{"product_id":"protomartyr-hotel-usona-385707","title":"Protomartyr – Hotel Usona","description":"\n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003e Brand New\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRelease details\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTracklist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Description tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProtomartyr's \u003cem\u003eHotel Usona\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is the Detroit band's seventh studio album, arriving in 2026 with a concept that turns America into an ageing hotel, each song occupying a room haunted by a different strain of contemporary unease. That framing gives the record a sharp social focus from the outset, with Joe Casey writing about paralysis, deportation, warped patriotism, political extremism and the pressures of fatherhood rather than settling for general apocalypse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded with Dave Fridmann at Tarbox Road Studios in western New York, the album pushes Protomartyr's post-punk into a broader, more atmospheric shape. Greg Ahee draws in touches of Middle Eastern music and 1950s exotica, while Fridmann's production gives Alex Leonard's drumming extra force and makes Jon Fridmann's horn parts feel like part of the record's uneasy architecture rather than simple decoration. Tracks including \u003cem\u003eSounds We Cannot Hear\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFeed the Sewer\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThird Country\u003c\/em\u003e suggest how directly the band are engaging with the present moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat makes \u003cem\u003eHotel Usona\u003c\/em\u003e especially compelling is how it extends a catalogue that has spent more than two decades staring down dread without losing shape or purpose. The scale sounds bigger here, but the tension is still recognisably Protomartyr: severe, intelligent, and alive to the absurdity inside the collapse. For a band already known for turning discomfort into momentum, this feels like one of their most expansive statements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack Vinyl edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes 24-page zine and poster\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes download card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n    \n\n    \n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Release tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n    \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n          \n          \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat: \u003c\/strong\u003e LP\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnits: \u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/alternative-rock-vinyl-records\"\u003ePunk \u0026amp; Alternative\u003c\/a\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Tracklist tab content --\u003e\n  \n  \u003cli\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eLP\u003cbr\u003e1. The Old Hotel\u003cbr\u003e2. Sounds We Cannot Hear\u003cbr\u003e3. Converts\u003cbr\u003e4. Exalted Eagles\u003cbr\u003e5. The Knife Dream\u003cbr\u003e6. Feed The Sewer\u003cbr\u003e7. Lavender Gospel\u003cbr\u003e8. Third Country\u003cbr\u003e9. Checking Out\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n","brand":"Dutch Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50521323077697,"sku":"3123051","price":52.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1474\/5258\/files\/217152-protomartyr-hotel-usona.jpg?v=1790120110","url":"https:\/\/www.dutchvinyl.com.au\/products\/protomartyr-hotel-usona-385707","provider":"Dutch Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}