Motherhood (band)

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Motherhood
Origin Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Genres punk rock
Years active2010 (2010)–present
Labels Forward Music Group
MembersBrydon Crain
Penelope Stevens
Adam Sipkema
Website motherhood.website

Motherhood is a Canadian punk rock trio from Fredericton, New Brunswick. Formed in 2010, the band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Brydon Crain, bassist/keyboardist/vocalist Penelope Stevens, and drummer Adam Sipkema. [1] [2]

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History

Motherhood formed in 2010, in Fredericton, New Brunswick. [3] They released their debut album, Diamonds & Gold (alternatively spelled Diamonds + Gold), in 2013. The following year, they released EP Problems. Motherhood released their second album, Baby Teeth, on June 10, 2016. [4] [5] Their third album Dear Bongo, was released in 2019. In June 2022, Motherhood released their fourth album Winded. Johnny James of Exclaim! gave the album a rating of 7. [6]

In October 2024, the band announced their fifth album Thunder Perfect Mind and released its lead track "Bok Globule". The album was released on January 24, 2025, and was generally praised by critics. [7] The concept behind the album was inspired by concepts that Brydon Crain would come up with in his imagination as he made daily walks along Fredericton's Westmorland Street Bridge for work. [8] Leslie Ken Chu of Exclaim! dubbed it their "most cohesive album yet", giving it a rating of 8. [9] Trev Elkin of God Is in the TV gave the album a rating of 9. [10] Stephan Boissonneault of Cult MTL gave a rating of 8/10. [11]

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Notes

  1. ↑ Some sources, including the band's page, incorrectly dates the release year as 2018. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Motherhood". Music / Musique NB. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  2. ↑ Sweet, Jennifer (March 18, 2023). "A Fredericton rock band's South by Southwest Festival odyssey". CBC News . Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  3. ↑ Young, Adria (December 6, 2012). "Year of rad". The Coast . Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  4. ↑ Bowie, Adam (June 10, 2016). "Motherhood ready to wow fans with new album". The Daily Gleaner . p. C5. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  5. ↑ Cook, Alex (June 10, 2016). "New Music: Motherhood's 'Baby Teeth'". The East. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  6. 1 2 James, Johnny (June 22, 2022). "Fredericton's Motherhood Make Refinement a Breeze on 'Winded'". Exclaim! . Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  7. ↑ Lapierre, Megan (October 7, 2024). "Motherhood Detail New Album 'Thunder Perfect Mind,' Share "Bok Globule"". Exclaim! . Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  8. ↑ Vander Valk, Vanessa (January 22, 2025). Music Feature: Motherhood. CBC Radio . Shift - NB with Vanessa Vander Valk. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  9. ↑ Ken Chu, Leslie (January 20, 2025). "Motherhood Weather the Storm on 'Thunder Perfect Mind'". Exclaim! . Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  10. ↑ Elkin, Trev (January 22, 2025). "Motherhood - Thunder Perfect Mind (Forward Music Group)". God Is In The TV . Retrieved April 12, 2025.
  11. ↑ Boissonneault, Stephan (March 24, 2025). "Motherhood, Thunder Perfect Mind: REVIEW". Cult MTL . Retrieved April 12, 2025.
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