Mother Mother

For the song by Tracy Bonham, see Mother Mother (song). For the 2014 television film, see Mother Mother (film).
Mother Mother

Mother Mother Performing at Rickshaw Stop San Francisco, CA
Background information
Origin Quadra Island, British Columbia, Canada
Genres Indie rock, alternative rock, new wave
Years active 2005 (2005)–present
Labels Universal Music Canada, Last Gang, Def Jam[1]
Website Official site
Members Ryan Guldemond
Molly Guldemond
Ali Siadat
Jasmin Parkin
Mike Young
Past members Kenton Loewen
Debra-Jean Creelman
Jeremy Page

Mother Mother is a Canadian indie rock band originally from Heriot Bay, now based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The band consists of Ryan Guldemond on guitar and vocals, Molly Guldemond on vocals and keyboard, Jasmin Parkin on keyboard and vocals, and Ali Siadat on drums. Longtime bassist Jeremy Page left the band in 2016.

In 2005, they independently released their self-titled debut album under the band name Mother. They later changed their name to Mother Mother, and re-released the album on Last Gang Records in 2007. Retitled Touch Up, the reissue also featured several new songs.

The band's second album, O My Heart, was released on September 16, 2008; their third album, Eureka, was released on March 15, 2011;[2] their fourth album, The Sticks, was released on September 18, 2012; and their fifth album, Very Good Bad Thing was released on November 4, 2014, with an American release of April 7, 2015, on Def Jam Recordings.

History

The band began in Heriot Bay in January 2005, when guitarist and vocalist Ryan Guldemond was at music school and wanted to start a band based on vocal-driven pop songs.[3] He recruited his sister Molly along with a friend from college, Debra-Jean Creelman, to accompany his own vocals for the songs he had written, and the trio played as an acoustic act before adding drummer Kenton Loewen and bassist Jeremy Page.

Ryan Guldemond

The five members started off playing under the name Mother, and in the fall of 2005, they independently released a self-titled album. This debut album was recorded with Howard Redekopp, who had also worked with the New Pornographers and Tegan and Sara. When the Vancouver Province rated Mother as one of the top five BC bands to watch for in 2007, they began to receive acclaim for their debut album. Shortly thereafter, Mother landed a nationally broadcast concert opening for K'naan and the Wailin' Jennys. In the summer of 2006, they opened for the Australian band the Cat Empire at the sold-out Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Later that year, they made their debut in central Canada at the Montreal International Jazz Festival on June 29 as well as in Toronto on July 1, Canada Day, at the Harbourfront Centre.[4][5]

In October 2006, after playing a set at the Pop Montreal festival, Mother met with Last Gang Records and later signed a four-album contract. At that point the label encouraged the band to change their name to avoid legal issues, so rather than changing it completely they decided to simply rename themselves Mother Mother. On February 20, 2007, the band re-released its debut album under the new name, renaming the album Touch Up and including two new songs, as well as artwork and overdubs different from the original.

Molly Guldemond (left) and Jasmin Parkin (right) perform for British Columbia Day at Deer Lake Park on August 3, 2009.

The band released their second album, O My Heart, in 2008. Later that year, on December 3, it was announced that Debra-Jean Creelman had left Mother Mother;[6] on January 26, 2009, the band announced the addition of a new singer/keyboardist, Jasmin Parkin.

Mother Mother's third album, Eureka, was released on March 15, 2011.[2] The album's lead single, "The Stand",[2] entered the Canada Singles Top 100 chart in May 2011 and peaked during that week at position 76.[7] The album prompted a reviewer at the Toronto Star to describe the band as "evolving into orchestral harmonies and hip hop-influenced power ballads, as if Adam Lambert had joined The Dirty Projectors".[8]

On January 9, 2012, Kraft Foods launched a series of television commercials featuring the song "Bright Idea".[9]

Mother Mother's fourth album, The Sticks, was released on September 18, 2012.[10] It contains 14 tracks and was co-produced by the band frontman Ryan Guldemond and producer Ben Kaplan.[10] The first single, "Let's Fall in Love", was released on July 17.[10] They just performed this original song on their Canadian tour in 2012, playing in hometown Vancouver on December 19.

In 2014 the band signed with Universal Music Canada to produce their fifth album, Very Good Bad Thing, which was released on November 4, 2014. The first single from the album, "Get Out The Way" was released on July 15, 2014.[11]

2016, Mother Mother are scheduled to play for the City of Brampton, Ontario's New Year's festivities.

November 24, 2016 the band announced their Canadian No Culture Tour. Their tour begins in New Brunswick in February 2017 and ends in British Columbia at the end of March 2017.[12]

February 10, 2017 their latest album No Culture will be released.

Line Up

Discography

Albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
CAN
[13]
Touch Up —
O My Heart
  • Released: September 16, 2008
  • Label: Last Gang Records
 —
Eureka
  • Released: March 15, 2011
  • Label: Last Gang Records
 8
The Sticks
  • Released: September 18, 2012
  • Label: Last Gang Records
 11
Very Good Bad Thing
  • Released: November 4, 2014
  • Label: Island Records/Universal Music Canada
 4
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Singles

Year Song Chart peak Album
CAN
[14]		 CAN
Alt
[15]		 CAN
Rock
[16][17][18]
2008 "O My Heart" — 24 — O My Heart
2009 "Body of Years" — 12 —
"Hayloft" — 43 —
2011 "The Stand" 76 3 48 Eureka
"Baby Don't Dance" — 11 —
"Simply Simple" — 20 —
2012 "Let's Fall In Love" — 3 35 The Sticks
"Bit By Bit" — 4 49
2013 "Infinitesimal" — 12 —
2014 "Get Out The Way" — 9 — Very Good Bad Thing
"Monkey Tree" — 9 —
2015 "Modern Love" — 18 —
2016 "The Drugs"
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Videography

Covers

References

  1. ↑ "Artists: Mother Mother". defjam.com. Def Jam Recordings. Retrieved 2015-03-24.
  2. 1 2 3 "Mother Mother Announce New Eureka LP". Exclaim!, December 6, 2010.
  3. ↑ Portoghese, Bill (May 2, 2011). "Mother Mother Interview". The Oswegonian. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Festival Archives: Mother". Montreal International Jazz Festival. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  5. ↑ Wagner, Vit (June 29, 2006). "Mother grows up quickly". Toronto Star.
  6. ↑ "Myspace Blog Post". myspace.com. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
  7. ↑ "Song Performance". aCharts.us. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
  8. ↑ Levack, Chandler (March 8, 2011). "Mother Mother's musical moves". Toronto Star. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Bright Idea Kraft Foods". youtube.com. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
  10. 1 2 3 Hudson, Alex (July 16, 2012). "Mother Mother Detail 'The Sticks,' Share New Tracks". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  11. ↑ Hudson, Alex (July 15, 2014). "Mother Mother Sign to Universal for New Album, Premiere 'Get Out the Way'". Exclaim!. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Mother Mother | 'No Culture' New Album February 10th 2017". Mother Mother. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  13. ↑ Mother Mother Music News & Info (retrieved October 29, 2012)
  14. ↑ "Mother Mother - Music Charts". aCharts. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
  15. ↑ Peak positions for Mother Mother's singles on Canadian Alternative rock Chart:
  16. ↑ "Canadian Active Rock & Alt Rock Chart Archive: Active Rock - May 10, 2011". America's Music Charts. Retrieved May 18, 2011.
  17. ↑ "Canadian Active Rock & Alt Rock Chart Archive: Active Rock - September 4, 2012". America's Music Charts. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
  18. ↑ "Canadian Active Rock & Alt Rock Chart Archive: Active Rock - December 25, 2012". America's Music Charts. Retrieved December 25, 2012.


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