The 1980 Listening Post - Martha and the Muffins - Metro Music

#57

February 1980

Martha and the Muffins

Metro Music

Genre: Everything you think of when you think of “New Wave”

4.25 out of 5

Highlights:

Echo Beach

Paint By Number Heart

Indecisive

Cheesies and Gum

There’s something about “Echo Beach” the big hit off this record that sets it apart from other “New Wave” music. It’s that guitar. The riff and then the rhythm sounds like a 70s classic rock band. The saxophone gives it that classic 80s flair. So, somewhere in the nexus between Blondie and Romeo Void and Quarterflash is that song. 

Down stream it just gets better. I adore the duet interplay between the Marthas on Paint By Number Heart. And the 3rd single, which is the 3rd song in a row of singles, “Saigon” is also a nice slice of NW. 

In fact, the whole record is. 

Why isn’t this available to stream? Darn.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNy8ePVkPVk&list=PLlvn8uktX5LuZ0PVEe6VLdNv07DgOLOgD  (Missing 1 track - Revenge (Against The World))