Spirit Mother

Spirit Mother is a heavy rock band with a dynamic and imposing wall of sound, a driving backbeat, atmospheric strings, and haunting vocals described by The Obelisk as lush and ranging, a “languid grunge blasted into outer space in the desert night.” Originally formed by lead singer, songwriter, and bassist Armand Lance and violinist, SJ; their line-up solidified with guitarist Sean McCormick and Drummer, Landon Cisneros. This quartet often performs as a quintet with the use of two violins. Violinist, Camille Getz, has become integral to their live performances. Initially from Long Beach, CA, the band relocated due to the pandemic and is now headquartered in the high-desert of Eastern Oregon. Lead singer and songwriter, Armand Lance, writes the lyrics and creates the bones of the music in the attic of his rural, Oregon ranch between cattle working and mustang wrangling - a likeness to his father’s upbringing as an Ecuadorian cowboy. The group convenes at this cabin to collaborate and develop their repertoire. Spirit Mother received critical praise for their first album, Cadets “a distinct chance we’ll look back on this as an early gem from a band going places” - Sleeping Shaman. In 2020 Spirit Mother was tapped for a pandemic project to create a live record/concert film in the style of Pink Floyd’s Live at Pompeii. Fans and critics worldwide revered the band’s performance in Live In The Mojave Desert Volume 3 which was released by Giant Rock Records and Heavy Psych Sounds Records. “Spirit Mother really goes for it with a killer set. One that has energy, unique flavour and seems to fit so perfectly within the desert environment. If you didn’t know who Spirit Mother was before seeing this show, there’s no way anyone is forgetting them anytime soon. Brilliant." - GBHBL.com.