The Mother Hips have released the title track from their upcoming album When We Disappear, their compelling new studio album set for release January 27, 2023 on Blue Rose. 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 for the sessions in late 2021. 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. Marie’s 1964 addiction song “Codine.”

“Greg sent me a rough demo of this song and I thought it was promising,” says Tim 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. 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. In this way I believe both Greg’s and my own subconscious worlds revealed themselves. The music is simple and loose, helping with the devil-may-care attitude of the singing.”

Greg Loiacono has released his 3rd full-length album ‘Giving It All Away’. Paying tribute to 60’s r & b music, we find Greg reaching deep into his soulful side. The record features a stellar group of musicians that includes Widespread Panic’s Dave Schools on bass, drummer Michael Urbano (Sheryl Crow, John Hiatt) and organ player Danny Eisenberg (Counting Crows, Jonathan Richman). The sessions were recorded at Dave Schools’ Northern California studio, Spacecamp, and produced by Scott Hirsch (Hiss Golden Messenger, William Tyler).

“Theirs is a style tailor made for populist appeal, an effortlessly accessible sound that makes it abundantly easy for their audiences to simply get in a groove. “Clay Mask Clown” and “Song in a Can” offer ideal examples, but in truth, practically every offering finds a perfect pace.”

AT LONG LAST AND JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS… A NEW MOTHER HIPS RECORD!!  

“The glowing lantern is a universal symbol for sanctuary. That’s what we wanted this album to be: a safe harbor in the storm.” – Tim Bluhm

“In some ways, making this record brought us right back to the early days when Tim and I used to live together. It brought us back to the roots of what this band was all about.” – Greg Loiacono

Read what the press has been saying:

Glowing Lantern doesn’t simply get back to the roots of what gave The Mother Hips a platform to launch a successful 30+ years run, it, arguably, more importantly gets back to the simplicity that makes us love music. Bringing warmth and comfort when we need it most, 2021 is going out with a high that will leave many who have already made their “Best Of 2021” kicking themselves for jumping the gun and not including this record. – Nanobot Rock

The band wrote and recorded the album last year during the pandemic with Bluhm and Loiacono serving as producers. The results reflect the many conflicting emotions that the world experienced during that moment in time.- Relix

Musically, the Hips are doing what they do best: there’s plenty of straight up rock ‘n’ roll, tinged with a dreamy California haze, and accentuated by judicious use of instrumentation like pedal steel. They wear their influences and rock traditions on their sleeves, playing it loose and limber, with a warm, live sound that often feels like a group of friends jamming out together. Glowing Lantern is a record that will hold up after the current crisis has passed, every bit as much as any of the other highlights of the band’s catalog. – Lyric Magazine

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Glowing Lantern doesn’t simply get back to the roots of what gave The Mother Hips a platform to launch a successful 30+ years run, it, arguably, more importantly gets back to the simplicity that makes us love music. It is comprised of singable lyrics, relatable presence, rolling licks, and the ever-distant-as-of-late guitar solos. Bringing warmth and comfort when we need it most, 2021 is going out with a high that will leave many who have already made their “Best Of 2021” kicking themselves for jumping the gun and not including this record.

While the new normal for bands is to collaborate remotely, the upcoming Mother Hips album, “Glowing Lantern,” was built on old-fashioned, in-person hangs between primary songwriters Greg Loiacono and Tim Bluhm.

Loiacono explains that because “there was nothing else to do” during the height of the pandemic, he and Bluhm would meet for long walks, and they’d discuss new songs.

“It just came to be a good way to look at the material we had both been messing with,” says Loiacono, who like Bluhm plays guitar and sings in the band. “It ended up being more of a collaboration. There’s always a desire to do that. But having the time during everything slowing down, it really helped.”

The Mother Hips examine a soured, bruised love in the tiffin’ roots of “Clay Mask Clown” from the new record ‘Glowing Lantern.’

Greg Loiacono and Tim Bluhm talk pedals and gear with Pedal of the Day.