Mothers - When You Walk A Long Distance You Are Tired (Wichita) 2016
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“Too Small For Eyes”, the song that opens Mothers’ debut album is somewhat representative of the nature of the entire album. Kristine Leschper starts slow with a voice that resembles Joanna Newsom in style and dramatic weight and then slowly but surely it expands, with small explosive bursts of energy that inject dynamism in the music and lyrical theme (often about the relation between body and mind). The music never gets compromised by one lane or a very specific mood. It’s definitely a quest without a compass to guide it through in the sense that it’s adventurous looking for different angles and perspectives, whether in terms of sound or in terms of lyrics. The unorthodox, often energetic, and always intense folk of Mothers is freakin’ astounding.