Name: Relatives in Descent
Brand: Protomartyr

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

WIGLP402

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

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Extended format

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Format detail

Black Vinyl. Includes fold-out poster, zine insert featuring lyrics and original illustrations, and Download.

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2017-09-29

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Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

PIAS

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Standard:20

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0887828040216

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Protomartyr

Genre GB

Alternative / Modern

Label GB

Domino

Domino is an independent label founded in Putney, South West London by *a694357* and his partner Jacqui Rice in 1993. The label initially focused on American acts such as *Sebadoh*, *Pavement* or *Royal Trux* before signing British acts in the late '90s.

The label operates a US division, located in Brooklyn, which output was initially identified by its own catalogue number schemes, DOMUS then DNO (used until 2013), when the releases handled by the UK headquarters are identified by WIG (albums) and RUG (singles and EPs) catalogue numbers.

The company operating the label, *Warp Records*, diversified, establishing a publishing arm and a series of labels (*Double Six Recordings*, *Weird World Record Co.*, *Rephlex*, ...).

A post-punk band hailing from Detroit, Michigan, USA, Protomartyr has established themselves as a force to be reckoned with in the music scene. With their unique blend of raw energy and thought-provoking lyrics, they have captivated audiences worldwide.
Formed in [year], Protomartyr quickly gained recognition for their powerful live performances and critically acclaimed albums. Their sound is characterized by intense guitar riffs, driving rhythms, and frontman Joe Casey's distinctive vocals.
Protomartyr's music explores themes of societal unrest, existentialism, and the human condition. Their lyrics delve deep into introspection while offering social commentary on issues that resonate with listeners.

Protomartyr return with their first album on Domino Records.

After a year of extensive touring in support of 2015’s The Agent Intellect, <a href="https://roughtrade.com/us/artist/protomartyr">Protomartyr</a> returned to their practice space in a former optician's office in Southwest Detroit. Guitarist Greg Ahee - inspired by The Raincoats' Odyshape, Mica Levi's orchestral compositions, and <a href="https://roughtrade.com/us/artist/protomartyr">Protomartyr's</a> recent collaboration with post-punk legends <a href="https://roughtrade.com/gb/artist/the-pop-group">The Pop Group</a>, for Rough Trade's 40th anniversary—began writing new music that artfully expanded on everything they’d recorded up until that point. The result is Relatives in Descent, their fourth full-length and Domino debut. Though not a concept album, it presents twelve variations on a theme: the unknowable nature of truth, and the existential dread that often accompanies that unknowing. This, at a moment when disinformation and garbled newspeak have become a daily reality.

Relatives in Descent

Music GB

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