Protomartyr Announce New Album, The Agent Intellect

Protomartyr have revealed their third album in three years, The Agent Intellect. Due out October 9th through Hardly Art, it features 12 new tracks including the lead single revealed below, “Why Does It Shake?” According to frontman Joe Casey, “It’s a back-handed ode to humanity’s resilient self-regard in the face of inevitable oblivion. Then the trap door opens.”

Have a listen here, and check out Protomartyr’s guide to pinball in the White Lung issue of our free iPad app.

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Protomartyr tour dates:
7/16 Indianapolis, IN – Joyful Noise
7/18 Chicago, IL – Pitchfork Music Festival
7/18 Chicago, IL – Schubas (Official Pitchfork Aftershow)
7/24 Seattle, WA – Capitol Hill Block Party
10/9 Detroit, MI – Marble Bar
10/10 Detroit, MI – Marble Bar
10/11 Toronto, ON – Horseshoe Tavern
10/12 Montreal, QC – Bar Le Ritz PDT
10/13 Cambridge, MA – Middle East Upstairs
10/17 Baltimore, MD – Metro Gallery
10/18 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
10/20 Raleigh, NC – King’s Barcade
10/21 Atlanta, GA – The Earl
10/22 Nashville, TN – Stone Fox
10/23 Bloomington, IN – Blockhouse
10/24 Milwaukee, WI – Cactus Club
10/28 Nantes, FR – Soy Festival
10/29 Lille, FR – La Peniche
10/30 Brighton, UK – Green Door Store
10/31 Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club
11/1 London, UK – Scala
11/3 Bristol, UK – The Fleece
11/4 Manchester, UK – Sound Control
11/5 Glasgow, UK – Stereo
11/6 Birmingham – The Rainbow Cellar
11/7 Cardiff, UK – SWN Fest
11/9 Brussels, BE – Botanique (Rotonde)
11/10 Wiesbaden, DE – Schlachthof
11/11 Hamburg, DE – Hafenklang
11/12 Copenhagen, DK – Loppen
11/13 Aarhus, DK – Radar
11/14 Berlin, DE – Berghain Katine
11/16 Cologne, DE – MTC
11/17 Strasbourg, FR – Le Mudd Club
11/18 Paris, FR – Point Ephemere
11/19 Rotterdam, NL – Rotown
11/20 Utrecht, NL – Le Guess Who? Festival
11/21 Kortrijk, BE – Sonic City