Announce new Halloween Dream EP Due 22nd October

Martyrs are Jon and Michael, two childhood friends who formed their first Nirvana-obsessed band together at high school in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales and regrouped years later in Kent, England. 

Their dedicated DIY ethic has driven them to write, record, produce, release and promote two albums and eight singles/EPs and music videos over the last 3 years, all from the uninterrupted solace of their respective kitchens. 

The Halloween Dream EP was written, recorded, mixed and produced at home by childhood friends and longtime collaborators Jon (music) and Michael (words). Their purposeful DIY ethic, inspired by bands they sound nothing like, has so far spawned two albums (2022’s Un Diavolo In Casa and 2024’s Luminism) as well as a recent run of four standalone singles which they plan to extend to a series of ten. “We
thought we’d release ten singles in about a year but we’re almost a year in and only at the halfway point. Deciding to make EPs instead of singles and making videos for every song has probably slowed us down a touch.”

The EP is a stellar collection of adventurous indie augmented by splashes of electronica and nods to post-rock and punk. Fans of vintage alternative music like REM, Wilco and Super Furry Animals, as well as newer artists such as Geese, Parcels and Islands should find plenty to love in this genre-diverse 5-tracker.

New Single, October Kind is an elusive, intricate labyrinth of piano and guitar jangle, where tightly harmonised vocals are draped across an ever- shifting musical landscape. Conjuring an otherworldly atmosphere, the band call it “a catalogue of Autumnal memories and the intangible feelings they inspire.”