Laura J Martin returns with kaleidoscopic avant-pop track ‘Counting Time’ inspired by Arthur Russell and Philip Glass
“Beautiful and intelligent stuff” - The Quietus
“An understated marvel” - Uncut
"A Musician of startling originality" - The Sunday Times
"So lovely. gorgeous. love those super strange harmonies" - Stuart Maconie, BBC 6 Music
"Excellent stuff" - Gideon Coe, BBC 6 Music
Today, Liverpudlian artist Laura J Martin has released ‘Counting Time’. The single follows the release of her 2020 critically acclaimed collaborative album Wyndow, and is Martin’s first solo material since 2016.
Of her new single, Martin says:
“Here's my rebellion against the HH:MM:SS hour-archy (this is now a word)! ‘Counting Time’ came from the abstract idea of trying to measure something that feels immeasurable - how do you measure something that's invisible and you can't hold it in your hand? At the same time I was listening to NYC minimalism's biggest pinups Arthur Russell and Philip Glass and experimenting with a small Casio keyboard and a memory man delay pedal. So this is my crude idea of filtering ideas about time which are above my station and trying to imagine what Arthur and Phil's records would sound like if they were on a smudged up pop hits magazine cover flexi disc.”
Martin has so far released three solo albums. Her latest, On The Never Never, was recorded in Nashville with members of Lambchop, Silver Jews and Jesus Lizard. A mercurial and bewitching live performer who interweaves layers of vocals, flute, mandolin and electronics; Laura and her band have toured regularly across the UK and Europe and supported acts such as PJ Harvey, Teenage Fanclub, Cate Le Bon and performed and collaborated extensively with Euros Childs. Consistently played and supported by BBC Radio 6 Music DJs such as Marc Riley and Stuart Maconie; Laura's most recent release was a collaborative project 'Wyndow' written with Lavinia Blackwall of Trembling Bells. She is currently finalising her next solo album, scheduled for release in early 2024.
