Preeminent prophets of societal decline Protomartyr present their new album, Hotel Usona, out via Domino.

Recorded with legendary producer Dave Fridmann (Sleater-Kinney, MGMT, The Flaming Lips) at his own Tarbox Road Studios in western New York, Hotel Usona is an effort that finds the Detroit post-punk outfit reckoning with the horrors of our current moment.

It is not easy listening. It’s essential.