The Sticks (album)

2012 album by Mother Mother

This article is about the Mother Mother album. For the Led Zeppelin album sometimes referred to as Sticks, see Led Zeppelin IV.

The Sticks

Studio album by

Mother Mother

Released|  September 18, 2012
February 12, 2013[1]
Studio| Hipposonic Studios (Vancouver)
Genre| Indie rock
Length| 47:40
Label| Last Gang Records
Producer| Ryan Guldemond
Ben Kaplan
Mother Mother chronology
| Eureka
(2011)  | The Sticks
(2012)  | Very Good Bad Thing
(2014)

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Singles from  The Sticks

1. "Let's Fall in Love"
Released: July 17, 2012
2. "Bit By Bit"
Released: 2012
3. "Infinitesimal"
Released: 2013

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]
Edmonton Journal| [3]

The Sticks is the fourth album by Vancouver-based indie rock band Mother Mother released in Canada on September 18, 2012, and in the United States on February 12, 2013. It is a concept album that deals with the notions of isolation, escapism and withdrawal from modern society.[4][5] It was produced by band member Ryan Guldemond and producer Ben Kaplan.[6]

The album's first single, "Let's Fall in Love", was released on July 17, 2012. The single also included the B-Side track “The Sticks”. The second album single “Bit By Bit” was released October 22 with exclusive B-side “Slip Away” which was a song cut from the official album.

## Track listing

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All songs written by Ryan Guldemond.

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Omen"| 1:07
2.| "The Sticks"| 4:03
3.| "Let's Fall in Love"| 3:08
4.| "Business Man"| 3:21
5.| "Dread in my Heart"| 2:32
6.| "Infinitesimal"| 2:57
7.| "Happy"| 3:58
8.| "Bit By Bit"| 3:18
9.| "Latter Days"| 3:30
10.| "Little Pistol"| 4:29
11.| "Love it Dissipates"| 3:00
12.| "Cry Forum"| 4:03
13.| "Waiting for the World to End"| 4:20
14.| "To the Wild"| 3:51
15.| "Cesspool of Love (Bonus Track)"| 3:06
16.| "All Gone (Bonus Track)"| 3:45

## Personnel

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* Molly Guldemond - vocals and keyboard
* Ryan Guldemond - guitar and Main vocals
* Jasmin Parkin - keyboard and vocals
* Ali Siadat - drums
* Jeremy Page - bass (Left later on)

## References

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1. ^ Brown, Harley (November 13, 2012). "Watch Mother Mother's Creepy, Chad VanGaalen-Animated 'The Sticks'". Spin. Archived from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
2. ^ Monger, James Christopher. "Mother Mother - The Sticks". AllMusic. Archived from the original on July 10, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
3. ^ Edmonton Journal review
4. ^ "Mother Mother on their hard-to-pin-down sound". National Post, September 17, 2012.
5. ^ "Mother Mother long for a return to The Sticks". Vancouver Sun, September 20, 2012.
6. ^ Hudson, Alex (July 16, 2012). "Mother Mother Detail 'The Sticks,' Share New Tracks". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on October 3, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2023.

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Mother Mother

* Ryan Guldemond
* Molly Guldemond
* Ali Siadat
* Jasmin Parkin
* Mike Young

* Debra-Jean Creelman
* Kenton Loewen
* Jeremy Page

Studio albums|

* Mother (2005)
* Touch Up (2007)
* O My Heart (2008)
* Eureka (2011)
* The Sticks (2012)
* Very Good Bad Thing (2014)
* No Culture (2017)
* Dance and Cry (2018)
* Inside (2021)
* Grief Chapter (2024)

Extended plays|

* Mother EP (2024)

Singles|

* "Hayloft"
* "The Stand"

Related articles|

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