Protomartyr - Formal Growth In The Desert - New Ltd Blue LP

Protomartyr - Formal Growth In The Desert - New Ltd Blue LP

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Format: New Ltd Blue LP Label: Domino Cat. No. WIGLP520X Barcode: 887828052035 Released: 02/06/2023

New indies only blue vinyl - Includes 22"x22" Poster and 24-page Zine

Since their 2012 debut, Protomartyr have mastered the art of evoking place: the grinding Midwest humility of their hometown, as well as the x-rayed elucidation of America that comes with their vantage.

The group’s sixth album was recorded at Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, TX with producer Jake Aron.

“The desert is more of a metaphor or symbol,” singer Joe Casey says, “of emotional deserts, or a place or time that seems to lack life.” The “growth” came from a period of colossal transition for Casey, including the death of his mother.

But life does go on, and Casey describes the great theme of Formal Growth In The Desert as an embrace and acknowledgment of that fact: a 12-song testament to “getting on with life,” even when it feels impossibly hard.