Mothers

Mothers is a solo project started in 2013 by visual artist Kristine Leschper. The project is associated with the Netherlands in the provided details, and Leschper is identified there as Sven Kay. Leschper studies printmaking at the Lamar Dodd School of Art and begins Mothers while based in Athens, Georgia.

Early development

Leschper is a self-taught songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Her early musical influences include Interpol, Sufjan Stevens, Joanna Newsom, The Microphones and Neutral Milk Hotel, and she later develops an interest in experimental music, math rock and noise acts such as Lightning Bolt, Hella and Tera Melos. Her early demos use non-traditional song structures and move between strength and vulnerability with a linear, cathartic feel.

Live activity and first recordings

During 2014, Leschper performs solo shows that bring local attention, including praise from Flagpole, which describes her songs as visceral and deeply personal. She then expands Mothers into a full band, recruiting musicians from other local groups. The new line-up records a debut full-length album at Chase Park Transduction in Athens over the winter of 2014.

Debut album

The album is produced by Drew Vandenberg, who has worked with Of Montreal, Deerhunter and Porcelain Raft. It includes contributions from Josh McKay of Deerhunter on vibraphone and from McKendrick Bearden of Grand Vapids, who plays bass and provides string arrangements throughout the record. The project is described as preparing for its debut album release in 2016.