Brooklyn-based Momma have shared a new track, ‘Rockstar’.
“Etta and I wanted to write a song about making it big, and becoming rock stars. We didn’t want to take anything too seriously, lyrically, or musically. We just wanted the song to sound big,” explains the band’s Allegra Weingarten.
“We thought it would be cool to have our own little rockumentary condensed in a 3-minute music video. It’s also kind of like a manifestation – I think we shamelessly want all of these things to happen in our careers.”
The track comes alongside a video directed by LA-based duo Batshit! (filmmakers Ben Joyner & Henry Drayton) that pays tribute to Friedman and Weingarten’s rock music comedy favourites like Josie and the Pussycats, School of Rock and Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny.
The news comes as Momma also announce their first UK dates, part of a run of forthcoming shows that will see them supporting Wet Leg, Snail Mail and Illuminati Hotties.
MARCH
26 – Seattle, WA, US @ Crocodile ^
APRIL
16 – Portland, OR, US @ Wonder Ballroom ^
17 – San Francisco, CA, US @ Bimbo’s 365 Club ^
19 – Los Angeles, CA, US @ The Fonda Theatre ^
MAY
06 – Leeds, UK @ Headrow House %
10 – London, UK @ Brixton Windmill
14 – Manchester, UK @ Yes
AUGUST
12 – Providence, RI, US @ Fete Music Hall *
16 – New Haven, CT, US @ Toad’s Place *
17 – Asbury Park, NJ, US @ The Stone Pony *
19 – Richmond, VA, US @ The National *
20 – Norfolk, VA, US @ The NorVa *
21 – Charlotte, NC, US @ Neighborhood Theatre *
23 – Orlando, FL, US @ The Beacham Theatre *
24 – Tampa, FL, US @ The Ritz Ybor *
26 – Birmingham, AL, US @ Saturn *
27 – Knoxville, TN, US @ The Mill & Mine *
28 – Louisville, KY, US @ Headliners Music Hall *
30 – Bloomington, IL, US @ The Castle Theatre *
31 – Madison, WI, US @ Majestic Theatre *
SEPTEMBER
02 – Milwaukee, WI, US @ Turner Hall *
03 – St Louis, MO, US @ The Pageant *
04 – Columbus, OH, US @ The Athenaeum Theatre *
06 – Detroit, MI, US @ Majestic Theatre *
07 – Millvale, PA, US @ Mr. Smalls Theatre *
09 – Silver Spring, MD, US @ The Fillmore *
^ supporting Wet Leg
% supporting Illuminati Hotties
* supporting Snail Mail
