The Agent Intellect' is Protomartyrs third album. Named after an ancient philosophical questioning of how the mind operates in relation to the self, it's an elegant and often devastating display of all that makes Protomartyr so vital and singularly visceral an outfit. Over the course of several months, Greg Ahee waded through more than a hundred song fragments until he reached the bottomless melodies of 'I Forgive You' and 'Clandestine Time', the inky depths of 'Pontiac '87' and titanic churn of 'Why Does It Shake?' Lyrically, Casey is at his most confident and haunting. He humanizes evil on 'The Devil in His Youth', and, amid the charred pop of 'Dope Cloud', he reassures us that nothing-not God, not money-can or will prevent our minds from unraveling until we finally fade away. We are no one and nothing, he claims, without our thoughts. It's a theme that echoes through the entirety of the record, but never as beautifully as it does on 'Ellen'. Named after his mother and written from the perspective of his late father, it's as romantic a song as you re likely to hear this or any year, Casey promising to wait for her on the other side, with the memories she's lost safely in hand.TrackListing1. The Devil In His Youth2. Cowards Starve3. I Forgive You4. Boyce or Boice5. Pontiac 876. Uncle Mother?s7. Dope Cloud8. The Hermit9. Clandestine Time10. Why Does It Shake?11. Ellen12. Feast Of Stephen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Thank you for looking at our listing, below are a few points to consider before making a purchase:- All records we sell are Brand New - pre-orders will normally come sealed but if you are purchasing in stock items, please note the copy may have been unsealed for display in the shop. Please email straight after purchase to enquire if this is of importance to you.- Orders won't ship until all items are released, so keep this in mind when purchasing multiple pre-orders or a mix of in stock and pre-order items.- The 'Product' page will show the most up to date info we have with regards to the item and its release date, but this information is subject to change so check in with us if you have any questions.- We unfortunately don't offer tax/vat outside of the UK via the website so please keep in mind that when the items arrives in your country you may be liable to pay a further charge before delivery. (all UK orders the price you see is the price you will pay). Please also note that we are unable to adjust the declared value on items sold internationally.
