Single Mothers Premiere Video For New Single “Metropolis” on BrooklynVegan
First Material Since 2018’s Through A Wall
Touring with Off With Their Heads and Cancer Bats This Summer
Combining scab-peeling punk with speak-shout vocals reminiscent of the Hold Steady,
this band of townies from London, Ontario, ruthlessly skewers hypocrites,
McSweeney’s snobs, drunk assholes, and God, just to name a few.
Pitchfork[Thomson’s] lyrics touch on relationships, poverty, and ambition with a blunt poetry that would seem voyeuristic if it weren’t so relatable…a pitch-perfect balance of sincere vulnerability and tongue-in-cheek egotism
NoiseySingle Mothers are back, boiling over with rage, and we couldn’t be happier.
RevolverSingle Mothers live and die by post-hardcore, taking influence from forefathers that range from Quicksand to indie-rooted acts like Cursive, creating a version that is singularly theirs and singularly incendiary.
BrooklynVegan
Today, Single Mothers are premiering a surprise new single with BrooklynVegan. Written just before 2018’s acclaimed Through A Wall (out now via Dine Alone Records), “Metropolis” sees Single Mothers at their pissed-off best. The band is currently on a headline UK tour, with further dates with Off With Their Heads and Cancer Bats coming this summer. Full dates are below.
WATCH: Single Mothers’ “Metropolis” Video on BrooklynVegan / YouTube
Vocalist Drew Thomson explains, “”Metropolis” was recorded just before Through A Wall at Lincoln County Social Club in Toronto, Ontario. It’s a collaboration between Peter Landi and myself. I had recently moved apartments and my old landlord had sold the building we lived in and kicked everyone out. There was a real estate boom and we were all seemingly in the middle of it. Peter came to me with the song and once we were in the studio the lyrics came right away. I was just venting. A few years before I was living in my van. Sometimes it takes all the energy you have just to keep the lights on.”
Single Mothers 2019 Tour Dates:
07/10 – Birmingham, UK – The Sunflower Lounge
07/11 – Milton Keynes, UK – The Craufurd Arms
07/12 – Southampton, UK – Heartbreakers
07/13 – Cheltenham, UK – 2000 Trees Festival
07/14 – Bournemouth, UK – The Anvil ( 14 + )
08/8 – Lansing, MI – Mac’s Bar
08/9 – Cleveland, OH – Now That’s Class!
08/10 – Rochester, NY – Bug Jar
08/11 – Binghamton, NY – Galaxy Brewing Co.
08/13 – Portland, ME – Port City Music Hall
08/14 – Boston, MA – Sonia
08/15 – New Haven, CT – State House
08/16 – Brooklyn, NY – Kingsland
08/17 – Asbury Park, NJ – House of Independents
08/18 – Croydon, PA – Neshaminy Creek Brewery
08/20 – Lancaster, PA – Lizard Lounge
08/21 – Pittsburgh, PA – The Funhouse at Mr. Smalls
08/22 – Columbus, OH – Ace of Cups
08/23 – Fort Wayne, IN – Tiger Room at Welch’s Ale House
08/24 – Chicago, IL – Beat Kitchen
w/ Off with their Heads
09/12 – Sault Ste Marie, ON – Soo Blaster
09/13 – Thunder Bay, ON – Crocks
09/14 – Winnipeg, MB – Park Theatre – SOS Festival
09/15 – Regina, SK – The Exchange
09/16 – Saskatoon, SK – The Capitol Music Club
09/17 – Fort McMurray, AB – The Den
09/18 – Grande Prairie, AB – Better Than Freds
09/20 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre
09/21 – Victoria, BC – Lucky Bar
09/22 – Whistler, BC – Garfunkel’s
09/24 – Kelowna, BC – Doc Willoughbys
09/25 – Rossland, BC – Flying Steam Shovel
09/26 – Red Deer, AB – Bos Bar and Grill
09/27 – Edmonton, AB – Starlite
09/28 – Calgary, AB – The Gateway at SAIT
w/ Cancer Bats
