Protomartyr - Formal Growth In The Desert Jeb Loy Nichols “Quicksand is about dealing with

“Quicksand is about dealing with the realisation that you'll never be satisfied” Pilbeam comments

As is always The Armed's mission

the trio started from humble beginnings in 2015

When I listen back to that stuff it sounds like somebody finding their way

led Smith to record some thoughts and questions that popped up along the journey in Somatic Hearing—a booklet which accompanies the album

Protomartyr - Formal Growth In The Desert Jeb Loy Nichols “Quicksand is about dealing withSince their 2012 debut, Protomartyr have mastered the art of evoking place: the grinding Midwest humility of their hometown, as well as the x rayed elucidation of America that comes with their vantage. The groups sixth album was recorded at Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, TX with producer Jake Aron. The desert is more of a metaphor or symbol, singer Joe Casey says, of emotional deserts, or a place or time that seems to lack life. The growth came from a