Formal Growth in the Desert garage Freddie Hubbard

Freddie Hubbard

lock-step bass and drums (the latter by powerhouse drummer Myra Gallarza)

This album captures their fearless exploration of sound and emotion

Featuring heavy contributions from many of the most exciting instrumentalists in the creative music constellation of Los Angeles (of which Niño’s has been a central force for over 2 decades)

dubstep-influenced bass

Formal Growth in the Desert garage Freddie HubbardSince their 2012 debut, Protomartyr have mastered the art of evoking place: the grinding Midwest humility of their hometown, as well as the x rayed elucidation of America that comes with their vantage. The groups sixth album was recorded at Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, TX with producer Jake Aron. The desert is more of a metaphor or symbol, singer Joe Casey says, of emotional deserts, or a place or time that seems to lack life. The growth came from a