Mother Mother
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Mother Mother is a five-piece Canadian
indie rock
band originally from Quadra Island
, now based in Vancouver
, British Columbia
. Mother Mother consists of Ryan Guldemond on guitar and vocals, Molly Guldemond on vocals and keyboard, Jasmin Parkin on keyboard and vocals, Ali Siadat on drums, and Jeremy Page on bass.
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.
Their second album, O My Heart
, was released on September 16, 2008, and their third album, Eureka
, was released on March 15, 2011.
The five members started off with the band 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 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 Mother landed a nationally broadcasted 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
. This gained them much more national exposure, resulting in a gig at the Montreal International Jazz Festival, which was Mother Mother's first show in Eastern Canada.
Mother Mother then played a series of shows in Toronto
and later the Toronto Star
featured a full-page article about the band. The headline of the article read “This Mother grows up quickly”, emphasizing how well the band had been doing after less than two years in the making. In October 2006, after playing a set at the Pop Montreal Festival, Mother Mother met with Last Gang Records
(Metric
, Death From Above 1979
), and later signed a four-album contract with that label.
By this time, the band had added an extra “Mother” onto their name. On February 20, 2007, the band re-released its debut album under the new name of Mother Mother, re-naming the album Touch Up and including two new songs, as well as artwork and overdubs different from the original. Asked about the change, Guldemond responded: “Well, we had to change our name because there are other mothers in the world, besides general maternal figures. Instead of changing the name altogether and losing the steam that we built, we just doubled it up -- just to stay with the continuity.”
The band released their second album, O My Heart
, in 2008. That album reached Single of the Week on iTunes for the week of October 8, 2008.
On December 3, 2008 it was announced that Debra-Jean Creelman had left Mother Mother. On January 26, 2009 the band announced the addition of a new singer/keyboardist, Jasmin Parkin.
Their latest album, Eureka
, mixed by engineer Mike Fraser
(AC/DC, Franz Ferdinand), was released on March 15, 2011, with a lead single, "The Stand", that entered the Canada Singles Top 100 chart in May, 2011; spending one week on the chart and peaking during that week at position 76.
On July 16, 2011 Mother Mother played on the Subway stage at Ottawa Bluesfest
.
On July 23, 2011 Mother Mother played Main Stage at Hillside Festival in Guelph
, Ontario
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band originally from Quadra Island
Quadra Island
Quadra Island is an island off the eastern coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, part of the Discovery Islands. It is separated from Vancouver Island by Discovery Passage, and from Cortes Island by Sutil Channel...
, now based in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. Mother Mother consists of Ryan Guldemond on guitar and vocals, Molly Guldemond on vocals and keyboard, Jasmin Parkin on keyboard and vocals, Ali Siadat on drums, and Jeremy Page on bass.
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
Last Gang Records
Last Gang Records is a record label that was formed by Canadian music industry lawyer Chris Taylor and concert promoter Donald Tarlton in the Fall of 2003 at the Pop Montreal Music Festival....
in 2007. Retitled Touch Up
Touch Up
Touch Up is Mother Mother's debut album released on February 27, 2007 on Last Gang Records. The album was self-titled when it was originally released in 2005. Two tracks were added when the band signed with Last Gang Records and the album was re-released in 2007...
, the reissue also featured several new songs.
Their second album, O My Heart
O My Heart
O My Heart is the second album by Vancouver-based indie rock band Mother Mother, released in 2008. Videos for the songs "O My Heart," "Body of Years," and "Hayloft" have been released.-Track listing:# O My Heart - 3:31# Burning Pile - 4:22...
, was released on September 16, 2008, and their third album, Eureka
Eureka (Mother Mother album)
Eureka is the third album by Vancouver-based indie rock band Mother Mother. Produced by Mother Mother's own Ryan Guldemond and mixed by Mike Fraser. It was released on March 15, 2011 on Last Gang Records. The first single is "The Stand". The second single is Baby Don't Dance...
, was released on March 15, 2011.
History
Mother Mother originated in Vancouver in January 2005 with guitarist/vocalist Ryan Guldemond. Guldemond had come up with a particular sound for the band, and later recruited his sister Molly along with a friend from college, Debra-Jean Creelman, to accompany his own vocals for the songs he had written. The trio played as an acoustic act until adding drummer Kenton Loewen and bassist Jeremy Page.The five members started off with the band name Mother, and in the fall of 2005, they independently released a self-titled album. This debut album was recorded with Howard Redekopp
Howard Redekopp
Howard Redekopp is a Vancouver, British Columbia-based Canadian music producer/mixer/engineer.In 2009, Rolling Stone ranked one of Howard's projects, The New Pornographers' Electric Version, #79 in the "100 Best Albums of the Decade".-Discography:...
, who had also worked with The New Pornographers
The New Pornographers
The New Pornographers is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 1997 in Vancouver, British Columbia.-History:The band's first four albums each ranked in the top 40 on The Village Voices Pazz & Jop year-end poll of hundreds of music reviewers. From 2000 to 2006, either a New Pornographers' album or a...
and Tegan and Sara
Tegan and Sara
Tegan and Sara are a Canadian indie band composed of identical twin sisters Tegan Rain Quin and Sara Keirsten Quin . Both Tegan and Sara play guitar and keyboard and write songs.-History:...
. When the Vancouver Province rated Mother 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 Mother landed a nationally broadcasted concert opening for K'naan
K'naan
K'naan , born Keinan Abdi Warsame in 1978, is a Somali Canadian poet, rapper, singer, songwriter and instrumentalist.-Biography:Born in Somalia, K'naan spent his childhood in Mogadishu and lived there during the Somali Civil War, which began in 1991. His aunt, Magool, was one of Somalia's most...
and The Wailin' Jennys
The Wailin' Jennys
The Wailin' Jennys are a Juno Award-winning Canadian folk trio from Winnipeg, Manitoba, and New York, and they consist of soprano Ruth Moody, mezzo Nicky Mehta and alto Heather Masse. In previous years, the Jennys have also toured with fiddler and mandolinist Jeremy Penner, who is from Ruth's...
. In the summer of 2006, they opened for the Australian band, The Cat Empire
The Cat Empire
The Cat Empire are an Australian ska and jazz band formed in 1999. Core members are Harry James Angus , Will Hull-Brown , Jamshid "Jumps" Khadiwhala , Ollie McGill , Ryan Monro and Felix Riebl...
, at the sold-out Vancouver International Jazz Festival
Vancouver International Jazz Festival
The Vancouver International Jazz Festival is an annual summer event in Vancouver, Canada.The festival grew out of a local jazz scene that centred around Vancouver Co-op Radio , a community radio station, in the early 1980s...
. This gained them much more national exposure, resulting in a gig at the Montreal International Jazz Festival, which was Mother Mother's first show in Eastern Canada.
Mother Mother then played a series of shows in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
and later the Toronto Star
Toronto Star
The Toronto Star is Canada's highest-circulation newspaper, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario...
featured a full-page article about the band. The headline of the article read “This Mother grows up quickly”, emphasizing how well the band had been doing after less than two years in the making. In October 2006, after playing a set at the Pop Montreal Festival, Mother Mother met with Last Gang Records
Last Gang Records
Last Gang Records is a record label that was formed by Canadian music industry lawyer Chris Taylor and concert promoter Donald Tarlton in the Fall of 2003 at the Pop Montreal Music Festival....
(Metric
Metric (band)
Metric is a Canadian indie rock and New Wave band founded in 1998 in Toronto. The band has also at various times been based in Montreal, London, New York City and Los Angeles...
, Death From Above 1979
Death from Above 1979
Death from Above 1979 are a Toronto-based Canadian dance-punk/noise rock duo. Their album, You're a Woman, I'm a Machine, was released in late 2004. The band broke up in 2006, but announced a reunion in 2011.-History:...
), and later signed a four-album contract with that label.
By this time, the band had added an extra “Mother” onto their name. On February 20, 2007, the band re-released its debut album under the new name of Mother Mother, re-naming the album Touch Up and including two new songs, as well as artwork and overdubs different from the original. Asked about the change, Guldemond responded: “Well, we had to change our name because there are other mothers in the world, besides general maternal figures. Instead of changing the name altogether and losing the steam that we built, we just doubled it up -- just to stay with the continuity.”
The band released their second album, O My Heart
O My Heart
O My Heart is the second album by Vancouver-based indie rock band Mother Mother, released in 2008. Videos for the songs "O My Heart," "Body of Years," and "Hayloft" have been released.-Track listing:# O My Heart - 3:31# Burning Pile - 4:22...
, in 2008. That album reached Single of the Week on iTunes for the week of October 8, 2008.
On December 3, 2008 it was announced that Debra-Jean Creelman had left Mother Mother. On January 26, 2009 the band announced the addition of a new singer/keyboardist, Jasmin Parkin.
Their latest album, Eureka
Eureka (Mother Mother album)
Eureka is the third album by Vancouver-based indie rock band Mother Mother. Produced by Mother Mother's own Ryan Guldemond and mixed by Mike Fraser. It was released on March 15, 2011 on Last Gang Records. The first single is "The Stand". The second single is Baby Don't Dance...
, mixed by engineer Mike Fraser
Mike Fraser
Mike Fraser is a Canadian record producer, engineer, and mixer. Mike is best known for his work with AC/DC, Metallica, Aerosmith and Joe Satriani...
(AC/DC, Franz Ferdinand), was released on March 15, 2011, with a lead single, "The Stand", that entered the Canada Singles Top 100 chart in May, 2011; spending one week on the chart and peaking during that week at position 76.
On July 16, 2011 Mother Mother played on the Subway stage at Ottawa Bluesfest
Ottawa Bluesfest
The Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest is an annual outdoor music festival that takes place each July in downtown Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. While ostensibly focused on blues, the festival has increasingly showcased mainstream pop and rock acts in recent years...
.
On July 23, 2011 Mother Mother played Main Stage at Hillside Festival in Guelph
Guelph
Guelph is a city in Ontario, Canada.Guelph may also refer to:* Guelph , consisting of the City of Guelph, Ontario* Guelph , as the above* University of Guelph, in the same city...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
.
Albums
- Touch UpTouch UpTouch Up is Mother Mother's debut album released on February 27, 2007 on Last Gang Records. The album was self-titled when it was originally released in 2005. Two tracks were added when the band signed with Last Gang Records and the album was re-released in 2007...
(self publication, 2007) - O My HeartO My HeartO My Heart is the second album by Vancouver-based indie rock band Mother Mother, released in 2008. Videos for the songs "O My Heart," "Body of Years," and "Hayloft" have been released.-Track listing:# O My Heart - 3:31# Burning Pile - 4:22...
(Last Gang RecordsLast Gang RecordsLast Gang Records is a record label that was formed by Canadian music industry lawyer Chris Taylor and concert promoter Donald Tarlton in the Fall of 2003 at the Pop Montreal Music Festival....
, 2008) - EurekaEureka (Mother Mother album)Eureka is the third album by Vancouver-based indie rock band Mother Mother. Produced by Mother Mother's own Ryan Guldemond and mixed by Mike Fraser. It was released on March 15, 2011 on Last Gang Records. The first single is "The Stand". The second single is Baby Don't Dance...
(Last Gang Records, 2011)
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart peak | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Canadian Hot 100 The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007... |
CAN Alt Canadian rock/alternative chart The Canadian rock/alternative chart was first published on June 11, 1995 by RPM magazine under the name Alternative 30. The song which held the number-one spot on this first chart was "More Human than Human" by White Zombie... |
CAN Rock Canadian rock/alternative chart The Canadian rock/alternative chart was first published on June 11, 1995 by RPM magazine under the name Alternative 30. The song which held the number-one spot on this first chart was "More Human than Human" by White Zombie... |
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| 2011 | "The Stand The Stand (song) "The Stand" is the lead single from Canadian band Mother Mother's third album, Eureka. It is the only song from Mother Mother to chart in the Canadian Hot 100, where it went to No. 76.-Music video:... " |
76 | 4 | 48 | Eureka | ||||
| "Baby Don't Dance" | — | 11 | — | ||||||
| "Simply Simple" | — | 25 | — | ||||||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. | |||||||||