Mammoth Indigo, “No Mothers” (Live At Blue Sprocket Sound)

by | Oct 23, 2014

This Richmond/Harrisonburg band came out of nowhere for me–I don’t think I’d ever heard their music before they sent me this video a week or two ago. Since then, I’ve watched it at least 10 times, and have been itching for a chance to share it with all of you.

This Richmond/Harrisonburg band came out of nowhere for me–I don’t think I’d ever heard their music before they sent me this video a week or two ago. Since then, I’ve watched it at least 10 times, and have been itching for a chance to share it with all of you. Well, the time has come; ladies and gentlemen, here is Mammoth Indigo, who call themselves “dream folk-rock” and to me seem more like a cross between Wilco and My Morning Jacket, with a great deal of gothic melodrama added in for good measure. This live in-studio performance of “No Mothers” begins as a gripping but relatively straightforward indie rock/alt-country hybrid, with singer/guitarist Cody Bowers harking back to the late, lamented Jeff Buckley in his vocal tones. But there’s a great deal more atmosphere created in the last half of the song, which is preceded by a false ending that may at first make you wonder why there are still two minutes left in the video. You find out soon enough, never fear.

Mammoth Indigo will be bringing plenty more of this sort of thing to RVA when they hit the Strange Matter stage on Saturday, November 8. They’ll be finishing up a tour with Michigan’s The Soil And The Sun and Wisconsinites Count This Penny, and will no doubt be in top form after having an entire tour to get into fighting shape. The show is $8 in advance, $10 at the door, and you can order tickets here: https://soilsun.eventbrite.com/ For more info, click here. And keep up with what Mammoth Indigo have going on by following them on Facebook.

By Andrew Necci

Marilyn Drew Necci

Marilyn Drew Necci

Former GayRVA editor-in-chief, RVA Magazine editor for print and web. Anxiety expert, proud trans woman, happily married.




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