Momma, the Brooklyn-based band led by singers/guitarists Etta Friedman and Allegra Weingarten, today released their anthemic new single “Rockstar.” Its accompanying video—directed by LA-based duo Batshit! (filmmakers Ben Joyner & Henry Drayton)—is pure fun, brimming with unbridled energy as it pays tongue-in-cheek tribute to Friedman and Weingarten’s rock music comedy favorites like Josie and the Pussycats, School of Rock, and Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny. “Etta and I wanted to write a song about making it big, and becoming rockstars. We didn’t want to take anything too seriously, lyrically or musically. We just wanted the song to sound big,” says Weingarten. “We thought it would be cool to have our own little rockumentary condensed in a 3-minute music video. It’s also kind of like a manifestation – I think we shamelessly want all of these things to happen in our careers.” “Rockstar” is the band’s latest single following November’s dynamic, energizing “Medicine,” their first for new label home Polyvinyl Record Co. in North America (Lucky Number Music for the rest of the world).
Momma has also announced they’ll be supporting Wet Leg on select West Coast dates next month, and the band is set to support Snail Mail’s U.S. tour later this year. See below for a full itinerary and stay tuned for more music and news of Momma’s forthcoming album due out later this year.
Produced and mixed by bassist Aron Kobayashi Ritch, these two songs mark Friedman & Weingarten’s first tracks written and recorded in the band’s new hometown of Brooklyn, New York. “Medicine” earned praise and support upon release from Rolling Stone, The FADER (20 Best Rock Songs Right Now), Stereogum, Brooklyn Vegan, Consequence (Best Songs of the Week), NPR Music (New Music Friday playlist), FLOOD, Under the Radar, and many more. Their critically acclaimed 2020 LP Two of Me—a determined concept album situated in an imagined purgatory called The Bug House—heralded Momma as stars in the making, with coverage via Rolling Stone (Artist You Need to Know), Pigeons & Planes (Best New Artists), NPR Music, V Magazine, LA Weekly, The FADER, Pitchfork (Selects Playlist), The AV Club, Paste, NYLON, Alternative Press, Under the Radar, and more.
