Protomartyr - Relatives In Descent (Sept 29, 2017) Album

1. A Private Understanding
2. Here Is the Thing
3. My Children
4. Caitriona
5. The Chuckler
6. Windsor Hum
7. Don’t Go to Anacita
8. Up The Tower
9. Night-Blooming Cereus
10. Male Plague
11. Corpses in Regalia
12. Half Sister

This record is unbelievably good

 

I'm always in the minority but I really don't like music like this. It's agitating to my ears. I can usually find value in any genre of music but this post-punk stuff does nothing for me. Someone tell me what they find enjoyable about this.

 

It's dense yet witty and approachable, dissonant while still being melodic and often surprisingly pretty. I don't listen to much in this vein but I don't find it to be inaccessible at all, they are probably the most celebrated and widely loved band in this style currently. It's cool that you're not into it, but asking why someone would like it is a pretty weird question

 

Only listened twice so far but I already know I'm gonna love it. The drumming on it is so good and while it's always been good on previous stuff, I feel like it's super distinct on so many songs. They just sound even tighter now.

 

One of the best bands out there. This album and the 2 before it are great front to back.

 

Glad people are loving it, feel like this is them at their most refined

Endlessly quotable too

 

never been into this band but other post punk like ought is very good

 

Have you tried this yet though!? Not saying you'll like it but I feel like if you were to like anything from them it'd be this

 

i haven't yet! haven't been in the right mindset

 

This exactly. I am very new to Protomartyr but heard "Three Swallows" and was hooked. I find it to be one of the prettiest songs I've ever heard against the noise. "Violent," too.

 

Just got the only copy at my shop and it has a really cool black and white illustrated lyric book that is basically a zine, worth the purchase

 

This may end up being a top 5 album this year for me.

 

Really surprised how overlooked it's been around here, will be high up on my list as well

 

whoa this is sick

 

It's the best

 

This is dope @primavera

 

first track is such a good mission statement for the album

 

best rock (or so) album of the year quite frankly

 

Agree.

 

@Cody I'm assuming you've heard this but if not change that

 

New EP coming up.

 

hell yes, loved this last year

 

DONT WANNA HEAR THOSE VILE TRUMPETS ANYMORE

 

So happy No Passion All Technique is finally streaming! Such a great album.

 

The more into post-punk I get the more apparent it is that this is one of the best bands going

Gotta listen to that reissue