MOTHER MOTHER HAVE been hard at it since 2005, when Ryan Guldemond formed the band in Quadra Island, British Columbia. Along the way, the alternative-pop rockers dropped eight records heading into the thick of the COVID-19 pandemic, but they never managed to resonate on a larger scale.
All that changed after “Hayloft,” a cut from 2008’s O My Heart, exploded with the help of TikTok, catapulting Mother Mother to millions-of-streams-per-week success. Since then, the upward trend has continued, with the group’s latest record, 2024’s Grief Chapter (Warner), looking to be their biggest yet.
Reflecting on Mother Mother’s journey, Ryan Guldemond tells , “If you want to marry your art with commerce and success, you probably should just get on social media and do whatever it takes to be
