Momma: “The rock star doesn’t exist anymore in the traditional sense”

Etta Friedman used to feel like they were living two different lives. One of them was spent in art school, the other making music with their bandmate Allegra Weingarten, with whom they formed Momma back when they were in high school. The bulk of their activities as a band were often confined to their summer breaks, meaning their first two albums, 2018’s Interloper and 2020’s Two of Me were put together in short windows. Although Allegra had already graduated at this point, the arrival of COVID-19 upon American shores happened while Etta was still studying. Despite the disruption it caused to their education, however, it cleared space in their life to put more time and energy into making music. The product of this dedicated creative time was their third record, Household Name. ​“I...

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