Relatives in Descent
by Protomartyr
  • Record Label: Domino
  • Release Date: Sep 29, 2017
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 62 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 53 out of 62
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 62
  3. Negative: 7 out of 62
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  1. pdesaab07
    Aug 16, 2018
    9
    Clearly one of the most under-rated band today and one of few Rock band now... It's raw, melodic, surprising.... I can't wait to see them live.
  2. ChuckAmok
    Nov 2, 2017
    9
    intense, authoritatively menacing with a literary lyrical style delivered in a fantastic grunt of a voice. this is badass with plenty of rough little hooks and very smartly structured songs. wow.
  3. Music_Observer
    Oct 12, 2017
    7
    There were lots of strong decisions and clear delivery of simple emotion through dynamic builds and smart contrasting sections, but they only paid off in the second half of the album when there were more obvious sparks of ingenuity, and the shortcomings of the prominent yet mundane vocal/melodic layer were too consistent for this work to reach a more worthwhile level. My Score: 129/180There were lots of strong decisions and clear delivery of simple emotion through dynamic builds and smart contrasting sections, but they only paid off in the second half of the album when there were more obvious sparks of ingenuity, and the shortcomings of the prominent yet mundane vocal/melodic layer were too consistent for this work to reach a more worthwhile level. My Score: 129/180 (Good) = 7.2/10… Expand
  4. meanjoelgreen
    Sep 29, 2017
    10
    I mean come on these guys are unstoppable. This is slightly a coming out party on how **** good Scott's bass has been due to a little more wide open production. They are **** slowing down though this **** still rips.

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Metascore
85

Universal acclaim - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. Punknews.org (Staff)
    Nov 29, 2017
    80
    Relatives in Descent is a gloomy, menacing album, not for the listener looking for a good time. But from pointing out issues within their home city of Detroit to the disastrous place the world is in, Protomartyr are too smart to ignore the problems in the world. They are watching it burn and giving you their take in elaborate, intricate detail.
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  2. Record Collector
    Oct 12, 2017
    80
    Bruised but still brawling, Relatives channels the horror and embattled hope of our times with a vital insistence.
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  3. Tiny Mix Tapes
    Oct 9, 2017
    70
    Equally informed by universal human crises as it is by contemporary imbroglios, the album aims to disorient, alienate, and dismay the listener. The band is usually able to do all three in a single song. Often in one line.
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