8.0
Avg Score
7
Opinions
#2,645
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“Protomartyr firmly establish themselves as some of Detroit’s finest with Formal Growth In The Desert”
“Subscribers to L&Q get an exclusive Protomartyr flexi disc with this month’s issue of the magazine. Find out more here. Protomartyr have now released six albums, but ‘The Author’, the penultimate track on their latest, Formal Growth In The Desert, must be their tenderest moment to date. Stripped of esoteric references, double speak or adoptive voices, it’s an ode to singer Joe Casey’s now-decease”
“an expansive, vigorous post-punk picture”
“Under a gray sky of grief, the Detroit post-punks’ sixth album makes space for skulking grooves, shoegaze-y experimentation, and a Baja Blast that’s always half full.”
“Protomartyr is still one of the more interesting goth-adjacent bands active today, even if these past couple of albums haven't banged from front to back.”
