Momma

Alt-rock breakouts Momma return today with their first material since last year's acclaimed "Household Name" LP, with the release of their fiery and immediate new single, “Bang Bang”, on Lucky Number.

Songwriters Etta Friedman and Allegra Weingarten collaborated with producer/bassist Aron Kobayashi Ritch to write and record the track after getting home last year from an extended American tour. “Bang Bang” expands upon the band's signature dynamics in bold new ways, and is yet another Momma song destined for repeat listens.

“Allegra and I ended up getting COVID at the same time, so we decided to isolate, get drunk, and write together,” Friedman explains. “Within a night we had demoed a hot sounding song about great sex.” Weingarten adds: “We wanted to write something lyrically different than anything else we’d done – just super literal and crude. We shared it with Aron and he sent us back a new version with a lot of added extra production: drums, bass, synths, acoustic guitar etc. It felt totally different and fresh. The finished song has a lot of classic Momma - heavy guitars and catchy melodies - but packaged in a different form. It feels immediate, like a whole new sound for the band.”

Following US tours with the likes of Wet Leg, Snail Mail and most recently Death Cab For Cutie, and ahead of performing at Coachella and opening for Weezer and Modest Mouse this summer,  the band return to EU and UK shores this month in support of Alex G, with all UK dates already sold out.

In between tours supporting Death Cab For Cutie and Alex G, alt-rock breakouts Momma today released their fiery new single, “Bang Bang” (Polyvinyl Record Co. / Lucky Number). Songwriters Etta Friedman and Allegra Weingarten collaborated with producer/bassist Aron Kobayashi Ritch to write and record the track after getting home last fall from their first-ever North American headline tour, which included multiple sold-out shows (Brooklyn, LA, Chicago, and more). “Bang Bang” expands upon the band's signature dynamics in bold new ways, and is yet another Momma song destined for repeat listens.

“Allegra and I ended up getting COVID at the same time, so we decided to isolate, get drunk, and write together,” Friedman explains. “Within a night we had demoed a hot sounding song about great sex.” Weingarten adds: “We wanted to write something lyrically different than anything else we’d done – just super literal and crude. We shared it with Aron and he sent us back a new version with a lot of added extra production: drums, bass, synths, acoustic guitar, etc. It felt totally different and fresh. The finished song has a lot of classic Momma - heavy guitars and catchy melodies - but packaged in a different form. It feels immediate, like a whole new sound for the band.”

Earlier this week, Momma announced they’ll be supporting the initial leg of Weezer’s Indie Rock Roadtrip summer U.S. tour with Modest Mouse; tickets go on-sale tomorrow (March 2nd) at 10am local time. Other upcoming performances include an overseas tour supporting Alex G, which is already sold out in various cities, and festival debuts at Coachella and the Kilby Court Block Party. Additionally, the band will play a Goldenvoice Presents headlining LA’s The Roxy on April 13th; a current itinerary is listed below and tickets are on-sale now HERE.

The new single follows their latest album, Household Name. Produced by Kobayashi Ritch and mastered by Grammy-winning engineer Emily Lazar (The Killers, Maggie Rogers), the album has seen Momma emerge as one of the most exciting new bands in rock, earning critical acclaim from Pitchfork (Album of the Day review), SPIN (feature, Best Songs of 2022), The FADER, Consequence (Artist of the Month profile, Track by Track feature, and review), NPR Music (All Songs Considered), MTV News (feature), Rolling Stone (+Rob Sheffield’s Favorite Albums of 2022), NYLON (‘Momma is Indie Rock’s Next Big Thing, Best Songs of 2022), Stereogum (feature), FLOOD (‘Breaking: Momma Are Manifesting Rock-Stardom on Household Name’), Paste (‘Momma Prove to Be the Rock Stars This Generation Needs on Household Name,’ Best Songs of 2022), Kerrang!, CLASH, Alternative Press, and many others.  

The band recently shared a new live session for Audiotree’s Far Out series–featuring their standout tracks “Rockstar” & "Callin Me"–filmed at Fantasy Costumes in Chicago, IL.