Adult Mom
{{short description|American pop band}}
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| genre = Bedroom pop, lo-fi, shoegaze
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| label = Tiny Engines
Epitaph Records
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Adult Mom is an indie rock band founded by musician Stevie Knipe. Initially a solo project, Adult Mom has now expanded into a full band including guitarist Allegra Eidinger and drummer Olivia Battell. They have released three full-length albums and multiple EPs, most recently 2021’s Driver on Epitaph Records.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/adultmomband/status/1172932231876292608|title=adult mom @adultmomband|publisher=Twitter|date=14 September 2019|accessdate=18 September 2019}}
History
Adult Mom began in 2012 in Stevie Knipe's bedroom, where they recorded an EP and released on Bandcamp titled Bedroom Recordings.{{cite web|last1=Rettig|first1=James|title=Band To Watch: Adult Mom|date=19 May 2015|url=http://www.stereogum.com/1802600/band-to-watch-adult-mom-survival-stereogum-premiere/franchises/band-to-watch/|publisher=Stereogum|accessdate=21 February 2017}} Knipe attended State University of New York at Purchase, where they studied anthropology and began writing music.{{Cite web |date=2017-04-20 |title=Adult Mom's Bedroom Pop Is Bigger And More Tender On 'Soft Spots' |url=https://uproxx.com/music/adult-mom-interview/ |access-date=2019-03-26 |website=UPROXX}} The following year, Knipe released two EP's, one titled bstmommy and the other titled "Mom's Day".{{cite web|title=HEAR HEAR! – ADULT MOM|url=http://kickingthehabit.nl/2013-06-10/hear-hear-adult-mom|publisher=Kicked the Habit|accessdate=21 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222193744/http://kickingthehabit.nl/2013-06-10/hear-hear-adult-mom|archive-date=22 February 2017|url-status=dead}}
In August 2014, Knipe released a mini-album titled i fell in love by accident. In July 2014, Knipe released another EP titled Sometimes Bad Happens. The EP was listed at number four on Rolling Stone's "10 Best Cassettes of 2014" list.{{cite web|last1=Sheffield|first1=Rob|title=10 Best Cassettes of 2014|date=29 December 2014|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/10-best-cassettes-of-2014-20141229/adult-mom-sometimes-bad-happens-20141229|publisher=Rolling Stone|accessdate=21 February 2017}} Adult Mom was also part of a split alongside Cyberbully Mom Club and i tried to run away when i was 6.{{cite web|last1=Moreland|first1=Quinn|title=ADULT MOM, "PAWS"|url=http://www.imposemagazine.com/bytes/new-music/adult-mom-paws-mp3|publisher=Impose Magazine|accessdate=21 February 2017}} In 2015, Knipe released their first album on Tiny Engines titled Momentary Lapse of Happily.{{cite web|last1=Geffen|first1=Sasha|title=Adult Mom Momentary Lapse of Happily|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20850-momentary-lapse-of-happily/|publisher=Pitchfork|accessdate=21 February 2017}}{{cite web|last1=Rettig|first1=James|title=Stream Adult Mom Momentary Lapse Of Happily|date=28 July 2015|url=http://www.stereogum.com/1819419/stream-adult-mom-momentary-lapse-of-happily/mp3s/|publisher=Stereogum|accessdate=21 February 2017}}
On May 19, 2017, Adult Mom released their second album, entitled Soft Spots, with label Tiny Engines.{{Cite news|url=http://www.stereogum.com/1941462/stream-adult-mom-soft-spots/music/album-stream/|title=Stream Adult Mom Soft Spots|date=2017-05-16|work=Stereogum|access-date=2017-05-22}}
On November 9, 2019, Knipe published a series of tweets accusing Tiny Engines of withholding three years of royalty payments. Tiny Engines ultimately repaid them and subsequently agreed to return the masters for both records released by the label.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/record-labels/8549643/tiny-engines-adult-mom-interview-indie-labels|title=How the Plight of Beleaguered Label Tiny Engines Could Bring New Solutions to Indie Rock|date=2020-01-30|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2020-05-13}}
Their third full-length album Driver, which was produced by Stevie Knipe and Kyle Pulley at Headroom Studios in Philadelphia, was announced for release on March 5, 2021 via Epitaph Records.{{Citation|last=Records|first=Epitaph|title=Adult Mom – Driver|url=https://www.epitaph.com/artists/adult-mom/release/driver/|language=en|access-date=2021-02-15}} It received a rating of 7.3 from Pitchfork.{{Cite web|last=Pitchfork|first=Media|date=2021|title=Pitchfork Driver Review|website=Pitchfork|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/adult-mom-driver/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308061637/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/adult-mom-driver/ |archive-date=2021-03-08 }}
In March 2021, Adult Mom was featured in Guitar World Magazine, in which Stevie Knipe and Allegra Eidinger "discuss driving forward with intention and welcoming their pop sensibilities".{{Cite web|author1=Cheri Amour|date=2021-03-03|title=Adult Mom: "We looked at the songs as buildings and where we could put certain structures"|url=https://www.guitarworld.com/features/adult-mom-we-were-looking-at-the-songs-as-buildings-and-where-we-could-put-certain-structures|access-date=2022-01-07|website=guitarworld|language=en}}
Personal life
Knipe identifies as genderqueer,{{cite web|last1=Domenighini|first1=Annalise|title=Be Your Own 3 AM: An Interview with Adult Mom|url=https://noisey.vice.com/en_au/article/be-your-own-3-am-an-interview-with-adult-mom|publisher=Vice|accessdate=21 February 2017}} as mentioned in several of their songs, such as "Survival." They cite Alanis Morissette, The Cranberries, Rilo Kiley, and Bright Eyes as musical influences.{{Cite web|url=http://www.imposemagazine.com/features/adult-mom-survives-on-their-own-terms|title=Adult Mom survives on their own terms – Features|date=2015-07-28|website=Impose Magazine|language=en|access-date=2019-03-26}} Their early musical interests also include The Jonas Brothers, Britney Spears, and The Spice Girls.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rookiemag.com/2017/03/adult-mom-full-screen/|title=Rookie » Adult Mom: Full Screen|last=Davies|first=Rachel|date=2017-03-20|website=www.rookiemag.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-26}} Knipe started playing the guitar when they were fifteen.{{Cite web|url=https://www.retrogrademagazine.com/blog/2018/7/23/adult-mom|title=Adult Mom|website=Retrograde Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-26|archive-date=2019-03-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326023315/https://www.retrogrademagazine.com/blog/2018/7/23/adult-mom|url-status=dead}}
Band members
- Stevie Knipe – songwriting, guitar, vocals
- Olivia Battell – drums{{Cite web|url=https://audiotree.tv/session/adult-mom|title=Adult Mom|website=Audiotree|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-14}}
- Allegra Eidinger – lead guitar{{Cite web|url=http://epitaph.com/artists/adult-mom/bio|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127233810/https://www.epitaph.com/artists/adult-mom/bio|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 27, 2023|title=Adult Mom Bio}}
Discography
Albums
- Momentary Lapse of Happily (2015, Tiny Engines)
- Soft Spots (2017, Tiny Engines)
- Driver (2021, Epitaph){{Cite news |last=Rettig, James |date=February 23, 2021 |title=Adult Mom – "Checking Up" |work=Stereogum |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2117135/adult-mom-checking-up/music/ |access-date=February 24, 2021}}
EPs
- bedroom recordings (2012)
- i fell in love by accident (2013)
- bstmommy (2013)
- mom's day (2013)
- Sometimes Bad Happens (2014)