Protomartyr announce new album ‘Formal Growth In The Desert’

Protomartyr have announced that their new album ‘Formal Growth In The Desert’ will be out on 2nd June via Domino, describing the record as 12 songs about “getting on with life”. Sharing new single ‘Make Way’ alongside the news, it comes accompanied by a video directed by Trevor Naud, who says, “There’s a deliberate through-line between the videos for ‘Make Way’ and 2020’s ‘Worm In Heaven’. The two songs feel partnered with each other. So I wanted the videos to feel like they exist in the same world. There are layers of experiments happening—all within a closed environment. We don’t know what’s happened to the world outside, but there’s an undertone that things maybe aren’t quite right.” Check out ‘Make Way’ below. ‘Formal Growth In The Desert’ Tracklisting: 1. Make Way 2. For Tomorrow 3. Elimination Dances 4. Fun In Hi Skool 5. Let’s Tip the Creator 6. Graft Vs. Host 7. 3800 Tigers 8. Polacrilex Kid 9. Fulfillment Center 10. We Know the Rats 11. The Author 12. Rain Garden See Protomartyr live at the following dates: MARCH 11 – Soupfest, Columbus 12 - JJ’s Bohemia, Chattanooga 13 - Gasa Gasa, New Orleans 15 – SXSW, Laneway Official Showcase @ Lucille, Austin 16 - SXSW, Levitation @ Hotel Vegas, Austin 16 - SXSW, Brooklyn Vegan @ Empire, Austin 17 - SXSW, Third Man @ 13th Floor, Austin 18 - Texas Theater, Dallas 20 – Rebel, Phoenix 21 – Casbah, San Diego 22 – Teragram, Los Angeles 24 – Temblor Brewing, Bakersfield 25 - Holland Project, Reno 26 – Treefort, Boise 28 - Hi-Dive, Denver 29 – Slowdown, Omaha 30 - Raccoon Motel, Davenport 31 - Pyramid Scheme, Grand Rapids JUNE 13 – Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto 14 – Fairmount, Montreal 16 – Bowery Ballroom, New York 17 – Johnny Brenda’s, Philadelphia 20 – Black Cat, Washington 21 – Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro 22 – Terminal West, Atlanta 23 – Blue Room, Nashville 24 – Off Broadway, St Louis 26 – 89th Street, Oklahoma 28 – 191 Toole, Tucson 29 – Observatory, Santa Ana JULY 01 – The Chapel, San Francisco 02 – Moe’s Alley, Santa Cruz 05 – Wonder Ballroom, Portland 06 – Cobalt, Vancouver 07 – Crocodile, Seattle 08 – Lucky You, Spokane 11 – Turf Club, St Paul 12 – High Noon, Madison 13 – Thalia Hall, Chicago AUGUST 06 – Zoom, Frankfurt 07 – Paradiso, Amsterdam 09 – Concorde 2, Brighton 10 – Rescue Rooms, Nottingham 11 – Clwb Ifor Back, Cardiff 12 – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds 14 – Effenaar, Eindhoven 15 – Indiego Glocksee, Hannover 17 – Loppen, Copenhagen 18 – Parkenfestivalen, Bodo 19 – Pstereo Festival, Trondheim OCTOBER 26 – Electric Ballroom, London Get tickets to watch Protomartyr live now.