When You Walk A Long Distance You Are Tired
Mothers couldn’t be more suited to the indie music mecca of Athens, Georgia. Their off-kilter first album is an ideal mixture of quirk and gravitas, with Kristine Leschper’s hypnotic warble elevating the beautiful finger-picked arrangements of sweet daybreak serenades like “Too Small For Eyes.” But they dip into heavier vibes on tunes like “Copper Mines” and “Lockjaw,” which crank up the overdriven guitars amid the sway and swirl. Moments like these add up to a debut that’s touching, mournful, vibrant, and completely captivating.
The Athens, GA indie-folk outfit Mothers’ debut record finds its strength in the raw, striking vulnerability of frontwoman Kristine Leschper.
The Athens GA quartet deliver a debut album that is as life-affirming as it is heart-breaking.
Nothing is overstated or particularly complex, but it’s in the little flairs of trickery littered throughout each track that Mothers really come alive.
When You Walk A Long Distance You Are Tired begins on an almost unbelievably delicate note, with the plucked acoustic guitar and melancholy...
Helmed by a visual artist from Athens, Georgia, Mothers’ debut album is startling, innovative and alluring
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