The Martha's Vineyard Ferries - Decorations b/w Context 7"

The Martha's Vineyard Ferries - Decorations b/w Context 7"
$3.00 - $10.00

Bob Weston (Shellac, Mission of Burma, Volcano Suns), Chris Brokaw, (Codeine, Come, Pullman), and Elisha Wiesner are The Martha's Vineyard Ferries. They sound like you think they would. They've been low key playing music since 2010's "In the Pond" EP (Sickroom). Their debut album "Mass. Grave" (Kiam/Africantape) came out in 2013 and 2021 saw the release of their sophomore offering "Suns Out Guns Out (Ernest Jenning). They will continue their sporadic touring and recording schedule forever.

I became obsessed with the song 'Context' after seeing the film "You Weren't There" in 2007 in Chicago.
It was something of a fluke that I was even there.
The film documents the Chicago punk scene from 1977-1985.
There were about 800 people at the screening and several fights broke out in the crowd amongst old punk rivals!
They had a show that night at the Empty Bottle, Strike Under played, and I instantly fell in love with their song 'Context’.
At some point I suggested that the Ferries play this incredible lost classic and we started doing it live, which led to the idea of recording it as a single, but what for the other side?
Toasting MVF's uneasy alliance of Massachusetts and Illinois we settled on The Proletariat, our unanimous favorite/standout from the otherwise heinous Boston hardcore scene.
I'd always loved 'Decorations’.
Apparently I picked both songs. You're lucky, they're both great! - Chris Brokaw

Pressing Information

500 Black 7"