The Young Mothers - a mothers work is never done

[CraigP]

I've just posted a review on my blog of the mind-melting new album from Ingebrigt Haker Flaten's The Young Mothers. Here's an excerpt:

"The Young Mothers is a group formed in Austin by Ingebrigt Haker Flaten that synthesizes free jazz, electronics, punk, rap and God knows what else in their pursuit of musical mayhem. For the record, I generally hate these kind of groups, because many times the components sound grafted onto each other, or they’re really a rock band that adds some scronky sax with no context in relation to the whole. When Dennis Gonzalez of Yells At Eels told me about this project, I was thinking to myself, “Uh, how am I going to tell this nice man that this thing sucks?”

But one listen to a mothers (sic) work is never done and I was a fan...it's a blast of energy that hits you across the face and doesn’t back down...On Wells, the original, Jason Jackson’s tart, angular alto on top of a No Wave guitar riff reminded me of The Contortions, a pioneer of this approach..."

You can read the full review of a mothers work is never done on my blog.

Edited April 26, 2014 by CraigP

[clifford_thornton]

Really have enjoyed them live but couldn't hang with the record. I think it could have more punch. But that's just me and YMMV, etc. Jonathan Horne is their secret weapon.