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OUT 26 JULY 2024

Post Coal Prom Queen return with a beautiful and avant-garde new single - Protomartyr. The song has been a feature in the band's set since 2023 and has seen an incredible reception during their shows in the UK, Europe, and North America. If you'd like to get in touch please use the contact form below or contact postcoalpromqueen@gmail.com.

Protomartyr sees the duo turn their gaze away from the heavens and look towards the surreal world of the microscopic - exploring ideas of ancient gods and the origins of life, but with the band's characteristic human-centric approach. It is the first single from PCPQ since the success of their expansive and operatic album Music for First Contact.

Through glitchy beats and a return to a guitar-driven sound, Protomartyr pivots seamlessly from monastic chants to hauntological riffs to squalling noise. Sonically, it's a microcosm of the band's career to date - experimental, ambitious, and deeply human.

The track will be accompanied by a self-produced music video and a series of remixes from some of the most talent producers in and around Scotland. It will be followed by an EP of new material in the latter half of 2024.

Protomartyr

Heaven Sent

Be Made For Me

Violet

Single out 2nd February 2015 on Strong Island Recordings.

Written by Life Model
Recorded & Mixed by Christopher T Smith

www.facebook.com/lifemodelmusic

Lilt

Love Her Anyway

LOVE IS OVERRATED

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Post Coal Prom Queen (FKA L-space) are Lily Higham and Gordon Johnstone. PCPQ have developed a unique sound by blending organic textures, retrofuturistic synths, and mechanical beats with ambitious pop sensibilities - fused together with Lily's distinct vocals. They have been heard on BBC Radio 1, 6Music, and BBC Radio Scotland, on TV's Made In Chelsea and in the National Library of Scotland film 'Living Proof', charted on Amazing Radio, and garnered international acclaim. Their critically acclaimed debut PCPQ EP and concept rap album Music for Hypercapitalists, alongside triumphant 2021/2022 live shows at the Hidden Door Festival and a headline show in London, cemented PCPQ as one of Scotland's most ambitious and promising acts.

Protomartyr

Post Coal Prom Queen

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