Momma, Brennan Wedl, on being an angel [outside]

With a soaring guitar hook, sweetly sung dual vocals, and a cheeky lyrical Pavement reference, 2022 single “Speeding 72” successfully made Momma a Household Name – in indie rock circles, at least. Using the Nineties alt-rock boom as both a sonic influence and a career mantra, core duo Etta Friedman and Allegra Weingarten successfully willed themselves into rock stars, the kind who both headline their own tours and play support for big names like Weezer. Last month’s Welcome to My Blue Sky follows it up with more hooks and distortion, but also new electronic textures and more vulnerable lyrics. Alt-country artist Brennan Wedl and local power poppers On Being an Angel open. Read our interview with Momma online. – Carys Anderson