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Album · Domino · released 25 Sep 2026

Hotel Usona

Protomartyr

XLR rating

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Out of 10 · awaiting a listen by the desk

Press score

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Not collected yet · the reviews we read are linked below

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Tracklist

  1. 01The Old HotelSGR
  2. 02Sounds We Cannot HearSGR
  3. 03ConvertsSGR
  4. 04Exalted EaglesSGR
  5. 05The Knife DreamSGR
  6. 06Feed the SewerSGR
  7. 07Lavender – GospelSGR
  8. 08Third CountrySGR
  9. 09Checking OutSGR

9 tracks, 45 minutes · Titles and lengths from MusicBrainz ↗ (CC0), checked 7 Oct 2026 · tracks: Skip · Good · On repeat, by the desk, after listening

The desk’s take

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What the press said

  • 30 SepAlbum Review: Protomartyr – Hotel UsonaBeats Per Minute ↗

    Detroit-based Protomartyr are no stranger to the bleak depiction. 2020’s Ultimate Success Today stands out for its anxious laments regarding climate crisis, problems related to egoic clinging, and…

  • 29 SepProtomartyr :: Hotel UsonaAquarium Drunkard ↗

    Protomartyr’s seventh album Hotel Usona (short for United States of North America) creates a fitting soundtrack as the country is pummeled by bad reviews.

  • 22 SepProtomartyr disassemble distorted patriotism on “Exalted Eagles”Beats Per Minute ↗

    The latest album from genre-warping experimentalists Protomartyr , Hotel Usona , is due out this Friday, and it finds the band working with producer David Fridmann to continue their boundaryless…

  • 21 SepProtomartyr Share New Song “Exalted Eagles”Under the Radar ↗

    Detroit-formed post-punk band Protomartyr are releasing a new album, Hotel Usona, this Friday via Domino. Now they have shared the album’s third single, “Exalted Eagles.”

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Release data: MusicBrainz ↗, matched from our headlines on 7 Oct 2026