‘2025 marks our 20-year anniversary as a band, and instead of waxing nostalgia, we’ve decided to celebrate by creating new music instead of flogging the past’. That was Mother Mother talking via their social media. And boy, did I like this news!

Mother Mother are Ryan Guldemond (vocals, guitar), Molly Guldemond (vocals, keys), Jasmin Parkin (vocals, keys), Ali Siadat (drums) and Mike Young (bass). They’re best known for their deep connection with their fans, and for bringing stadium-sized energy to their live show, no matter the stage. Singing about themes of alienation and enormous longing for self and societal acceptance, the band’s mission is to be a home for souls that feel they don’t fit in anywhere else.

The Canadian alt-rock quintet just premiered their new single Make Believe. A playful pop-rock song full of energy, pitched voices and with an ultra-catchy chorus. “I indulged a bit in my own life-philosophy on this track”, frontman and lyricist Ryan Guldemond says of the song. “Magical thinking, interconnection, cosmic gallivanting.”

‘I believe in the old unicorn’, the first pre-chorus goes. That animal also made its way to the artwork of the band’s upcoming album Nostalgia. Set to hit the stores on 6 June, it’s Mother Mother’s 10^th studio album. “It’s heartfelt and dark, funneling and fractaling themes of alienation, existentialism, self-love and self-hate, gender roles, and spirituality through the vibrant imagery of otherworldly landscapes and mythical creatures”, according to Guldemond.

Together with the album news and its first single, the band announced a string of future live dates. Next July, they’ll play a run of European headline and festival dates.

Make Believe by Mother Mother is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. It will be prominently displayed at the top of the blog for an entire week.

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Werner Schlosser

I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.