Originally written by Martin Sainsbury · 1 February 2002
The 48-minute 'Advertisements For Myself', due for release in early March, will contain thirteen tracks and is said to bear little similarity to his two previous albums. Speaking exclusively to the website, Martin Carr revealed that one track, 'Dive', starts off as a drum and bass track, reflecting his new approach to songwriting:
"This time I wrote a lot on the drum machine, because rather than play something on the guitar and then stick a beat behind it - which would just sound tokenist – I decided to start with the drum pattern and build the song around that. Actually the thing that was different this time was I had most of the lyrics finished before I went into the studio. I normally just write one verse and sing it three times, and then write two new verses in the studio, but this year I’d had a lot going on so there was plenty to write about."
Lyrically the album will see Carr treading more familiar ground, however, developing the politics heard in the limited edition single 'Corporation Man'.
The full tracklisting is:
01 The Sound Of Wichita02 Stand Up And Fight03 Rod's Got One04 I Was A Teenage Death Squad05 Dive06 This Weight That You Have Found07 Marlon, Moog and Mel08 Betsi's Beads09 Mobilise10 Fucking Sunday11 Down Between12 My Mind Pictures13 Release
Further details and a full interview with Martin Carr can be found at www.bravecaptain.co.uk.