
Rolling Stone called the band “divinely inspired,” while Pitchfork praised their “rootsy mix of 70’s rock and power pop,” and The New Yorker lauded their ability to “sing it sweet and play it dirty.” Hailed by the San Francisco Chronicle as “one of the Bay Area’s most beloved live outfits,” The Mother Hips' headline and festival performances have became the stuff of legend, finding them sharing stages with everyone from Johnny Cash and Wilco to Lucinda Williams and The Black Crowes. The music is simple and loose, helping with the devil-may-care attitude of the singing.” In this way I believe both Greg’s and my own subconscious worlds revealed themselves. I went through it and matched words to his sounds and then tweaked the words to tell a kind of impressionistic history of our adventures together. "Greg sent me a rough demo of this song and I thought it was promising," says Bluhm of "When We Disappear." "What he was singing was place-holder gibberish, or sounds mixed with some actual lyrics, including what would become the title. STREAM/PURCHASE THE SONG "WHEN WE DISAPPEAR" HERE


Self-produced, When We Disappear features nine new tracks co-written by co-founders Tim Bluhm and Greg Loiacono - collection of lit-psych rock songs Inspired by psychology and literature - as well as a raw, garagey cover of Buffy St. Based in Northern California, the Hips headed to New Mexico, spending time at Ghost Ranch before settling in at Jono Manson's Kitchen Sink studio in Sante Fe in late 2021 for the sessions. Today, The Mother Hips are releasing the title track from their upcoming album When We Disappear, their compelling new studio album set for release Januon Blue Rose.
