LP - Black Vinyl Repress.
Protomartyr's economical rock elicits comparisons to possible antecedents like Pere Ubu, Wire or The Fall as well as local contemporaries like Frustration or Tyvek (whose frontman Kevin Boyer played bass in an early iteration of Protomartyr). Where 2012's No Passion All Technique favoured comparatively straight forward punk structures, Under Color, their second full length, and Hardly Art debut, takes a more exploratory approach. Tarpeian Rock places punk vitriol against a minimalist backing and Scum, Rise! casts shadows with guitars that alternately chime and clang.
Tracklist:
A1. Maidenhead
A2. Aint So Simple
A3. Want Remover
A4. Trust Me Billy
A5. Pagans
A6. What The Wall Said
A7. Tarpeian Rock
B1. Bad Advice
B2. Son Of Dis
B3. Scum, Rise!
B4. I Stare At Floors
B5. Come & See
B6. Violent
B7. I'll Take That Applause