here after Ultimate Success Today, please bring them back that entire album is a punch in the gut in the best ways possible. creating something unique and obviously protomartyr with influence from the raw sounds of the clash, the fall, joy division.. sounds immense

KEXP really needs to bring these dudes back for an in-studio. It's been nearly 9 years...

@ericvsthem

Жыл бұрын

Hell yeah.

@dogayln

Жыл бұрын

I was about to wrrite this!

@1mikeloz

11 ай бұрын

It happened!!

This drummers style is so creative and refreshing. He plays for the song and with so much discipline. Not easy to do.

@markrennie86

Жыл бұрын

I guess it's "playing like a songwriter" more than "playing like a drummer". Never letting it become the drum show and showing restraint to let the whole thing breathe.

@JarretLaMark

Жыл бұрын

His style reminds me of Joy Division drummer Stephen Morris. In fact, the band as a whole is like a modern Joy Division of sorts. Don't get me wrong, Protomartyr are still very much their own thing, but to me they have deep JD roots. Drummer, Bassist, Guitar, and even Vocals and lyrics in a sense, to me anyway. Love Protomartyr, personally. Absolutely.

They are one of the most urgent things happening in music right now. Phenomenal.

That 'too cool for school' vibe coming from the singer is actually... quite cool. Protomartyr has one of the albums of the year, too good

fantastic set. It's time to bring them back KEXP!, so much good stuff released by them between now and when this was recorded.

Everything this band has done has been absolutely killer. Super solid group.

Love this band. Saw them open for Cloud Nothings a few months ago and they blew me away. The bass, the drums, the guitars, the singer--all so vital and memorable in the way they approach their role in the group. Under Color of Official Right is a killer record. So happy they're from my state!

@tolfred

10 жыл бұрын

Agree about the record. My favourite record this year

@djdepaolo

9 жыл бұрын

T. Alfred Dahlen My favorite record of 2014 as well, what a gem!!

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

just saw them in Ann Arbor last night. As Joe Casey put it, they played a mix of "old songs no one likes [off of the first album] and new songs no one knows". Hopefully we'll see a new album soon! I fucking love these guys

love this band, the singer has got such a Mark E. Smith vibe I honestly thought they were a British band for so long.

8 years ago n still awesome af💘

I love this band. They've got sort of a Joy Division/Gang of Four/Mission of Burma feel that is right up my wheelhouse.

@thewraith93

2 жыл бұрын

They really steam up my gut box

@MrJwgh

Жыл бұрын

Yep to all that. But also Howard DeVoto era Buzzcocks

@briancox9357

3 ай бұрын

And The Clash

bring them back!!!! their new albums kick ass

Saw these guys tonight, they were frighin awesome... reminded me a lot of The Fall.

@dbdmack

2 жыл бұрын

Beat me to it, by five years.

@heksail

Жыл бұрын

@@dbdmackd a year later, I’m still not sure I get the comparison? I love both The Fall and Protomartyr and think they’re equally unique and in the same league. Especially with all the new music protomartyr has released since this performance, they’ve proven to be the best “new” “post punk” band despite the huge influx of British post punk (a lot of which is very popular but sucks to my ears, bunch of copycats). To me, protomartyr produces music that, like the fall, stands on its own. Sure I hear Nick cave/bad seeds, joy division, maybe some of fall, but they are on the same level as those bands because they made something authentic and unique in a music field dominated by hacks, wannabes and copycats.

perfect choice of songs

My favorite band

Vocals kick what’s really good to great

This is undoubtedly my favorite band

Took me ages to get into Protomartyr...then one day iggy pop played 3 protomartyr tracks on his 6 music show and wow...never looked back. I had a good chat with Joe at EOTR festival in 2018, top bloke.

Shit's addictive. Great band.

they are not the common rockstar lookalikes, they play real music

Peotomartyr definitely is one of the bands of the world!

I heard this band last week, and it's already on KEXP!, keep doing great work guys.

Thanks for this

Just saw these guys in Nashville. So good!

great band,

detroit's best band.

This is some good post-punk

Saw these guys play in Beijing last Friday (6/15). Awesome band. Show absolutely rocked. Definitely go see them. Very nice guys, too. Thanks for the music.

I’m sold. Guess I’m a bit behind.

@howdyfrommars9410

4 жыл бұрын

Im right there with ya. Better late than never!

@fightinandirish

3 жыл бұрын

I too, am late too the party 😁 Just glad I arrived. There's definitely something special here.

Solid performance! What not to love about them?

just love this band

I'm stoked to see them in Bloomington.

Awesome band

It’s never too late

Geezus did you hear the drums on that last song? That’s really cool 😎 makes me proud to be a tall white guy with a receding hairline who can barely carry a tune but can still be a rock star on attitude alone.

@MarkHalberstram

2 жыл бұрын

You and me both buddy. You and me both.

I fuckin love this.

giving editors vibes and Idles vibes. love it

it's good that you bring in some real bands every once in a while at least..great band..

I'm going out in EEehh Lol, dont get carried away, Joe is one of the deepest lyricists I've seen. You can tell he reads a lot, from the Bible to Hangover Square. You won't find a superficial Protomartyr track, at least in the 2 last records.

he wasn't lying when he said he was gonna be mumbling for that one song

Like an aggressive Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse vocal wise. That's what i'm feelin here.

@EremEdition

Жыл бұрын

Ha I'm getting Isaac Brock goes Joy Division vibe

woo wah wah wooo wa woooo woooo. more vibrato!

Great stuff....

this band is So Good!!😱

Love that transition into the second upbeat track. These guys are very punk, wouldn't sound out of place at a gig in Australia in the early 80s with The Birthday Party or The Scientists.

Coward Starve it's a great fucking song!

@Milklatte

Жыл бұрын

Agent intellect is good from start to finish

la mejor banda nueva q he escuchado

@SMASHINGSTEREO

6 жыл бұрын

¡Hey amigo! Sí te interesa tengo algunas canciones de Protomartyr subtituladas.

This band rips

lol what's with this HORSESHIT about dissing the singer

@mrchopper

4 жыл бұрын

PREACH.

this singer is a cross between tim heidecker and the singer from US Maple in a good way

@hendwood7987

9 жыл бұрын

elektriccobra hahaha I was just thinking about how much he reminds me of Tim Heidecker.... I love this band.

@NickHarman

8 жыл бұрын

+elektriccobra I thought it was John Belushi in Blues Brothers for a moment

@tylerhowell1009

8 жыл бұрын

I give this performance 5 bags of popcorn!

Maidenhead is my song

Great to hear Cowards Starve with made up lyrics!!

i actually live in maidenhead woop

@SutureUpMyBrokenBoxx

3 жыл бұрын

Same.

Hi, I fucking love protomartyr, im a fan since three o four years ago. I need to know what pedals and gear Greg use. please.. anyone knows? Thanks!

@johncruz6489

6 жыл бұрын

Greg is the guitar.

@manray7189

3 жыл бұрын

I know it has been 2 years but if you ever need to know what gear an artist uses go to equipboard.

Such sexy guitar lines.

BILL MURRAY?!

The drummer is the great grandson of Elmore Leonard whose book was adapted to Tarintinos movie Jackie Brown.

@codycox2465

2 жыл бұрын

For real?

joy divicion 3.0

Does anyone else find it hard to reconcile live Protomartyr with studio Protomartyr? I think they sound very different

What The Wall Said..... Enough said

Why can't KEXP ever show the whole band? Or even all of an individual performer? It's not even easy to figure how many performers are in a band sometimes. They should fire the art school graduates and hire an amateur to film bands.

@fightinandirish

3 жыл бұрын

Kind of annoys me when bands are generally interviewed like that. Almost as though the "front man" is the only one there. Not to say that I don't enjoy hearing what Joe Casey has to say!

You should invite Decades.

Where can I get the track listing?

@Elephantnegotiationsociety

2 жыл бұрын

Oh nvm

Need to get Jessica Hernandez from Detroit on KEXP, great singer...

what is that drum kit pleasssee ?

Shades of "The Shins", "The Smiths" and "The National".

Ok Magazine quite close. Not even close

How does his vocal style not get compared to Mark E. Smith, like all the time? I do like them both! Mostly because they both sound drunk and lazy.

is there some medical condition that stops this guy from taking off the sunglasses?

@embers2ashes

10 жыл бұрын

kind of. he actually has really bad stage fright.

@embers2ashes

10 жыл бұрын

so noting that, you can see when he turns his head that he has his eyes closed.

@Monotothewan

9 жыл бұрын

Leone Simba a bad case of radness

@josephvaldivia7647

6 жыл бұрын

singing live is not easy at all

@alldaybrekkie

6 жыл бұрын

bluesbrothersitis

they sound like The Editors

I wish the singer would sing with a bit more conviction. the album is amazing. he is amazing.

Oh, they're geezers

This band would be so much better without the singer !

@aninfiniteregress

10 жыл бұрын

It's intentional. In case you haven't noticed, sometimes vocalists employ methods that aren't pitch-perfect. They do it for effect and emphasis, among other things. Or sometimes they just have an unconventional voice. Try listening to The Fall or The Jesus Lizard, and you might get a better idea of where this guy is coming from.

@elektriccobra

9 жыл бұрын

its kind of the vibe of the song, if it was with a different singer it would just sound like 100 other bands. do yourself a favor and NEVER listen to U.S. Maple, you'll hate them

@theekopper

9 жыл бұрын

aninfiniteregress Country Teasers, too.

@markneace1158

9 жыл бұрын

Pablo = eejit

@8bitDude0

8 жыл бұрын

+Pablo Medina Congratulations you played yourself. How can you listen to post-punk and complain about these type of vocals

singer needs vocal training.

@atacksh

10 жыл бұрын

Does Mark E Smith needs vocal training too?

@21innocentbystander

9 жыл бұрын

You need emotional training.

@progressMAN89

9 жыл бұрын

Rico Horton vocal training, instrumental training, good guitars, record to Abbey and shit without soul in the end? sorry . my english is bad

@humaninterface7153

8 жыл бұрын

+progressMAN89 very good answer

@progressMAN89

8 жыл бұрын

useless to argue. such people are watching "American Idol."Anthony Flores