Momma’s latest track “Rockstar” envelopes listeners in 90s bliss with supple vocals and heavy guitars. The track resembles artists like Juliana Hatfield, showing off heady, soft vocals that serve as a modern time capsule of older sounds. The satisfying power of good vocals and harmonies, combined with catchy, gritty riffs has had the track glued to my brain ever since I heard it.
The four-piece band released a video alongside the track that’s about as 90s as it gets. The vocalists are stumped when they see a Battle of the Bands competition is coming through their town and they can’t find a drummer, which pretty much sets up the scene for both the video and the track itself. Old heads snicker in the crowd at the band’s name… but Momma showed them. The track tells a simple story in an exciting way through visual and comedic elements. What really makes the video is how the drumming doesn’t enter the track until they find one, and once Momma found a drummer, they were unstoppable.
Of the single Allegra Weingarten shared, “Etta and I wanted to write a song about making it big, and becoming rockstars. We didn’t want to take anything too seriously, lyrically or musically. We just wanted the song to sound big. We thought it would be cool to have our own little rockumentary condensed in a 3-minute music video. It’s also kind of like a manifestation – I think we shamelessly want all of these things to happen in our careers.”
You can catch Momma on tour this spring, see dates below:
03/26 Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile # [SOLD OUT]
03/27 Portland, OR @ The Wonder Ballroom #
03/29 San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo’s 365 Club # [SOLD OUT]
03/30 Los Angeles, CA @ Fonda Theatre # [SOLD OUT]
05/06 Leeds, UK @ Headrow House
05/10 London, UK @ Brixton Windmill
05/14 Manchester, UK @ YES
08/12 Providence, RI @ Fete Music Hall !
08/16 New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place !
08/17 Asbury Park, NJ @ The Stone Pony !
08/19 Richmond, VA @ The National !
08/20 Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa !
08/21 Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theatre !
08/23 Orlando, FL @ The Beacham Theater !
08/24 Tampa, FL @ The Ritz Ybor !
08/26 Birmingham, AL @ Saturn !
08/27 Knoxville, TN @ The Mill & Mine !
08/28 Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall !
08/30 Bloomington, IL @ The Castle Theatre !
08/31 Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre !
09/02 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall !
09/03 St Louis, MO @ The Pageant !
09/04 Columbus, OH @ The Athenaeum Theatre !
09/06 Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre !
09/07 Millvale, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre !
09/09 Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore !
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