Protomartyr / The Agent Intellect
Artist Protomartyr
Album Title: The Agent Intellect
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Primary Genre Alternative & Punk: Post-Punk
Format CD
Released 10/09/2015
Label Hardly Art
Catalog No HAR-091
Bar Code No 0 98787 30912 6
Packaging Cardboard Gatefold
Tracks
1. The Devil In His Youth (2:38)
2. Cowards Starve (3:37)
3. I Forgive You (3:01)
4. Boyce Or Boice (3:38)
5. Pontiac 87 (4:31)
6. Uncle Mother's (4:20)
7. Dope Cloud (2:57)
8. The Hermit (2:32)
9. Clandestine Time (3:08)
10. Why Does It Shake (4:46)
11. Ellen (6:22)
12. Feast Of Stephen (2:25)
Date Acquired 12/01/2015
Personal Rating
Acquired from Amazon
Purchase Price 10.99

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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR5        0.00 dB    -6.24 dB      2:38 01-The Devil in His Youth
DR6        0.00 dB    -7.08 dB      3:37 02-Cowards Starve
DR6        0.00 dB    -6.90 dB      3:01 03-I Forgive You
DR6        0.00 dB    -7.41 dB      3:38 04-Boyce or Boice
DR6        0.00 dB    -7.38 dB      4:31 05-Pontiac 87
DR5        0.00 dB    -7.14 dB      4:20 06-Uncle Mother's
DR6        0.00 dB    -7.14 dB      2:57 07-Dope Cloud
DR6        0.00 dB    -8.52 dB      2:32 08-The Hermit
DR5        0.00 dB    -6.91 dB      3:08 09-Clandestine Time
DR6        0.00 dB    -9.07 dB      4:46 10-Why Does It Shake?
DR7        0.00 dB    -8.62 dB      6:22 11-Ellen
DR7        0.00 dB    -8.27 dB      2:25 12-Feast of Stephen
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Number of tracks:  12
Official DR value: DR6

Samplerate:        44100 Hz
Channels:          2
Bits per sample:   16
Bitrate:           818 kbps
Codec:             FLAC
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Reviews
AllMusic Review by Mark Deming:

"The Agent Intellect" is a concept in medieval philosophy related to the division between form and matter in the human soul, and while such notions don't play much of a part in the lyrics on Protomartyr's third album, 2015's The Agent Intellect, it's not hard to imagine lead vocalist and lyricist Joe Casey as a philosophy professor at some Midwestern college taking the stage at a tiny bar off-campus and delivering a series of rants and/or free associations as a student band whips up a thick fog of guitars and drums that pours out behind him. Protomartyr established their sonic formula on 2012's debut album, No Passion All Technique, and while the band has steadily grown and evolved since then, the essential framework isn't radically different on The Agent Intellect, only smarter and stronger, and guitarist Greg Ahee's waves of fuzzy thunder and rusty jangle are the meat on these bones. Casey's speechifying and Ahee's soundscapes are the yin and yang of this music, and even when the lyrics get buried in the mix, the guitar meshes well enough with the vocals that the mood remains constant even as the literal meaning gets shaken. Drummer Alex Leonard and bassist Scott Davidson are the ideal rhythm section for this music, strong and elemental but clever enough to find new angles and rhythmic detours that allow them to help the songs shake and move rather than just keeping a beat. Protomartyr's music is smart without wearing its intellect on its sleeve, and physically strong enough to support the ideas lurking behind Casey's lyrics, and The Agent Intellect is an album that challenges both the mind and the body; if you're looking for further confirmation that Protomartyr are one of the smartest and toughest bands of their day, this album is what you need.
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