After playing ten shows at this year’s CMJ, Mothers has signed to Grand Jury Music in the U.S. and Wichita Recordings in the U.K. The Athens, GA-based quartet will release their debut album When You Walk A Long Distance You Are Tired on February 26th, 2016. Comprised of Kristine Leschper (vocals/guitar), Matthew Anderegg (drums), Drew Kirby (guitar), and Patrick Morales (bass), Mothers has also confirmed new U.S. tour dates, including shows at SXSW.

Produced by Drew Vandenberg – who has worked on albums by Of Montreal, Deerhunter and Porcelain Raft – at Chase Park Transduction in Athens, Georgia in December 2014, ‘When You Walk A Long Distance You Are Tired’ features collaborations with Josh McKay of Deerhunter on vibraphone as well as McKendrick Bearden of Grand Vapids, who played bass and provided string arrangements throughout. Comprised of eight original songs – the majority of which were written while Leschper was finishing art school in early 2014 and fleshed out together with multi-instrumentalist Anderegg – Mothers’ debut LP is an introduction to the foundations of the young band, a snapshot of a particular period of their genesis that maps both where they began and where they are heading.

When You Walk A Long Distance You Are Tired Tracklist:

1). “Too Small For Eyes”
2). “It Hurts Until It Doesn’t”
3). “Copper Mines”
4). “Nesting Behavior”
5). “Lockjaw”
6). “Blood-Letting”
7). “Burden of Proof”
8). “Hold Your Own Hand”

Mothers 2016 Tour Dates:

12.31.15 Athens, GA @ 40 Watt *
01.07.16 Chattanooga, TN @ JJ’s Bohemia
01.08.16 Greenville, SC @ Independent Public Warehouse
01.09.16 Macon, GA @ The Hummingbird
01.12.16 Orlando, FL @ Will’s Pub
01.13.16 Jacksonville, FL @ 1904 Bar
01.14.16 Miami, FL @ Churchills
01.15.16 Tampa, FL @ New World Brewery
01.16.16 Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder
01.20.16 Charlotte, NC @ Double Door
01.21.16 Winston-Salem, NC @ The Garage
01.22.16 Raleigh, NC @ King’s Barcade
01.23.16 Norfolk, VA @ Work Release
01.24.16 Harrisonburg, VA @ Artful Dog
01.27.16 New Haven, CT @ BAR
01.28.16 Asbury Park, NJ @ Wonder Bar
01.29.16 Brooklyn, NY @ Palisades
02.01.16 New York City, NY @ Berlin
02.02.16 Providence, RI @ Fete Lounge
02.03.16 Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall (Communion Presents)
02.04.16 Philadelphia, PA @ Milkboy (Communion Presents)
02.05.16 Vienna, VA @ Jammin Java (Communion Presents)
02.06.16 Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter
02.07.16 Charlottesville, VA @ The Southern
02.10.16 Nashville, TN @ The Stone Fox (Communion Presents)
02.11.16 Louisville, KY @ Zanzabar (Communion Presents)
02.12.16 Cincinnati, OH @ MOTR Pub
02.14.16 Columbia, MO @ Café Berlin
02.15.16 Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room
02.16.16 Omaha, NE @ O’Leavers
02.18.16 Davenport, IA @ Daytrotter Music Festival
02.24.16 London, UK @ Servant Jazz Quarters
02.26.16 London, UK @ Lexington
03.03.16 Sarasota, FL @ Ringling Museum
03.04.16 Athens, GA @ Caledonia Lounge
03.05.16 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
03.10.16 Savannah, GA @ Savannah Stopover Music Festival
03.13.16 Denton, TX @ 35 Denton
03.15.16 Austin, TX @ SXSW
03.16.16 Austin, TX @ SXSW
03.17.16 Austin, TX @ SXSW
03.18.16 Austin, TX @ SXSW
03.19.16 Austin, TX @ SXSW
03.21.16 Colorado Springs, CO @ Flux Capacitor
03.22.16 Fort Collins, CO @ Downtown Artery
03.23.16 Denver, CO @ Lost Lake Lounge
03.24.16 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
03.25.16 Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Festival
03.28.16 Seattle, WA @ The Vera Project %
03.29.16 Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios %
03.31.16 San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
04.01.16 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
% w/ All Dogs
* w/ New Madrid