Mom Jeans (stylized Mom Jeans.) is an American alternative rock/indie rock band formed in Berkeley, California, in 2014.
Mom Jeans found their start in early 2014 at UC Berkeley, with drummer Austin Carango and lead singer Eric Butler. The duo recorded Spring Demo in May 2014, a six-track EP which would later be released as the band's self-titled debut on cassette tape by Northern California-based label, Fourth Row Records. Tracks on Spring Demo feature only Butler and Carango in an acoustic style, while the later release of the self-titled EP included electric instrumentation with new additions, Josh Perline on bass/vocals, and David McDowall on drums; McDowall left the band shortly after release.
Later in 2014, the trio recorded their last EP before their first full-length album, titled Allergic which featured Carango switching to drums, Perline switching to guitar, and bass recordings being handled by both members. Post-release, Gabriel "Gabe" Paganin joined the band as live bassist and Josh Perline exited the band on good terms.
Mom Jeans self-released their first full-length album, Best Buds, on July 3, 2016. Like their self-titled EP, the album was first released on cassette tape by Fourth Row Records. Soon thereafter, the group signed with Massachusetts-based label Counter Intuitive Records, who then re-released the band's first full-length album on vinyl in November 2016.
The band's second full-length album, Puppy Love, was released on July 3, 2018, with Counter Intuitive Records, as well as a limited independent label run of the record and a select variant being put out by UK based label Big Scary Monsters.
On November 13, 2023, the band announced their next studio album, Bear Market. The album comprises rerecorded songs from their previous albums. The new reimagined songs followed the band's previous single, Alameda County Fair, into a new "poppier" and produced sound. The album was released on November 17, 2023.
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Members:
Eric Butler
Bart Thompson
Austin Carango
Sam Kless
Past members:
Josh Perline
Matt Falls
Gabriel Paganin
Billy Bouzos
From: Berkeley, California, United States
Genre(s):
Indie rock,
pop,
punk,
emo,
Midwest emo
Instrument(s):
Vocals,
Guitar,
Trombone,
Trumpets,
Bass
Active From: 2014-present