Protomartyr share new song “Polacrilex Kid,” announce telethon appearance

On Friday, June 2, Protomartyr will release their sixth album, Formal Growth in the Desert, via Domino. Today, they’ve shared another new song from the album, “Polacrilex Kid,” which you can hear below.

The band has also announced an appearance on The Marty Singer Telethon, on Thursday at 7 p.m. Eastern on Highland Park TV. The band will perform their new single as well as debuts of a pair of other songs from their new album. The telethon will also include acts such as Stoney Sharp the wrangler and the Mt. Sinai Hospital Dance Team, and will be hosted by Marty Singer and Sarah McMahon. The telethon’s hotline is 1-888-57-HLPTV.

Formal Growth in the Desert follows 2020’s Ultimate Success Today.

Protomartyr tour dates:

June 13 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
June 14 – Montreal, QC @ Fairmount
June 15 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
June 16 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
June 17 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
June 18 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
June 20 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat
June 21 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
June 22 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
June 23 – Nashville, TN @ Blue Room
June 24 – St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway
June 26 – Oklahoma City, OK @ 89th Street
June 28 – Tucson, AZ @ 191 Toole
June 29 – Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
July 1 – San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel
July 2 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Moe’s Alley
July 5 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
July 6 – Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre
July 7 – Seattle, WA @ Crocodile
July 8 – Spokane, WA @ Lucky You
July 11 – St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
July 12 – Madison, WI @ High Noon
July 13 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
Aug. 4 – Genk, BE @ Absolutely Free Festival
Aug. 5 – Haldern, DE @ Haldern Pop Festival
Aug. 6 – Frankfurt, DE @ Zoom
Aug. 7 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
Aug. 9 – Brighton, UK @ Concorde 2
Aug. 10 – Nottingham, UK @ Rescue Rooms
Aug. 11 – Cardiff, UK @ Clwb lfor Bach
Aug. 12 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
Aug. 14 – Eindhoven, NL @ Effenaar
Aug. 15 – Hannover, DE @ Indiego Glocksee
Aug. 17 – Copenhagen, DK @ Loppen
Aug. 18 – Bodo, NO @ Parkenfestivalen
Aug. 19 – Trondheim, NE @ Pstereo
Oct. 19 – Galway, IE @ Roisin Dubh
Oct. 20 – Limerick, IE @ Dolan’s Warehouse
Oct. 21 – Dublin, IE @ The Button Factory
Oct. 23 – Manchester, UK @ YES (The Pink Room)
Oct. 24 – Bristol, UK @ The Trinity Centre
Oct. 25 – Birmingham, UK @ Hare & Hounds
Oct. 26 – London, UK @ Electric Ballroom
Oct. 28 – Rouen, FR @ Le 106
Oct. 29 – Antwerp, BE @ Trix Club
Oct. 30 – Groningen, DE @ Vera
Oct. 31 – Hamburg, DE @ Banhof Pauli
Nov. 1 – Leipzig, DE @ UT Connewitz
Nov. 2 – Berlin, DE @ Hole44
Nov. 4 – Athens, GR @ Gagarin 205
Nov. 6 – Munich, DE @ Strom
Nov. 7 – Zurich, CH @ Bogen F
Nov. 9 – Paris, FR @ La Station
Nov. 10 – Lyon, FR @ Marché Gare
Nov. 11 – Annecy, FR @ Le Brise Glace
Nov. 13 – Bologna, IT @ Locomotiv Club
Nov. 14 – Torino, IT @ Spazio 211
Nov. 15 – Marseille, FR @ Le Makeda
Nov. 16 – Montpellier, FR @ Le Rockstore