Mar 01, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Brooklyn-based band Momma have shared a new song, “Bang Bang.” The single is out now via Polyvinyl/Lucky Number. Listen below, followed by the band’s upcoming tour dates, including shows opening for Alex G and other shows supporting Weezer and Modest Mouse.
Momma is led by songwriters Etta Friedman and Allegra Weingarten. For “Bang Bang” they worked with producer/bassist Aron Kobayashi Ritch to write and record the track.
“Allegra and I ended up getting COVID at the same time, so we decided to isolate, get drunk, and write together,” Friedman explains in a press release. “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.”
Momma’s most recent album, Household Name, came out last year via Polyvinyl.
Read our review of Household Name.
Momma Tour Dates:
03/16 – Dublin, Ireland – Vicar Street % SOLD OUT
03/17 – Glasgow, Scotland – SWG3 % SOLD OUT
03/18 – Manchester, England – O2 Ritz % SOLD OUT
03/20 – Leeds, England – Leeds University Stylus % SOLD OUT
03/21- Nottingham, England – Rescue Rooms % SOLD OUT
03/22 – Bristol, England – SWX Bristol % SOLD OUT
03/23 – London, England – The Roundhouse SOLD OUT
03/25 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Tolhuistuin % SOLD OUT
03/26 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso %
03/28 – Antwerp, Belgium – TRIX %
03/30 – Hamburg, Germany – Knust %
03/31 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Vega %
04/01 – Berlin, Germany – Festsaal Kreuzberg %
04/03 – Munich, Germany – Ampere %
04/04 – Cologne, Germany – Gebaude 9 %
04/05 – Tourcoing, France – Le Grand Mix %
04/06 – Paris, France – Le Trabendo % SOLD OUT
04/13 – Los Angeles, CA – The Roxy (Goldenvoice Presents April ‘23)
04/16 – Indio, CA – Coachella Music and Arts Festival
04/23 – Indio, CA – Coachella Music and Arts Festival
05/12 – 5/14 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court Block Party
06/04 – Huntsville, AL – The Orion Amphitheater #
06/06 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory #
06/08 – Del Valle, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater #
06/10 – Oklahoma City, OK – Zoo Amphitheatre #
06/11 – Bonner Springs, KS – Azura Amphitheater #
06/13 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory #
06/14 – Madison, WI – Breese Stevens Field #
06/16 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center #
06/18 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre #
07/21 – Seattle, WA @ Capitol Hill Block Party
% Supporting Alex G
# Supporting Weezer w/ Modest Mouse