Protomartyr - Formal Growth In The Desert Format:CD Susan Sulley and Joanne Catherall

Susan Sulley and Joanne Catherall recorded the Secrets album

but at the same time having every song strong enough to stand on their own

"Knocky" Parker

Lipman's collaborator on Ascent is pianist Henry Kramer

Protomartyr - Formal Growth In The Desert Format:CD Susan Sulley and Joanne CatherallSince 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 group's 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