Mother Night is the name of a classic novel by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. It’s about a German during WWII who becomes a big minister of Nazi propaganda but is secretly an American spy. It’s a deep book with a lot of political and philosophical undertones, as can be expected of a Vonnegut book. I am a big fan of the author and book.
Mother Night is also the name of a band from New Jersey. They have nothing in common with Vonnegut or the Mother Night story. Their sound is in that laid back hardcore vein. The kind that you can slow mosh to but it’s hard to finger point or really sing along. Catchy choruses are not the meat and potatoes of this album. Their myspace page lists the following sounds-likes “Burn, Quicksand, 108, Eleven Thirty-Four, Undertow, Pantera, the apocalypse.” I don’t really hear most of that. Maybe 108, maybe. In my mind, this band reminds me more of an apolitical Suicide File, but hey, that’s just me.
You can find more info on Mother Night at their Myspace page. They have a couple of tracks up and some cool pics.
Spooky, right? Also spooky is the fact that the bassist is named CC. And no, it’s not that CC.