FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 24, 2018
Contact: kelly@epitaph.com

MOTHERS REVEAL NEW SONG AND MUSIC VIDEO FOR “PINK”,
WATCH IT HERE

LISTEN TO “PINK” VIA SPOTIFY

NEW ALBUM ‘RENDER ANOTHER UGLY METHOD’ COMING OUT SEPTEMBER 7

NATIONWIDE FALL TOUR BEGINS SEPTEMBER 19

“Twitchy … haunting … distinctive” – BrooklynVegan

“A more jagged, dissonant side of their sound” – Stereogum

“Kristine Leschper’s voice is steadier than on previous works, channeling Palm … the lyrics come together to form intense imagery questioning the boundaries of the body …  It’s a step in a new direction for Mothers, but not entirely unexpected from their inventive nature.” – WXPN The Key

“’Pink’ deals with the passage of time,” explains Mothers lead singer and songwriter Kristine Leschper of their new song from upcoming sophomore album Render Another Ugly Method, coming out September 7 on ANTI- Records. “It describes a series of memories within cars - cars of my childhood, recent past, and present - and subsequent feelings of childlike removal and helplessness. The video aims to reciprocate these three vignettes of idling, through limited actions and minimalist set design divided into three parts.”

Watch Leschper move through those moments of idling in a purgatory-like waiting room in the new video for “Pink” HERE.

 Now based in Philadelphia, Mothers originated in Athens, Georgia where Leschper was attending printmaking school. In 2016 they released their debut album When You Walk A Long Distance You Are Tired to great critical acclaim. Named a Stereogum ‘Band To Watch’, Pitchfork’s review of the album compared Leschper to Angel Olsen and Sharon Van Etten while Noisey exclaimed that the record “is singer-songwriter prog rock for grown up emo kids.” 

When You Walk also kicked off a sprawling eight months of touring across the US, UK and Europe, as the group honed their take on left-of-center indie rock with an explosive and surprising live show that displayed how forceful the songs translated to a full-band setting. Influences on this album came from new music Leschper explored while on that tour, including polyrhythmic groups like T.P. Orchestre Poyly-Rhythmo de Cotonou and Lifetones, as well as rhythmically dense Fred Frith records like Gravity and The Technology Of Tears.

"The first time I heard Mothers I knew it was a band that I wanted to work with,” said John Congleton (St. Vincent, Angel Olsen, The War on Drugs), who produced Render Another Ugly Method. “So special and idiosyncratic, it is impossible to ignore their point of view. I loved making the record and seeing them work."

Mothers will kick off a nationwide fall tour in support of the album on September 19 in Boston; all upcoming shows are listed below. 

TOUR DATES
7/28 – Denver, CO – The Underground Music Showcase
9/19 - Boston, MA - Great Scott#
9/20 - Brooklyn, NY - Baby's All Right#
9/21 - Washington, DC – Songbyrd#
9/22 - Raleigh, NC – Kings#
9/24 - Athens, GA - 40 Watt#
9/25 - Asheville, NC - The Mothlight#
9/26 - Nashville, TN - The 5 Spot#
9/27 - Atlanta, GA - Aisle 5
9/28 - Orlando, FL - Will's Pub
9/29 - Tampa, FL - Crowbar
9/30 - Tallahassee, FL - The Wilbury
10/2 - New Orleans, LA - Gasa Gasa#
10/3 - Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall#
10/4 - Austin, TX – Barracuda#
10/5 - Dallas, TX - Curtain Club#
10/6 - San Antonio, TX - Paper Tiger#
10/8 - El Paso, TX - Lowbrow Palace#
10/9 - Tucson, AZ - 191 Toole#
10/10 - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar#
10/11 - Santa Ana, CA - Constellation Room#
10/12 - Los Angeles, CA – Resident#
10/13 - San Francisco, CA - Cafe du Nord#
10/16 - Portland, OR - Liquor Store
10/17 - Seattle, WA - Barboza
10/18 - Boise, ID - Neurolux
10/19 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
10/22 - Fort Collins, CO - Downtown Artery
10/23 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown
10/24 – Kansas City, MO – recordBAR
10/25 – Des Moines, IA – Vaudeville Mews
10/26 – Chicago, IL - Schubas
10/27 - Minneapolis, MN - Turf Club
10/30 – Columbus, OH – Ace of Cups
10/31 – Cincinnati, OH – MOTR Pub
11/1 – Pittsburgh, PA – Spirit
11/2 – Richmond, VA – Strange Matter
11/3 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's

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Kelly Kettering | ANTI- Records National Publicity | kelly@epitaph.com
Michele Stephens | ANTI- Records Tour Publicity | michele@epitaph.com