Dearborn, MI noise-rock quintet Prostitute has confirmed its first major international release, announcing the worldwide launch of their acclaimed debut album, Attempted Martyr, following their signing to legendary label Mute. The album is set for release on March 13th, 2026, and will be available in multiple formats, including a limited Arabic edition on “Lebanese sunburst” vinyl via Dinked. The news follows a series of incendiary live shows across Europe and the UK that saw tickets sell out in hours, and the band has announced a further Spring 2026 tour, including dates at the MOTH Club in London and appearances at Roadburn and Supersonic Festivals.

Attempted Martyr, which has steadily accrued dedicated followers and critical attention from outlets like Pitchfork and The Quietus, is a full-spectrum blast of noise, sampler shrapnel, and lacerating humour. Loosely structured as a concept album, the record channels a fever dream of desperation and alienation, with its complexity and simmered rage cementing its status as an album reflecting “these perilous, cursed times.” The themes were originally conceived by frontman Moe and drummer Andrew, who anchor the group’s thematic throughline around the experience of growing up in Dearborn, a town recognised for having America’s largest Muslim population.

Of the album’s concept, frontman Moe states,

I had an identity crisis, growing up, 9/11 started a lot of xenophobia and Arab hatred and all that kind of shit. I hated being Arabic. I hated Arabs in general, just because people were hating me. Through much of my 20s I felt like, ‘How about I be the character you want me to be?

Of the album’s context, drummer Andrew states,

When we started the album, the war in Gaza hadn’t begun yet. But the world was still pretty fucked up. It already felt like the car was going off the cliff, with no-one at the wheel. There’s an angst to the album. I’m not religious, but I’ve always been drawn to art and stories about religion – this yearning for transcendence, for an answer, for forgiveness.

The band, which was formed after its members, all raised in Dearborn, crossed paths later in life, uses music as a cathartic and complex outlet for intense personal and social feeling. According to the band, the concept is not intended as a manifesto but as art that provides a return of fire against a fractured world, dealing with issues that have swung to the forefront of cultural consciousness since the album’s original, limited release.

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