Protomartyr have announced their new album. Formal Growth in the Desert, the follow-up to 2020’s Ultimate Success Today, is out June 2 via Domino. They’ve also announced tour dates in North America and Europe. Check out the Trevor Naud–directed video for the new album’s lead single, “Make Way,” below.
“The desert is more of a metaphor or symbol of emotional deserts, or a place or time that seems to lack life,” the band’s Joe Casey said in a statement. Naud added that the new video has a through-line to the group’s 2020 video for “Worm in Heaven.”
Formal Growth in the Desert:
01 Make Way
02 For Tomorrow
03 Elimination Dances
04 Fun in Hi Skool
05 Let’s Tip the Creator
06 Graft vs. Host
07 3800 Tigers
08 Polacrilex Kid
09 Fulfillment Center
10 We Know the Rats
11 The Author
12 Rain Garden
Protomartyr:
03-11 Columbus, OH – Soupfest
03-12 Chattanooga, TN – JJ’s Bohemia
03-13 New Orleans, LA – Gasa Gasa
03-15 Austin, TX – SXSW- Laneway Official Showcase Lucille
03-16 Austin, TX – SXSW Levitation Showcase Hotel Vegas
03-16 Austin, TX – SXSW Brooklyn Vegan Showcase Empire
03-17 Austin, TX – SXSW Third Man Showcase 13th Floor
03-18 Dallas, TX – Texas Theater
03-20 Phoenix, AZ – Rebel
03-21 San Diego, CA – Casbah
03-22 Los Angeles, CA – Teragram
03-24 Bakersfield, CA – Temblor Brewing
03-25 Reno, NV – Holland Project
03-26 Boise, ID – Treefort Music Fest
03-28 Denver, CO – Hi-Dive
03-29 Omaha, NE – Slowdown
03-30 Davenport, IA – Raccoon Motel
03-31 Grand Rapids, MI – Pyramid Scheme
06-13 Toronto, Ontario – Horseshoe Tavern
06-14 Montreal, Quebec – Fairmount
06-16 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
06-17 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
06-20 Washington, D.C. – Black Cat
06-21 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
06-22 Atlanta, GA – Terminal West
06-23 Nashville, TN – Blue Room
06-24 St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway
06-26 Oklahoma City, OK – 89th Street
06-28 Tucson, AZ – 191 Toole
06-29 Santa Ana, CA – Constellation Room
07-01 San Francisco, CA – The Chapel
07-02 Santa Cruz, CA – Moe’s Alley
07-05 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
07-06 Vancouver, BC – Cobalt
07-07 Seattle, WA – Crocodile
07-08 Spokane, WA – Lucky You
07-11 Saint Paul, MN – Turf Club
07-12 Madison, WI – High Noon
07-13 Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
08-06 Frankfurt, Germany – Zoom
08-07 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso
08-09 Brighton, England – Concorde 2
08-10 Nottingham, England – Rescue Rooms
08-11 Cardiff, Wales – Clwb Ifor Bach
08-12 Leeds, England – Brudenell Social Club
08-14 Eindhoven, Netherlands – Effenaar
08-15 Hannover, Germany – Indiego Glocksee
08-17 Copenhagen, Denmark – Loppen
08-18 Bodo, Norway – Parkenfestivalen
08-19 Trondheim, Netherlands – Pstereo
10-26 London, England – Electric Ballroom
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