DESCRIPTIONS OF JOE CASEY

Music writers have had a hard time trying to wrap their minds around Protomartyr frontman Joe Casey's unique brand of anti-charisma

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“Casey, blazered and buttoned-up, slurps down Budweisers with purpose, resembling a frustrated family man back from his fifth failed job interview of the week, slowly loosening up by the song and the sip.”

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Protomartyr in Vancouver

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“Protomartyr are awesome but they look like 3 scared teens who started a band with their alcoholic uncle.”

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“The lead singer, Joe Casey, is incongruous on stage in his khakis, blazer, and polo shirt, looking a bit like the guy who’s always hanging out in any office building’s copy room.”

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“ Protomartyr were insanely good last night. Singer like an unholy hybrid of Mark E Smith, Shane Macgowan, Neil Hamburger & David Cameron...”

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“PROTOMARTYR ARE JUST SOME UGLY GUYS FROM DETROIT AND THEY'RE COOL WITH THAT”

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"Clad in a blazer with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth, Joe Casey has a tendency to look a bit like a badass middle-school English teacher.”

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"He’s like an inverse Bono."

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"You get the impression that these guys don’t spend their time sipping lattes and eating foie gras."

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"The one who looks like a Belgian lorry driver is lead singer Joe Casey"

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"Is this: (a) your substitute English teacher hungover from a wine and cheese night, giving a lecture on Shakespeare or (b) Joe from Protomartyr giving the best show I've seen this year?"

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"The lead singer for #Protomartyr has the hardest dad vibes of all time. Sick band tho."

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"Lead singer looks like a high school math teacher"

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"Joe Casey was like a demented yet understated lounge singer."

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"Pretty sure the lead singer of Protomartyr may be my loan officer on my condo."

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"looks like a disgruntled middle manager after a cocaine breakfast" 

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"A post punk band where the singer dresses and looks like business casual Jeff Daniels, but completely kicks ass."