Chikara – LP

Description

The Beautiful Mothers craft a unique blend of Midwest punk and hard-hitting rock that pulses and swirls with rhythmic explosiveness. After a long stint in the much-adored band Spiveys, singer/guitarist Eric Balaban packed his bags and left Chicago for Seattle. Joined by Joey Lazerhead on Bass and Rob Wheeler on drums, The Beautiful Mothers were born, and Eric once again had an outlet for his prolific songwriting. There have been several changes on drums, but the overlying sound has always remained. The Mothers have had songs featured on a Converse Shoes web advertisement, extreme snowboarding videos, a Lloyd Kaufman documentary, and an upcoming film, The Revenant.

Of note, the last three songs come from The Seattle Garage Session, originally intended as a split 7” with Japanese band Sparks and Twinky and the Mothers. Recorded with DJ Mackey Ramone.