Single Mothers – “Marbles” [SoundCloud Song Stream]

The Skinny: Single Mothers, one of Canada’s most ferocious young bands, will see their long awaited debut full-length Negative Qualities released on October 7, 2014 through Dine Alone Records in Canada and XL Recordings imprint HXC Recordings for the rest of the world. The lead track “Marbles” is currently streaming via SoundCloud – listen below.

Produced by Joby J. Ford (The Bronx), at 10 songs, Negative Qualities is an unrelenting behemoth of a debut album that was two years in the making; written across two provinces, initially started in Los Angeles then finished in London, Toronto and Upstate New York. An explosive mix of raw energy, high-end punk and intellectual rendering of small town frustration, the record represents a band pushed to their most savage state. It’s their pound of flesh slammed down on the counter as a raw statement and now, they’re looking to collect. As Thomson rallies “I am who I am” on Negative Qualities, one can only wonder if this is a declaration of acceptance or a derision of him and his band. As such, the album will either be the first of many or the band’s final record. Ultimately, it is up to Single Mothers and their inherited behaviour to decide.

Negative Qualities Track Listing:
SIDE A
01. Overdose
02. Marbles – LISTEN
03. Womb
04. Half-Lit
05. Feel Shame

SIDE B
06. Crooks
07. Patricide
08. Ketamine
09. Blood Pressure
10. Money