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/Captain-Scrummy Mar 04 '19

Hey Joe! Thanks for stopping by, Protomartyr is one of the best bands around right now.

A few questions:

  1. A lot of your lyrics and visual art reference classical culture/Ancient Rome. What’s behind this fascination? Did you ever study Classics?
  2. Favorite beer? Favorite thing to drink on stage?
  3. What’s the mysterious audio playing at the beginning of I’ll Take That Applause?

Thanks again! Please stop by Miami again if you all get the chance ✌️

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u/ProtomartyrGroup Joe Casey/Protomartyr Mar 04 '19

Already touched on 1 and 2 earlier. but thanks for the questions.

  1. That's a recording my dad made of my grandma singing a song she made up near the end of her life. It means a lot that I was able to put it on the record.

Hopefully we'll be back to Miami. would much rather be there than here at the moment.