Music

New River Studios, London, 2025

Teenage drummer and her riot mom brew up a cauldron of “metallic art punk” in a backyard studio in Austin, Texas. Visual artist Lalena, formerly of NYC’s The Color Guard and The Hissyfits, plays guitar while Annika kicks ass behind the kit. They named their project for the supportive outer shell of a sculptural mold. The Mothermold is an experiment in superimposing a mother-daughter bond on the stereotypically male “rock band” trope. Their original songs fuse metal, punk, prog and pop, while exploring ideas of coming of age, love, mythology, darkness, and the cosmos.

The Mothermold released their debut album Flesh of My Flesh as a duo in the fall of 2022. Having performed in area venues since 2017, Annika and Lalena started recording during the pandemic lockdown of 2020 when Annika was 12; the album was completed two years later with final vocal tracks (Annika's voice had changed!). Flesh of My Flesh vibrates with hooks, harmonies, and heavy guitars; and traverses from triumph to joy to despair and back.

The Mothermold has performed at venues in London and New York, as well as venues closer to home including the outdoor stage at the Moody Center for Harry Styles' Love on Tour concert in Austin. The duo has rocked the Johnson Park Amphitheater for the Highland Lakes Equality Fest in Marble Falls, Texas; and Austin's Empire Control Room for YouTube Presents DIY Showcase. Other local venues where The Mothermold has performed include Austin Beer Garden & Brewery, Flamingo Cantina, The Parlor, Hole in the Wall, Carousel Lounge, Batch Craft Beer and Kolaches, the Austin Public Library and the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired.

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“Killer grunge from this mother-daughter combo with in-your-face riffing and gutsy vocals.”
– Bandcamp Daily, New & Notable

“‘Mary Jane’ is a big rocker that dips heartily into metal while staying true to both punk and art rock.”
— If It's Too Loud...

“‘Goddess In Orbit’ sounds great, and the flute sounds beautiful!”
– NASA Astronaut Cady Coleman, on Twitter and Facebook

Interview on the Feb. 7 episode of Sounding Out With Izzy: A Grrrl's Two Sound Cents podcast

UPCOMING SHOWS:

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PAST PERFORMANCES:

LONDON

Friday, July 4, 2025
New River Studios
199 Eade Road, London, England
Presented by Get In Her Ears; with bands The Dead Zoo and Water Deer

AUSTIN

Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
1100 W 45th St, Austin, TX

Saturday, February 22, 2025
House party benefit show for Girls Rock Austin
With Snack Supper

Thursday, July 4, 2024
Hole in the Wall
2538 Guadalupe St., Austin, TX

Saturday, June 22, 2024
Marble Falls Pride Fest
Johnson Park, 230 Ave. J, Marble Falls, TX

Sunday, March 10, 2024
Punk Vs. Rockabilly
Flamingo Cantina
515 East 6th Street, Austin, TX 78701

Saturday, February 10, 2024
Carousel Lounge
1110 E. 52nd St, Austin, TX 78752

Thursday, August 17, 2023
ABGB, Austin Beer Garden Brewing Co.
1100 W 45th St, Austin, TX

Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
1100 W 45th St, Austin, TX

NEW YORK

Thursday, June 1, 2023
Amityville Music Hall
with Eye+Lashes, Sharp Violet, and Bitch Switch
198 Broadway, Amityville, NY 11701
Presented by Loud Women

Saturday, June 3, 2023
All-ages matinee at Footlight Underground at the Windjammer
A quirky community art space, Brooklyn adjacent, made of art, magic, laughter, music and love.
with Eye+Lashes
5-52 Grandview Ave., Ridgewood, NY 11385
Presented by Loud Women

AUSTIN

December 17, 2022
Girls Rock Austin's Festive Fest 2022
with Peelander-Z, We Don't Ride Llamas, Kady Rain, Transy Warhol, Carrie Fussell
at Feels So Good 211 E. Alpine Rd. #700A, Austin, TX 78704

December 18, 2022
East Austin Handmade Arts Yule Bazaar at Nature's Treasures
4103 N Interstate 35, Austin, TX 78722

September 28, 2022
HARRY STYLES LOVE ON TOUR, Moody Theater, Austin TX
As part of a promotional event for Girls Rock Austin for the Truist Local Artist Concert Series on the Hulu Stage

August 27, 2022
YouTube Presents: The DIY Musician Showcase, Austin TX
At the Empire Control Room as part of the DIY Musician Conference

June 18, 2022
Highland Lakes Equality Fest, Marble Falls TX

June 16, 2022
Screening event for Kathleen Hanna documentary The Punk Singer
Yarborough Branch Library, Austin TX

May 21, 2022
Parlor Matinee with Mad Whit and Liz Burrito
The Parlor, Austin TX