Relatives in Descent

It wasn't awful but I definitely did not need to hear it. It wasn't too long. Nothing really noteworthy about it. I have no desire to revisit. I will generously round up.

Pleasantly surprised. May check out some more.

Meh, post-punk crud. Does this stuff pride itself on all sounding identical? 2/5.

This was really interesting to listen to. A more than meets the eye kinda punkband, which sometimes reminded me of Joy Division. Cool vibe!

Great band! Dark and strange, eerie and unnerving. Catchy hooks and never cliche. And that bass, that bass!

Not much of my taste

Intresting style. Quite enjoyed this album

Saw post punk and thought I'd last one track. Pleasantly surprised

4 Awesome!

I must be careful not to cross over into glibness, but there's a review which captured Relatives perfectly but in which I come to exactly the opposite conclusion. Yes, it's a sad record, and yes, it has some nice drum recordings. In fact, the compositions feel led by the drums into a crashing city. The rubble thundering is from buildings tall enough to collapse eternally. Joe's writing is apocalyptic, funny, perfect for a lazy listener like me. Just this time around I found myself ready for the Flann O'Brien reference. This record is always a cathartic listen; It's also brutal. Couldn't have been a fun adventure recording, exactly, but I imagine I'll always be grateful to Protomartyr for doing it.

Always excited to hear a band from Detroit that I wasn't already familiar with. I liked this a lot, and I have a feeling it will be rewarded by repeated listening, so that's what I plan to do. Thanks to whoever added this! 4 stars.

2.5 par vraiment mon style, c'est on dirait des année 90, punk genre, mais on dirait aussi industriel, ca ne ma pas marqué

Noisy post-punk rock with aggressively muttery vocals, I didn't hate it but found it hard to really focus in.

Protomartyr is a very cool name for music that is fine

More post punk. No thanks, I listened to three years of this mediocre forgettable stuff.

Post-punk lives on.

Definitely not bad. I enjoy the song structures, but I kind of want it to be a bit more "raw" a la The Fall. Like the vocals are a bit too pretty? Even though they aren't. I dunno.

An excellent record. The band has always been under the radar in Europe I think, but they are nectar for connoisseurs. This is probably their best work

You know it's a great album when you get disappointed that it's over. Excellent balance between harsh a melodic ideas, deadpan vocals reminiscent of Nick Cave, and the flow of tracks from one to another was seamless. This was a great add that I probably never would have listened to otherwise, thanks!

I don't know how necessary I'd consider the album, but enjoyable enough and the smooth transitions were a significant plus.

3/10. Sounded like Nick Cave, but a little less harsh. Almost fell asleep in my chair 2-3 times trying to listen to this. Definitely not my thing

Sure is post punk. 6/10

I like a good post-punk album, but this was a bit too raw and abrasive for me.

Good drum work but very sad sounding singer