MOTHER MOTHER PROMISE TO 'COME OUT WITH A BANG' AT LOLLAPALOOZA INDIA

The Canadian rock act's co-founder and vocalist guitarist Ryan Guldemond talks about their recent album 'Nostalgia' and writing a song called 'Namaste'

- By ANURAG TAGAT

Canadian rock act Mother Mother’s Lollapalooza India set in Mumbai, their debut show in the country, came together because of a last-minute swap-in.

Guitarist-vocalist Ryan Guldemond says from his hotel in Mumbai, “There was a cancellation, and so we got sort of a last-minute invitation. We had like an afternoon to decide.” For the band that’s been around since 2005, it was an “easy yes.” The opportunity to play India for a Canadian rock band was too good to pass up. “I don’t even know of any peers that have come to India,” he says.

Guldemond has already been soaking up the Mumbai experience like one would expect from a first-time visitor. While they did visit the Taj Mahal Palace for tea, his preferred mode of tourism is simpler: “My favorite thing to do is just to walk around and soak up the true energy of a city. I don’t love doing the obvious touristy things, but just walking for hours, especially with a camera.”

He also mentions he’s also got a great view from his hotel window - predawn meditators facing the ocean. The band, interestingly, have a song called “Namaste” from their 2025 album