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Mothers Sing About The 'Blame Kit'

The band Mothers is back with new music that is sonically more challenging and lyrically intriguing. It imagines a device that that can shift or imply guilt onto a particular person, group, or idea.
Mothers' new album, <em>Render Another Ugly Method, </em>will be out on ANTI.

A few years ago, when came to , I was taken by Kristine Leschper's gentle fragility. She sang songs that were beautifully stark but barely hung together. Now Mothers have returned with new songs that are more challenging to listen to, with a sound that is

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