Mother Mother: O My Heart
Copy at Case Memorial Library
David Riedel wrote in the New Haven Advocate: "Mother Mother's O My Heart is a smartly written, performed and produced romp through the wacky and the weird. These tunes, pop confections that stop and start and change tempos and feels within a song … are designed to jump out of your speakers, their head scratching lyrics and hooky melodies stuck in your head. Guitarist and vocalist Ryan Guldemond's songs have a keen radio-friendliness despite their quirkiness; aside from their structural changes, many of them have unexpected minor key moments in the middle of happy-go-lucky major verses and choruses. In the singing department, Guldemond's accompanied by his sister Molly Guldemond and Debra-Jean Greelman, who harmonize with him so well that it feels as if they share a personality. … The rhythm section is tight, too, with plucky bass reminiscent of Kim Deal's on the Pixies' Doolittle, and a solid backbeat that grooves at the right moments. Standouts are 'Hayloft' … and the instantly hummable title track" ("Advocations: CD and DVD Reviews," 10/16/08, p. 39).
David Riedel wrote in the New Haven Advocate: "Mother Mother's O My Heart is a smartly written, performed and produced romp through the wacky and the weird. These tunes, pop confections that stop and start and change tempos and feels within a song … are designed to jump out of your speakers, their head scratching lyrics and hooky melodies stuck in your head. Guitarist and vocalist Ryan Guldemond's songs have a keen radio-friendliness despite their quirkiness; aside from their structural changes, many of them have unexpected minor key moments in the middle of happy-go-lucky major verses and choruses. In the singing department, Guldemond's accompanied by his sister Molly Guldemond and Debra-Jean Greelman, who harmonize with him so well that it feels as if they share a personality. … The rhythm section is tight, too, with plucky bass reminiscent of Kim Deal's on the Pixies' Doolittle, and a solid backbeat that grooves at the right moments. Standouts are 'Hayloft' … and the instantly hummable title track" ("Advocations: CD and DVD Reviews," 10/16/08, p. 39).
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