Protomartyr has presented “Feed the Sewer,” which is the second single/video from their forthcoming album, Hotel Usona, which will be out on September 25, through Domino. On Hotel Usona, Casey has imagined his country as an aging hotel and each song is a room haunted by its own troublesome guest. Following the “scathing” (SPIN) lead single “Sounds We Cannot Hear,” which discusses the slow paralysis of modern life, today’s “Feed the Sewer” tackles AI:“All is flowing towards the center // The Eyeless Cog consumes on a bed of low frequency and broods // And what does it give?  // Information disease?  // Future dreams?,” vocalist Joe Casey sings.

Of “Feed the Sewer,” Casey comments: “”the title comes from a line of dialogue in a Peter Greenaway movie. The sentiment of the song is that artificial intelligence is against humanity. The belief is that people are often willing to destroy the world in exchange for convenience. The lyrics are the usual mish-mash of political fears, personal grievances, literary references, and poop jokes. The music is very loud, like a data center.”
Video director, Andrew Theodore Balasia, says: “Loneliness in the age of surveillance is the theme we explored for this video. The motel becomes a physical microcosm of data collection, each room a profile – each guest willingly paying to stay in a room that is being monitored by strangers.”