Momma is the Brooklyn-based indie rock band of Etta Friedman and Allegra Weingarten, formed in Calabasas, California in 2015. Household Name (2022) channels classic '90s alt-rock — think Pixies, Hole, Veruca Salt — into something all their own, and it's the place to start. Dig into Momma vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Momma formed in Calabasas, California in 2015 around Etta Friedman and Allegra Weingarten (high school friends). They subsequently relocated to Brooklyn, New York. They signed with Polyvinyl Record Co. for Household Name (2022) - which received critical attention as a contemporary indie rock landmark drawing on classic 1990s alternative rock production aesthetics (Pixies, Hole, Veruca Salt). They have continued releasing material across multiple decades.
Momma's sound combines indie rock, alternative rock, grunge revival, indie pop, and dream pop with Friedman and Weingarten's distinctive dual-vocalist delivery, dense layered guitar arrangements, and lyrical content addressing relationships, identity, and personal experience drawing on classic 1990s alternative rock and contemporary indie rock traditions.
Polyvinyl Record Co. pressings of the Momma catalog have been issued in multiple color variant editions and limited deluxe pressings.
Listeners new to Momma typically start with Household Name (2022).
