Household Name (album) explained

Household Name
Type:studio
Cover:Household Name Momma.jpeg
Artist:Momma
Studio:Studio G (Brooklyn)
Producer:Aron Kobayashi Ritch
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Household Name is the third studio album by American indie rock band Momma. It was released on July 1, 2022, by Polyvinyl and Lucky Number. The album was produced by Momma multi-instrumentalist Aron Kobayashi Ritch.[1]

Singles and promotion

"Medicine", the album's first single, was released on November 17, 2021.[2] The album's second single, "Rockstar", was released on February 22, 2022.[3]

The band announced the album alongside the release of the third single, "Speeding 72", on April 19, 2022.[4] Two more singles, "Lucky" and "Motorbike", preceded the album's release.

Followed by a brief tour of the UK in May 2022, Momma toured the United States during the summer supporting Snail Mail directly followed by a headline tour in the fall with support from waveform*, Pardoner and teethe to promote their album.[4] They toured the United States supporting Surf Curse in November and December 2022. In 2023, they toured the United States with Death Cab For Cutie[5] and Europe and the UK with Alex G.[6]

Influences and inspirations

Momma was influenced by alternative rock and grunge artists and bands from the 1990s while making this album, such as Liz Phair, Pavement, Nirvana, The Smashing Pumpkins and Veruca Salt.[6] [7] The band described their album as "the rise and fall of a rock star and the tropes and tribulations that come with the arc."[7] and were inspired by relationships, the music industry's flaws, the archetype of a rock star[8] and changes in their lives, such as breakups,[4] while writing the album.

Critical reception

Household Name was met with generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 76, based on ten reviews. Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 7.6 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.

Household Name was praised by critics upon its release for its sound reminiscent of 90's rock. The album appeared on several year-end lists in 2022.

Year-end lists!Publication!List!Rank!Ref.
The Forty-FiveThe Best Albums of 202236[9]
Northern TransmissionsBest Albums of 202216
Paste MagazineThe 50 Best Albums of 202228[10]
Under the RadarTop 100 Albums of 202298[11]

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The 10 Albums We're Most Excited About in July . . 7 January 2023 . en . 28 June 2022.
  2. Web site: Mosk . Mitch . 2021-11-24 . Momma's "Medicine" Is a Grunge-Fueled Song of Intimate Addiction . 2022-12-23 . Atwood Magazine . en-US.
  3. Web site: 2022-02-22 . Momma Release New Song \"Rockstar\": Listen . 2022-12-23 . Stereogum . en.
  4. Web site: Hatfield. Amanda . Momma announce new LP & tour (watch video for new single "Speeding 72") . 2022-12-23 . BrooklynVegan . 19 April 2022 . en.
  5. Web site: 2022-09-27 . Death Cab for Cutie Add 2023 Tour Dates . 2022-12-23 . Pitchfork . en-US.
  6. Web site: Momma Join Alex G's European Tour – Enigma Online . 2022-12-23 . en-US.
  7. News: Momma's 'Household Name' is the rise and fall of the rock star : World Cafe Words and Music Podcast . en . NPR . 2022-12-23.
  8. Web site: Krueger . Jonah . 2022-07-01 . Momma Break Down New Album Household Name Track by Track: Exclusive . 2022-12-23 . Consequence . en-US.
  9. Web site: Gunn . Charlotte . 2022-12-01 . Albums of the year 2022 . 2022-12-23 . The Forty-Five . en-GB.
  10. Web site: Paste Staff . 2022-11-21 . The 50 Best Albums of 2022 . 2022-12-23 . pastemagazine.com . en.
  11. Web site: Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2022 Part 2 Under the Radar Magazine . 2022-12-23 . www.undertheradarmag.com . en.