Georgia-based band Mothers have announced an expansive tour of the United States starting with a New Years Eve show in Athens, Georgia, and ending on April 1 in Los Angeles, California. The tour will take them briefly to the UK in February and includes several dates at Austin’s SXSW Music Festival in March. Other notable dates include the Savannah Stopover Music Festival, the Treefort Music Festival and the Daytrotter Music Festival.
The tour is seemingly in support of the band’s debut album, When You Walk A Long Distance You Are Tired, which will be released on Grand Jury Music on February 25. Brooklyn Vegan reports that the album was produced by Drew Vandenberg, who has previously worked with Deerhunter, of Montreal and Toro Y Moi. On the album, Josh McKay of Deerhunter plays vibraphone and McKendrick Bearden of Grand Vapids plays bass and string arrangements. Mothers clearly has allies in Deerhunter and of Montreal – they even toured with the latter.
Mothers was originally a solo project by singer-songwriter Kristine Leschper in 2013, but soon was built up into a full band, according to Stereogum. Other members of the band include Matthew Anderegg on drums and guitarist Drew Kirby. They have already released a couple of singles from the album, “It Hurts Until It Doesn’t” and “Too Small For Eyes.” Leschper has spoken about what the former track’s meaning is:
““It Hurts Until It Doesn’t” is essentially kind of a battle — the internal struggle between ego and self doubt, which is something that I find myself thinking about a lot. It’s a problem that a lot of creative people struggle with, and there’s very rarely like a good balance between them. It’s either that you have a huge ego or crippling self-doubt and there’s little happy medium between the two. This song is kind of about letting go of something that’s toxic in yourself — like a relationship — rising above it and being stronger in order to not need that thing anymore. The song talks a lot about self-doubt, about not being sure of your place in the universe and questioning how much you can deal with the person that you are. That’s what I mean by the last line, when I say: ‘I don’t like myself when I’m awake.'”
See the album cover and track listing for the upcoming album below. Scroll further to see the full list of tour dates for Mothers and a ticketing link for the tour.
When You Walk A Long Distance You Are Tired
01. Too Small For Eyes
02. It Hurts Until It Doesn’t
03. Copper Mines
04. Nesting Behavior
05. Lockjaw
06. Blood-Letting
07. Burden of Proof
08. Hold Your Own Hand
Mothers Winter 2015/2016 Tour Dates
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Dec 31: Athens, GA – 40 Watt
Jan 07: Chattanooga, TN – JJ’s Bohemia
Jan 08: Greenville, SC – Independent Public Warehouse
Jan 09: Macon, GA – The Hummingbird
Jan 12: Orlando, FL – Will’s Pub
Jan 13: Jacksonville, FL – 1904 Bar
Jan 14: Miami, FL – Churchills
Jan 15: Tampa, FL – New World Brewery
Jan 16: Tallahassee, FL – Club Downunder
Jan 20: Charlotte, NC – Double Door
Jan 21: Winston-Salem, NC – The Garage
Jan 22: Raleigh, NC – King’s Barcade
Jan 23: Norfolk, VA – Work Release
Jan 24: Harrisonburg, VA – Artful Dog
Jan 27: New Haven, CT – BAR
Jan 28: Asbury Park, NJ – Wonder Bar
Jan 29: Brooklyn, NY – Palisades
Feb 01: New York City, NY – Berlin
Feb 02: Providence, RI – Fete Lounge
Feb 03: Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall (Communion Presents)
Feb 04: Philadelphia, PA – Milkboy (Communion Presents)
Feb 05: Vienna, VA – Jammin Java (Communion Presents)
Feb 06: Richmond, VA – Strange Matter
Feb 07: Charlottesville, VA – The Southern
Feb 10: Nashville, TN – The Stone Fox (Communion Presents)
Feb 11: Louisville, KY – Zanzabar (Communion Presents)
Feb 12: Cincinnati, OH – MOTR Pub
Feb 14: Columbia, MO – Café Berlin
Feb 15: Kansas City, MO – Riot Room
Feb 16: Omaha, NE – O’Leavers
Feb 18: Davenport, IA – Daytrotter Music Festival
Feb 24: London, UK – Servant Jazz Quarters
Feb 26: London, UK – Lexington
Mar 03: Sarasota, FL – Ringling Museum
Mar 04: Athens, GA – Caledonia Lounge
Mar 05: Atlanta, GA – The Earl
Mar 10: Savannah, GA – Savannah Stopover Music Festival
Mar 13: Denton, TX – 35 Denton
Mar 15: Austin, TX – SXSW
Mar 16: Austin, TX – SXSW
Mar 17: Austin, TX – SXSW
Mar 18: Austin, TX – SXSW
Mar 19: Austin, TX – SXSW
Mar 21: Colorado Springs, CO – Flux Capacitor
Mar 22: Fort Collins, CO – Downtown Artery
Mar 23: Denver, CO – Lost Lake Lounge
Mar 24: Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
Mar 25: Boise, ID – Treefort Music Festival
Mar 28: Seattle, WA – The Vera Project
Mar 29: Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
Mar 31: San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop
Apr 01: Los Angeles, CA – The Echo
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