Proto Idiot

28 New Songs Out Today

Listen to new songs by Hayley Williams, Angel Olsen (Johnny Jewel remix), Charli XCX, Washed Out, Azita, Jarboe, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Phoebe Brigers, Rico Nasty, Kojey Radical, Kemba, and more.

Bill's Indie Basement (11/29): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more

This week in Indie Basement: new reissues from Stereolab and Breathless, plus reviews of new album by Woolen Men and Andrew Anderson (Proto Idiot), and International Teachers of Pop team with Sleaford Mods.

58 songs we like from May 2019

Our May 2019 playlist includes tracks by Sleater-Kinney, Jarvis Cocker, Vampire Weekend, Tyler the Creator, Holly Herndon, Flying Lotus ft. Solange, Big Thief, Rosalía, Hot Chip, and more.

Bill's Indie Basement (5/24): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more

This week in the Basement: reviews of new albums by Cate Le Bon and The Intelligence, plus new singles from Paris’ Halo Maud, Manchester’s Proto Idiot and Melbourne’s Terry.

What's going on Friday?

It’s a super-sized night in NYC, with The National, Sun Kil Moon, WAND, Wye Oak, Mr Twin Sister, NY Comic Con, the New Yorker Festival, Proto Idiot, Pelican, Esperanza Spalding, Rise Against, Mirah, John Zorn: The Bagatelles, Springsteen on Broadway and lots more show options.

Gonerfest 14 - final lineup & schedule; Cobra Man prep new LP (stream "Ociffer")

Goner Records’ annual punk/rock-n-roll/etc extravaganza, Gonerfest, holds its 14th edition in Memphis, TN from September 28 – October 1 with Derv Gordon (Equals), Feedtime, Tyvek, X___X, Manchester punks Proto Idiot, and more.

listen to episode 6 of BrooklynVegan’s “Spotify In Residence” show

On the sixth episode of our Spotify “In Residence” show, we talk about the legacy of Prince and The Grateful Dead, we offer Kanye West an idea for a mobile app, plus a whole lot of Canada and lots more.

Manchester garage punks Proto Idiot releasing LP 'For Dummies' (watch "Better Version of Me" video)

Manchester’s Proto Idiot make sneering, shambolic, distinctly Brit-variety garage rock that’s like a sonic two-finger-salute in everyone’s direction. (Think early Who and Kinks filtered through Television Personalities and The Fall.) Following previous releases on Trouble in Mind, Slovenly and OddBox, Proto Idiot will release new album For Dummies via Bad Paintings on May 27. (Pre-orders […]