A blisteringly progressive record - one that genuinely feels years ahead of its time.
An album that is nearly impossible to pin down from one moment—let alone song—to the next, as if to defy anyone who would dare attempt to define Motherhood as just one thing.
After a five year odyssey exploring electronic and experimentation, No Joy return to form having learned a thing or two.
On their fearlessly creative, beat-heavy new record, the Montreal band spikes their dream pop with trip-hop, nu-metal, and other ’90s signifiers.
White-Gluz controls her songs with a steady hand and a crystalline vision on Motherhood, and takes No Joy's always-restless creative spark to unimaginable new places.
With shades of post-rock, '90s techno, dance pop and more, it's impressive how organic a lot of No Joy's genre-bending feels. Motherhood's expansive sound palette is easily one of its biggest strengths.
If you’re willing to stick with it ... you’ll be rewarded with many sonic gems – and some thought-provoking ideas thematically.
1 | Birthmark 3:39 | |
2 | Dream Rats 3:34 | |
3 | Nothing Will Hurt 3:12 | |
4 | Four 4:17 | |
5 | Ageless 2:44 | |
6 | Why Mothers Die 3:36 | |
7 | Happy Bleeding 3:37 | |
8 | Signal Lights 3:52 | |
9 | Fish 4:23 | |
10 | Primal Curse 3:54 | |
11 | Kidder 4:43 |
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/ | AllMusic |