Maria Kelly shares playful new video for 'Martha'

Maria Kelly has shared a playful video for 'Martha'. The visual was directed by Tim Shearwood, who has worked on projects with the likes of Le Boom, Ae Mak and HAVVK. It sees Maria dancing around in an empty room - a visual take on the song's theme.

‘Martha’ was released on Maria’s label, VETA Music, and heralds her long-awaited debut album later this year, and since its release the Westport alt-folk singer’s new single has surpassed 30,000 streams on Spotify, been played on Irish radio over 60 times, has been named Track of the Week on 2fm, and has been added to the coveted RTÉ Radio 1 Recommends list.

In the video, Kelly dances around a room that feels all at once a bedroom, kitchen, dining room and sitting room, capturing the claustrophobia of lockdown – and your early twenties – even as she makes light of the whole situation.

“‘Martha’ is all about feeling stuck in that part of your early twenties, where you're not who you were and not quite who you'll be yet," Kelly explains. "And it's about dealing with all of the change, restlessness, and confusion that comes with that. There are so many difficult parts of that process, but I wanted this video to explore the fun that still exists in that period of time - feeling stuck and unsure, but finding ways to make yourself laugh anyway.”

Watch the video below.