{"id":44854,"date":"2026-03-23T17:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T21:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=44854"},"modified":"2026-03-17T09:40:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T13:40:33","slug":"prostitute-are-here-to-burn-it-all-down-and-attempted-martyr-is-the-proof","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=44854","title":{"rendered":"Prostitute are here to burn it all down \u2014 and \u2018Attempted Martyr\u2019 is the proof"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There are bands that make noise, and then there are bands that mean it. Prostitute \u2014 out of Dearborn, Michigan, a city that holds America\u2019s largest Muslim population \u2014 are very much the latter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their debut album \u2018Attempted Martyr\u2019 is out now on Mute (yes, that Mute \u2014 the label that brought us Depeche Mode, Nick Cave, and Einst\u00fcrzende Neubauten), and if you haven\u2019t heard it yet, consider this your wake-up call. It\u2019s a full-spectrum detonation of post-hardcore, noise-rock, Arabic dance rhythms, hypnotic electronics, and industrial textures \u2014 all funnelled through frontman Moe\u2019s unflinching, disturbingly poetic lens on identity, family, war, and what it means to grow up Arab in post-9\/11 America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Guardian called them \u201camong the most exciting, unorthodox breakthroughs in recent American rock<\/em>.\u201d Pitchfork praised Moe\u2019s ability to turn real-life nightmares into poetry. Anthony Fantano said they \u201cdefinitely deserve the buzz.<\/em>\u201d The Quietus said the album \u201ccaptures the precarity and anxiety that seems to accompany every aspect of day-to-day life.<\/em>\u201d At this point, the critical consensus is deafening \u2014 and the live reputation is catching up fast.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Produced by Chris Koltay (who\u2019s worked with The Armed and Mdou Moctar \u2014 two names that should tell you exactly where on the spectrum of uncompromising this sits), Attempted Martyr is loosely a concept record about a character in crisis. Moe explains the genesis: \u201cI had an identity crisis growing up. 9\/11 started a lot of xenophobia and Arab hatred. I hated being Arabic through much of my 20s. Through much of my 20s I felt like, \u2018How about I be the character you want me to be?\u2019<\/em>\u201d Drummer Andrew took that crisis and, in Moe\u2019s words, \u201cran with it, and made the philosophy behind it \u2014 this \u2018radical terrorism\u2019, this crazed zealot thing.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a heavy concept handled with nuance, dark humour, and enormous sonic ambition. This isn\u2019t agitprop \u2014 it\u2019s art. Andrew is clear on that: \u201cThis isn\u2019t some manifesto \u2014 this is art, it\u2019s an outlet for things we were feeling.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The five-piece (Moe, Andrew, Ross, Bret and Dylan \u2014 all Dearborn kids, all orbiting the same schools and circles before finding each other) have built something rare: an album that was already resonating deeply when it first dropped in limited form, and has only grown more urgent since. \u201cWhen we started the album, the war in Gaza hadn\u2019t begun yet,<\/em>\u201d says Andrew. \u201cBut the world was still pretty fucked up. It already felt like the car was going off the cliff, with no-one at the wheel.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch the videos:
\u2219 Judge (Fast)<\/a><\/em> visualiser<\/a>
\u2219 All Hail (Pressure)<\/em> video<\/a>
\u2219 Mr. Dada<\/em> video<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the vinyl collectors among you, \u2018Attempted Martyr\u2019 is available in a special limited Arabic edition on Lebanese sunburst vinyl exclusively through Dinked, a red vinyl edition, and CD \u2014 all out now via Mute. Go get it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2018Attempted Martyr\u2019 track list<\/strong>
All Hail
Judge
Mr. Dada
Body Meat
Senegal
In the Corner Dunce
Joumana Kayrouz
Harem Induction Hour<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy \/ Stream \u2018Attempted Martyr\u2019 here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Catch them live \u2014 but act fast, the UK is almost gone:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Date<\/th>City<\/th>Venue<\/th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
16 Apr<\/td>Bourges, FR<\/td>Printemps de Bourges<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
17 Apr<\/td>Li\u00e8ge, BE<\/td>KulturA<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
18 Apr<\/td>Tilburg, NL<\/td>Roadburn Festival<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
20 Apr<\/td>Berlin, DE<\/td>Urban Spree<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
21 Apr<\/td>Cologne, DE<\/td>Bumann & SOHN<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
22 Apr<\/td>Antwerp, BE<\/td>Trix<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
23 Apr<\/td>Paris, FR<\/td>Petit Bain<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
24 Apr<\/td>Rennes, FR<\/td>Ubu<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
26 Apr<\/td>Birmingham, UK<\/td>Supersonic Festival<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
27 Apr<\/td>Brighton, UK<\/td>Green Door Store<\/td>🔴 SOLD OUT<\/td><\/tr>
28 Apr<\/td>London, UK<\/td>Moth Club<\/td>🔴 SOLD OUT<\/td><\/tr>
29 Apr<\/td>London, UK<\/td>Moth Club<\/td>🔴 SOLD OUT<\/td><\/tr>
1 May<\/td>Manchester, UK<\/td>White Hotel<\/td>🔴 SOLD OUT<\/td><\/tr>
2 May<\/td>Glasgow, UK<\/td>Hug and Pint<\/td>🔴 SOLD OUT<\/td><\/tr>
18 Aug<\/td>Brighton, UK<\/td>Dust<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
19 Aug<\/td>Newcastle, UK<\/td>Lubber Fiend<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
23 Aug<\/td>Ulster, UK<\/td>Sports Club<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
24 Aug<\/td>Dublin, IR<\/td>Workman\u2019s Club<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
26 Aug<\/td>London, UK<\/td>The Dome<\/td>⚠️ Nearly Sold Out<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Connect with Prostitute: YouTube<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Instagram<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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