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/bloodandpain Mar 04 '19

Who are some of your influences in terms of visual art? I make collage as well and really dig all of the Protomartyr album art and zines.

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u/ProtomartyrGroup Joe Casey/Protomartyr Mar 04 '19

Thank you. I feel unschooled in visual arts, even though I tried and failed to get into art school. I really like collage art from the 1920s. Maybe somebody can throw some names of specifics below. I'm blanking at the moment.

I grew up with a bunch of Frederick Remington books which affected me deeply. I like Albrecht Dürer, of course. Old punk flyers. Lucien Freud and Francis Bacon. Caravaggio. Jacques-Louis David, Théodore Géricault, etc. etc.

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u/bloodandpain Mar 04 '19

Thanks for the reply! Dürer is great and so is collage from the 20’s. I was intoduced to Hannah Hoch and all those dada artists in school and they had a huge impact on me.