MOM

Each Wednesday we will feature a story on a band that very few people have heard of. They will tend to be bands from Oklahoma or bordering states. So for the first installment we are featuring Denton, Texas band, Mom.

Mom is a relatively new band and they create some of the most breathtakingly beautiful music similar to the likes of Panda Bear, Eluvium, and Album Leaf. It is not unusual for a band like Mom to emerge from Denton, TX since the University of North Texas (located in Denton) is a world renowned music school. Denton has a rich tradition for churning out great music whether it is Jazz, Rock, Alt-Country, Electronic, or Classical. With bands like The Eagles, Centro-Matic, Midlake, Tripping Daisy, Chomsky, and Fishboy all claiming Denton as there jumping off point, Mom certainly set themselves apart from the rest of the current music community.

This past summer Mom released their first proper album, Little Brite, on Dallas label, Pancakes For Mattie and has since been asked to play with Beach House and Papercuts on March 8 in Denton, open for Les Savy Fav and join the Lymbyc System tour. They were also asked by SXSW to come play without even applying. So things are looking good for the guys in Mom.





Check Mom out live:

Jan. 18 @ The Loft in the Paladium Ballroom in Dallas, TX (w/ Les Savy Fav)
Feb. 2 @ And/Or Gallery in Dallas, TX
Feb. 22 @ Lola's in Fort Worth, TX (w/ Lymbyc System & this Will Destroy You)
Feb. 23 @ Monks in Abeiline, TX (w/ Lymbyc System & this Will Destroy You)
Mar. 8 @ Hailey's in Denton, TX (w/ Beach House and Papercuts)

Little Brite can be purchased at Good Records

Check out Mom on myspace or their record label Pancakes For Mattie!