What started as a solo musical endeavor of Athens, Georgia native Kristine Leschper has turned into a promising band that we now know as Mothers. Earlier this year they released their rather lovely debut offering, When You Walk a Long Distance You Are Tired, via Grand Jury Music.
The group first caught my attention last year during CMJ, where their powerful and emotive live show caught my attention. They returned to New York on February 1 for a performance at Berlin, giving us a taste of what was to come on the soon to be released album.
The group sounded every bit as strong as I recalled, powerfully going through the shape-shifting stop-start sounds off the album, offering emotional insight that connected at all angles. As great as their record is, there’s just something special about this band live that is sort of missing on recordings. Mothers are a band that will continue to grow and evolve over the years, with every show providing as unique opportunity as the next. I’m already waiting to catch them again the next time they return to us.
Find some photos from their performance posted below.
Mothers Setlist:
1. Hold Your Own Hand
2. Copper Mines
3. It Hurts Until It Doesn’t
4. Lay Down
5. Lockjaw
6. Fat Chance
7. No Crying in Baseball
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