New York City's Mother Feather have released their sophomore album Constellation Baby via Metal Blade Records and Blacklight Media.
With their own recipe of divine feminine, the glam punk girls who play homage to the roots of punk-N-roll and heavy rock have revolutionized their blend of pop-cock-rock since their self-titled 2016 debut.
Before playing their album release show at Johnny Brenda's in Philly tonight Ann and Courtney took a few minutes to answer some questions about their new record.
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| Mother Feather Constellation Baby album cover art |
Q: I dig the collage artwork for the cover of Constellation Baby, it reminds me of the cover of fellow New Yorker's Yeah Yeah Yeah's Fever to Tell. Was that the inspiration behind it or was it a vision of a band-mate?
A: I love that album and artwork, but it was not an inspiration for the Constellation Baby cover. I discovered Katy Hirschfeld Leinoff's collages on-line and they spoke to me immediately. She mostly creates portraits of women, collaged from a bunch of different faces, surrounded by these wild layered universes spiraling around them. There's a magical realism to her work that I find incredibly emotional as well as playful. Her pieces are simultaneously gritty and poppy and I knew that her style would be perfect for Constellation Baby. Luckily she turned out to be very open to collaborate and a dream to work with. We took the cover photo with Austin Phelps, an incredible photographer and artist who knew we wanted to shoot with because of a similar gut reaction to his photos -- particularly his beautiful, reverent portraits of women in natural light.
Q: Is the name Mother Feather a play on the saying birds of a feather?
A: Nope. It's just capital "Mother" and capital "Feather", two words. Bonus, it sounds like "motherfucker" but isn't.
Q: The genre of music you're filed under is new to me. Explain in your own words what "pop cock rock" is.
A: We play high-energy, full spectrum rock and roll -- music to make your blood pump and your heart explode, with an emphasis on hooks, riffs and classic pop song structures.
Q: Mother Feather has some pretty significant comparisons to exceptional artists including Bowie and PJ Harvey. Did those artists and their craft influence your music? By the looks of it, would it be safe to guess that KISS is an influence as well?
A: I am absolutely, heavily influenced by PJ Harvey. I recently started doing my homework about KISS because we get the comparison all the time, but I never really knew that much KISS, honestly! I can certainly understand how Kabuki-esque make-up + guitars + a little glitter might add up to a KISS comparison. They're cool, so I'll take it.
Q: Can we expect a Mother Father tour to follow the release of your sophomore album, Constellation Baby?
A: We will definitely be hitting some cities we have not played in a while -- Detroit and Philly are up first!
Q: Thanks again! Looking forward to listening to the new album!
A: Thanks so much!
At the moment Mother Feather only have two shows slated, their album release show tonight at Johnny Brenda's in Philly and another record release show on December 6th at The Knitting Factory in New York. More shows should be announced soon, until then you can rock out to Constellation Baby.
Constellation Baby track-list:
1. Red Hot Metal
2. Man, I wish You Were Here
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| Mother Feather |
3. ICU
4. Snakebite
5. Desert Island
6. Constellation Baby
7. Totally Awesome
8. Shake Your Magic 8 Ball
9. Supernatural
10. I Blow a Kiss
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