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Photo courtesy The Martha's Vineyard Ferries The Martha's Vineyard Ferries are set to play all over the Northeast in late August and early September, and now the supergroup have a new single out. The band (which features Bob Weston of Shellac, Chris Brokaw of Come and Codeine, and Elisha Weisner of Kahoots) just released "Decorations" with the B-side "Context." If you're a fan of any of the members of The Martha's Vineyard Ferries' pther bands, you're going to love these new songs. This is noisy and punk inflected indie rock. "Context," in particular, is a fairly straight forward punk song. Both songs have an aggressive side, but are also oddly fun. The Martha's Vineyard Ferries make classic style punk meets indie rock, which is exactly what we want from a band featuring Weston, Brokaw, and Weisner. You can listen to "Decorations" and "Context" below. You can pre-order the 7" via Bandcamp . For more on T...

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As we prepare ourselves for Friday's release of a brand new solo album from Chris Brokaw, it turns out one of his many projects also has new music! The Martha's Vineyard Ferries, Brokaw's band with Bob Weston (Shellac, Mission of Burma) and Elisha Weisner, has a new song, "Betty Ford James." The song itself comes in at just less than a minute, but that's all they needed. It's a fuzzed out indie rocker that definitely does not overstay its welcome and obviously leaves you wanting more. It's probably a little less experimental sounding than you would expect from the band's members and a little less punk considering the short length. In fact, it's almost a pop song, but obviously no one involved would ever allow that to happen. You can watch the video for "Betty Ford James" below. Suns Out Guns Out , the upcoming album from The Martha's Vineyard Ferries, will be out February 26. You can pre-order a copy via Bandcamp .