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Consider the urgency with which Protomartyr has approached everything —three albums in three years, each more extraordinary and rewarding than the last.
Every day it starts, anxiety, began the first song on 2014#s Content Nausea. Those were essentially the song#s only lyrics, but Human Performance picks up where that thought left off, picking apart the anxieties of modern life: The unavoidable noise of NY
Combining the run of early singles with more obscure later period tracks underlines the strength and depth that Wire had. Previously released as 7" box set, this Record Store Day 2025 release is the first time for most tracks on LP.
Though Deerhoof long ago established itself as one of the greatest rock groups ever to stride the earth, they once again discover previously unknown combinations of candy-coated riffs, sideways pop hooks, free-jazz freakouts, and surrealist humor.
While their early work was rooted in raw, nihilistic post-punk, here they expand into a swaggering, genre-bending style that mixes punk urgency with glam, brass arrangements, and a kind of drunken, chaotic romanticism.