Protomartyr

This week's playlist includes new music by Emma Ruth Rundle, Low, Mastodon, Amyl & The Sniffers, Syd ft. Smino, Kacey Musgraves, and more

“I have a suspicion that this is the most badass a Dehd song will ever sound simply because Protomartyr are so badass,” says Dehd’s Jason Balla.

This week in Indie Basement: reviews of new albums from LUMP (Laura Marling & Tunng's Mike Lindsay), former One Dove singer Dot Allison, Bloodslide (members of Protomartyr & Preoccupations), plus reissues from Half String and Magic Roundabout.

‘Flower of Devotion Remixed‘ is out September 17, and Dehd will tour after Pitchfork fest, including headline shows with Bnny, and opening for Julien Baker.

You may remember that right before COVID canceled all live music, Protomartyr will doing some Midwest shows with Kelley Deal (Breeders/R Ring) playing in the band that were just ahead of SXSW. Only a couple of those happened before touring stopped, but they've gonna try it again this fall...

Bloodslide features Nancy Sinatra's daughter, AJ Lambert, Protomartyr guitarist Greg Ahee, and Preoccupations drummer Mike Wallace.

Citizen's new album sounds like if the early 2000s post-punk revival and emo boom were one and the same, and, impressively, they always sound unmistakably like Citizen.

Bloodslide is Protomartyr guitarist Greg Ahee, Preoccupations drummer Mike Wallace, and bassist/singer AJ Lambert (the daughter of Nancy Sinatra).

HBO's Animals featured cameos from Dinosaur Jr, Killer Mike, Kurt Vile, A$AP Rocky, Kim Gordon and more, so it should be no surprise that co-creator Phil Matarese is a huge music fan. Here's his Top 10 of 2020.

The indie-punk songwriter dug albums from Hot Mulligan, Laura Jane Grace, Polo G, Protomartyr, Phoebe Bridgers, The Lawrence Arms, and more this year.