Washington Post -
15 Feb 2016 23:10
The musical template for Protomartyr, the Detroit quartet that topped the bill Sunday night at the Black Cat, was devised almost 40 years ago by the Fall, a British post-punk band. But Protomartyr is from a different place and has different concerns. A song from the group's third and latest album, "The Agent Intellect," places singer-lyricist Joe Casey exactly: "Pontiac 87" is a Catholic boy's recollection of a disillusioning trip to see Pope John Paul II at the Silverdome 29 years ago. "There's...
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