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Albums Of The Week: Motherhood | Thunder Perfect Mind

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE:Thunder Perfect Mind narrates the sudden abduction of an unsuspecting pedestrian by a “dark, expanding Cloud.” To eclipse what controls, the only way out is through. But what lies beyond the Cloud?

“Despite it being a concept album that’s basically a sci-fi novel, it’s the most approachable album we’ve ever made,” laughs multi-instrumentalist Penelope Stevens of New Brunswick indie-rockers Motherhood. Guitarist Brydon Crain adds, “We see what people respond to at our shows and we wanted to give them songs they’ll love.” We can only assume drummer Adam Sipkema agrees wholeheartedly.

Influenced as much by Bad Brains as Ennio Morricone, Motherhood happily march to the beat of their own maniacal drum. Indeed, it’s a tall order: An 11-track concept album in the era of algorithmic, single-driven listening. But from punk ripper Bok Globule to pop pleaser Wandering, Motherhood masterfully deliver catchy one-hitters that give no air of codependency; like a magic eye poster, the bigger picture appears only if you care to search.

Motherhood’s genius lies in their ability to set deep thoughts to rippin’ riffs, Trojan horsing their serpentine songwriting under the guise of rock ’n’ roll.”