Momma Share "Rodeo" - Ghettoblaster Magazine

Ahead of this Friday’s release of their highly anticipated new album Welcome to My Blue Sky (Polyvinyl Record Co. / Lucky Number Music), Momma has shared their new single “Rodeo” alongside a Richard Phillip Smith-directed video. The track offers up a heavy-hearted anthem that channels both frustration and longing—a tension perfectly echoed in its pummeling riffs, staccato drum beats, and indelibly sweet vocal delivery. “This song is written from the perspective of two people we kind of left behind, romantically. It’s our attempt at honoring their stories by tapping into the feeling of being replaced by someone else. We made the video with Richard Smith, who had the idea to put us on an ice rink and have someone skating around us, with a bull chasing her. It’s supposed to replicate the idea of being in the center of the ring of a rodeo, and feeling like someone is doing laps around you and you just can’t keep up,” songwriters/vocalists/guitarists Allegra Weingarten (she/her) and Etta Friedman (they/them) explain.

Momma—recently named artists to watch by The New York Times—made their late-night television debut last week on Jimmy Kimmel Live! with an electrifying performance of “I Want You (Fever),” their rising Alternative & AAA radio hit and the album’s lead single; watch it HERE.

Mainly recorded live with the full band at Studio G in Brooklyn, and produced by the band’s Aron Kobayashi Ritch (he/him), Welcome to My Blue Sky marks the follow-up to Household Name—a critically acclaimed 2022 release that manifested their ascent. With the help of drummer Preston Fulks (they/them), Momma arrived at the album’s 12 immaculately composed yet immediately potent songs by matching the raw urgency of rock with the sticky melodies and taut arrangements of pop—a dynamic born from their deepened commitment to finding the most direct vessel for their emotional expression. “With this album we were less concerned with sounding cool and heavy and rock & roll and much more focused on good, clean songwriting that hopefully inspires people to sing along and mean every word,” Weingarten reveals.

The resultant album is their most autobiographical and exactingly realized work to date, as it documents all the life-altering upheaval Friedman and Weingarten experienced during a whirlwind mid-2022 tour. The two wrote most of the album together on acoustic guitars before sharing those songs with Kobayashi Ritch. The multi-instrumentalist/engineer then guided the band through a highly methodical demoing process aimed at elevating their sound (or, as the band puts it, “setting a new standard for ourselves”) while harnessing the infectious energy they’ve shown in touring with seminal bands like Death Cab For Cutie and Weezer, and performing at major festivals like Coachella. Equal parts shared memoir, communal outpouring, and riveting emotional travelogue, each track of Welcome to My Blue Sky is infused with both unsparing self-awareness and immense sensitivity. The result is a bold leap forward for one of the most creatively uncompromising and singular voices in music today.

Momma 2025 Tour Dates:

4/23 – Louisville, KY – Big Four Lawn Waterfront Park +

4/25 – Columbus, OH – Skully’s Music Diner ^

4/26 – Durham, NC – Motorco Music Hall ^

4/28 – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West ^

4/29 – Nashville, TN – The Basement East ^

4/30 – Memphis, TN – Growlers ^

5/2 – Houston, TX – Last Concert Cafe ^ !

5/3 – Fort Worth, TX – Tulips ^ !

5/4 – Austin, TX – Mohawk ^ !

5/6 – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom

5/9 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre *