitars, and zippy tempos, the group created a distinctively high-strung brand of pop on albums like 2016's Blisters in the Pit of My Heart and 2021's Please Don't Take Me Back.