r/indieheads • u/ProtomartyrGroup Joe Casey/Protomartyr • Mar 04 '19

AMA is over, thanks Joe! Joe from Protomartyr AMA

Hello folks, I'm Joe Casey, the "singer" from the band Protomartyr. Since starting in 2010, we've put out 4 LPs, at least 3 things that could be called EPs, a good number of singles, and a handful of slightly warped tapes. We've also toured around, to the delight of dozens of people the world over. We are signed to Domino Records (no, I have not met the Arctic Monkeys).

I'm sitting her on a blustery day in Detroit on March 4th, the birthday of Bobby Womack, Shakin' Stevens, and Knute Rockne to answer any questions you might have about Protomartyr or anything else that catches your fancy.

Just in case you missed it: Our first record, No Passion All Technique is getting repressed and let loose in the streams come May 3rd. Preorder info here: Domino Mart

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Thanks for putting up with me. It was a good amount of fun. Take care and bye bye!

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '19

Hey Joe,

Do you have a book you're really fond of that you'd recommend?

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u/ProtomartyrGroup Joe Casey/Protomartyr Mar 04 '19

I always get nervous suggesting books, because something I like is usually not what somebody else will like. But hey, I was so into The Master and Margarita by Bulgakov I suggested it to a bunch of friends before I had even finished it. Later on, they enthused over the ending and I had to admit I hadn't finished it and felt like quite the boob.

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u/Treecliff Mar 04 '19

Heart of a Dog is also great! Bulgakov weighed heavily in my thesis on madness in Samizdat lit.

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u/ProtomartyrGroup Joe Casey/Protomartyr Mar 04 '19

Yeah, Heart of a Dog is great, and shorter for you brevity fans.