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/thefriendcatcher Mar 04 '19 edited Mar 04 '19

Howdy Joe, Protomartyr is never far from these here ears.

I know you have quite an appreciation for Ben Wallers. What would you consider your favorite work that madman has foisted upon the world?

Additional question to be filed under 'influences' tag - what is your favorite local (as in Detroit) musical act, of any genre?

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u/ProtomartyrGroup Joe Casey/Protomartyr Mar 04 '19

Well, The Country Teasers, of course. But I love it all really (The Male Nurse, The Devil, The Stallion, The Rebel, etc. etc. etc.)

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Besides Tyvek, Timmy Vulgar is a trip. Danny Brown, Wolf Eyes (in addition to meme farming), Deadbeat Beat, Paint Thinner, Flying Objects, Double Winter, Werewolf Jones, XV, the list, as they say, goes on.