Protomartyr Announce 'Consolation' EP, Share Track Featuring Kelley Deal Of The Breeders
Thursday, 03 May 2018
Written by Laura Johnson
Illustration: Richard Phoenix
Protomartyr will release a new EP this summer.
'Consolation' will arrive on June 15 through Domino and features the Breeders' Kelley Deal on vocals alongside Joe Casey on two of the record's four tracks, Wheel of Fortune and You Always Win. Head below to check out a video for the former, along with the album's artwork and tracklist.
Discussing the collaboration, Casey said:
“Early 2017 proved to be a productive time for the band. We were writing songs right up to recording Relatives In Descent and wanted to keep that momentum going right after. Making 2015's split single "A Half Of Seven" with R. Ring was one of our favorite recording experiences, so the decision to head down to Dayton, Kentucky and spend a weekend in May recording the four songs that became the Consolation E.P. was an easy one.”
Deal also commented:
“For Mike and I, working on this EP with Protomartyr was a re-kindling of the tender spark that was struck upon our first encounter with them years ago in Texas. They were graciously tolerant and receptive to my production ideas on the songs and the project quickly grew beyond our private orb. We have cello from Lori Goldston, viola from Jocelyn Hach and even bass clarinet from Evan Ziporyn, and I do some singing with Joe. There's a lot of trust involved when an artist places their songs in your hands, and we were very mindful of that while intentionally trying to take the songs in new directions. Candyland in Dayton, KY is home-base for R.Ring recording, and it's close enough that the Proto-men could make it down to lay the tracks down. This is the second project like this we've done with them, so we're ready to flip the tables and have them produce and record some of our songs!”
'Consolation' EP tracklist:
1. Wait
2. Same Face In A Different Mirror
3. Wheel of Fortune (feat Kelley Deal)
4. You Always Win (feat Kelley Deal)
The band, who released the 'Relatives in Descent' LP last year, have headline UK shows lined up this month and in August. They also have a number of festival appearances in the diary, including Handmade, Stag & Dagger, Lowlands, Pukkelpop, and End Of The Road.
Protomartyr Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Fri May 04 2018 - BRISTOL Thekla
Tue May 08 2018 - HULL FRuIT
Wed May 09 2018 - BIRMINGHAM Mama Roux's
Thu May 10 2018 - LONDON Scala
Sun August 26 2018 - RAMSGATE Ramsgate Music Hall
Tue August 28 2018 - SHEFFIELD Picture House Social
Wed August 29 2018 - HEBDEN BRIDGE Trades Club
Thu August 30 2018 - LIVERPOOL O2 Academy 2 Liverpool
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