You Are Not My Mother

Since forming in Dublin in late 2016, Pillow Queens have shared stages with the likes of IDLES, Soak and Pussy Riot, developing a community of loyal and passionate fans. In the winter of 2019, the band traveled to rural Co. Donegal to record their debut album, In Waiting, with award-winning producer Tommy McLaughlin (Soak/Hanna Peel). Released through the band’s own label in September 2020, In Waiting was met with critical acclaim, including a 5-star Irish Times review, which called the album “an emotional masterpiece.”

In Waiting was nominated for Ireland’s prestigious Choice Music Prize as Album of the Year. It earned Album of the Day and A list play on BBC 6 Music, and drew praise and support from the likes of NPR’s All Songs Considered and KEXP’s Song of the Day. 

In 2021, the band was invited to make their US Late Night television debut on CBS’s The Late Late Show, and later signed with Sub Pop Publishing. In May, the band returned to their Dublin city practice space to begin writing their next record, and have recently found a new home for it, signing a worldwide deal with Toronto’s Royal Mountain Records. They plan to spend the rest of the year touring to sold-out shows in Ireland and the UK.

Photo credit: Faolán Carey