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Vancouver Canada’s Mother Mother are generating much recognition with their original approach to modern pop/rock music; a beautifully bent portrait of vocal harmony, clever, offbeat lyricism, and dynamic instrumentation. Their sound is best encapsulated on their sophomore album, O My Heart, produced by Howard Redekopp (Tegan and Sara, The New Pornographers).
O My Heart is Mother Mother’s second album on Last Gang Records (Metric, DFA 1979, The New Pornographers, Crystal Castles) and since its North American release in September of 2008, has achieved great milestones:
• #1 on Chartattack’s weekly Campus Radio Top 50 for four weeks
• #1 on !Earshot’s weekly Campus and Community Radio Top 50 for six weeks
• #1 on !Earshot’s monthly Top 200 for two consecutive months (ranking at #13 in the Top 200 albums of 2008)
• # 6 most added album on CMJ’s Top 20 weekly ads during release week
• #8 Mediabase Alternative Rock Chart for single “Body Of Years”
• #8 BDS Modern Rock Chart for single “Body Of Years”
• #24 on CMJ Top 200
In its year end accounting of noteworthy albums during 2008, iTunes Canada positioned O My Heart as:
• #3 Best Canadian Album of The Year
• #3 Best Indie Album of The Year
• #5 Best Alternative Album of the Year
• #5 Best Overall Album of the Year
Lead off single “Body of Years” reached #8 on the Alternative Rock (Mediabase) and Modern Rock (BDS) charts (ranking as high as #7 on Toronto’s The Edge 102), and was rated #31 by iTunes Canada for Best Song of the Year – All Genres at the end of 2008. The track’s success also garnered nominations for Mother Mother in the Favourite New Artist and NXNE Favourite New Indie Release categories at the 2009 Casby Awards, and for Best Rock Single at the 2010 Canadian Radio Music Awards.
Not only has the charts taken fondly to Mother Mother, but the critics as well:
“One of the most exciting bands coming out of Canada.” – Perez Hilton
“Mother Mother coos lovely boy-girl harmonies, masking their dire lyrics while slyly exulting in the cleansing blaze.” – Spin Magazine
“Vocal Harmonies even Queen would be proud of” – UR Chicago Magazine
“Takes the lyrical genius of the first (album), pushes it beyond all expectations and then pairs it with the band’s trademarked intertwining vocal harmonies.” – Exclaim!
“One of the more captivating pop albums of the year” – Metro
“Mother Mother’s layers of harmonies, complex choruses and sheer energy makes this disc one of the best of the year.” – Now Magazine
Also paramount to the rising success of Mother Mother is their live show. On stage, this group of five delivers a big sound, executing pristine vocal harmonies while utilizing a variety of multi-instrumental talents. With engaging stage chemistry, Mother Mother recreates the essence of their recorded music with precision and conviction, while never losing touch with the power of spontaneity and abandon. No stranger to life on the road, Mother Mother tours constantly and has built a large and dedicated fan base in North America. They’ve graced the stage with such artists as Pearl Jam, The Killers and Spoon, and have performed on a diverse array of festival/showcase stages including SXSW, CMJ, Pop Montreal, V-Fest, Ottawa Blues Fest, Dawson City Music Festival, Ed Fest, Rifflandia Music Festival and both the Vancouver and Montreal International Jazz Festivals.
Mother Mother kicked off 2009 by hitting the road, opening for Canadian rockers the Sam Roberts Band in the United States, and selling out a headlining club tour of Western Canada in the late spring. In the summer Mother Mother performed at a variety of high profile summer festivals across Canada including Ottawa Blues Fest, Ed Fest, V Fest Alberta and three sold out headlining shows at Rifflandia Music Fest, as well as a successful and well attended headlining club tour of the United States. To finish off what was a tremendously successful and busy year, Mother Mother took to the road once more opening for Canadian rock institution Matthew Good on a coast to coast theatre tour of Canada.
With considerable accolades and success in their native Canada as well as substantial headway made in the US, in 2010 Mother Mother turns their sights onto the UK and Europe with a spring release of O My Heart on Last Gang Records (ADA/Warner). They will also be recording the follow up to their acclaimed sophomore album with a tentative fall release in North America. 2010 promises to be a fantastic year for Mother Mother.
