Protomartyr announce new EP featuring The Breeders' Kelley Deal

Two of the short-player's four tracks feature vocals from Deal, including the lead single "Wheel Of Fortune" - which is accompanied by a video directed by Yoonha Park.

"Early 2017 proved to be a productive time for the band," explains frontman Joe Casey. "We were writing songs right up to recording [latest album] Relatives In Descent and wanted to keep that momentum going right after. Making 2015's split single 'A Half Of Seven' with [Deal's project] R.Ring was one of our favorite recording experiences, so the decision to head down to Dayton, Kentucky and spend a weekend in May recording the four songs that became the Consolation EP was an easy one."

"For Mike [Montgomery, R.Ring bandmate] and I, working on this EP with Protomartyr was a rekindling of the tender spark that was struck upon our first encounter with them years ago in Texas," adds Deal. "They were graciously tolerant and receptive to my production ideas on the songs and the project quickly grew beyond our private orb. We have cello from Lori Goldston, viola from Jocelyn Hach, and even bass clarinet from Evan Ziporyn, and I do some singing with Joe. There's a lot of trust involved when an artist places their songs in your hands, and we were very mindful of that while intentionally trying to take the songs in new directions. Candyland in Dayton, KY is home-base for R.Ring recording, and it's close enough that the Proto-men could make it down to lay the tracks down. This is the second project like this we've done with them, so we're ready to flip the tables and have them produce and record some of our songs!"

Tracklist:

1. Wait
2. Same Face In A Different Mirror
3. You Win Again (ft. Kelley Deal)
4. Wheel of Fortune (ft. Kelley Deal)