Canada’s biggest alt-rock export Mother Mother have released their highly anticipated album Grief Chapter via Warner Music / Parlophone. Listen here.
The album marks a new era in the group’s constantly evolving story, kickstarted by an organic groundswell of young, passionate fans who have all found community in the band’s songs. Sonically, Grief Chapter’s twelve songs are some of Mother Mother’s most dynamic.
Regarding the album, frontman Ryan Guldemond says,
“We’ve been playing the biggest stages of our career over the last few years, feeling more like a high-energy rock band than we’ve ever felt. It’s natural, I think, that this charged frequency found its way into the record. In the studio, our instinct was to make things hit hard and feel powerful, and the band as a whole felt very honed to execute in this way.”
With Grief Chapter’s release, the group also shared a new video for ‘Explode!’. Watch it here. Guldemond says of the track, “This song is about the desire to live so fully that one becomes overzealous and manic about it. There’s a fear-based element within striving so hard: fear of death, fear of time running out, and fear of not doing enough. Thus, we end up doing too much and, in turn, getting tired, losing our ability to be present, and ultimately never finding peace.“
Mother Mother will be touring the new record extensively around the world throughout 2024, kicking off in the UK with a sold out show in Sheffield tomorrow (Feb 17th). Following the 12-date UK and Ireland tour, the band then head straight to Europe for an extensive run of shows. Tickets are available now at https://www.mothermothersite.com/
Mother Mother 2024 UK & Ireland Tour Dates:
Sat Feb 17 Sheffield, UK Network (SOLD OUT)
Sun Feb 18 Manchester, UK O2 Victoria Warehouse
Tue Feb 20 Glasgow, UK Barrowland Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
Thur Feb 22 Dublin, IRE 3Olympia Theatre
Fri Feb 23 Dublin, IRE 3Olympia Theatre (SOLD OUT)
Sun Feb 25 Newcastle, UK O2 City Hall Newcastle
Wed Feb 28 Leeds, UK O2 Academy Leeds
Thur Feb 29 London, UK Troxy
Sun Mar 03 Nottingham, UK Rock City
Mon Mar 04 Cardiff, UK Cardiff University Students Union (SOLD OUT)
Tue Mar 05 Brighton, UK Brighton Dome
Thur Mar 07 Birmingham, UK O2 Institute Birmingham (SOLD OUT)
Comprised of Ryan Guldemond (vocals, guitar), Molly Guldemond (vocals, keys), Jasmin Parkin (vocals, keys), Ali Siadat (drums) and Mike Young (bass), Mother Mother have seen truly remarkable growth over the past three years. 2022 catapulted Mother Mother into a new stratosphere of universal success following the release of their eighth studio album INSIDE. Making a major impact, Mother Mother have quietly become one of 21st century rock’s brightest rising acts. Thus far, Mother Mother have tallied a staggering 6.9 billion global streams and 3.9 billion views across YouTube. Their 2021 album, INSIDE, piled up 300 million streams, and they regularly attract over 7.8 million monthly listeners on Spotify in addition to reaching an audience of nearly 9 million total followers.
