Momma has more punch and more darkness than their peers. Two of Me is a concept album: a creative move that can be tricky to pull off. It holds to the structure required of it, loosely, but enough to hold it together, even if you don’t pick up on the storyline on your own. Momma set themselves apart, proving they are adept at creating compelling character studies rather than just exercising their demons.

The songs are uniformly catchy, burrowing their way into the listener’s subconscious. Befitting the otherworldly narrative, there’s a dreamy, ethereal quality to all of the instrumentals that contrasts with the specificity of the lyrics. Melodies shine through an omnipresent layer of guitar fuzz, almost like the sun piercing through a layer of clouds. While I hope to never inhabit the Bug House with all of the characters in these songs, I expect to pay return visits often.

In early June Los Angeles’ Momma dropped their latest, ‘Two of Me.’ An exploration of morality, youth and more we talked about the thematics, how they have utilized what they can while apart, and the future of the band – even with the uncertainty of the world lingering.

Before the record’s release, we had the chance to speak with Friedman and Allegra over e-mail about how their quarantine is going, how Two of Me came to be, and the concept behind the record.

Los Angeles’ grunge-inspired alt-rock four piece Momma, led by co-singers and songwriters Etta Friedman and Allegra Weingarten, have a new album, Two of Me, out now. We spoke to them about that, current events and more…

Trusting a listener always requires a leap of faith, and Momma is happy to throw caution to the wind. Their ability to maintain a clear sense of direction while embracing ambiguity makes this album an utterly rewarding listen.