Single Mothers has been a band that I have admired. There is a mysterious feeling behind them. The social media page is on private and the website says that they broke up in 2009, yet still play shows. But, something that you can't deny is that their music rocks. I had the opportunity to chat with Drew Thomson about everything surrounding the band and much more.
Single Mothers started when one door in Thomson's life closed. He was a real estate agent and worked under a boss who drank often. He eventually grew tired of some of the actions from the boss and other employees, and decided to quit the job. That is when he took a stab starting a band. At first, Single Mothers was a spite project. He simply wanted to be better than another local band. It even got to the point where he had two lineups for the band at once. He decided to go with the more talented group and the rest is history (hence the whole band breaking up quote on their website). Thomson didn't expect much from the band, but when they released "Self-Titled" it was his first real opportunity to play outside of London (Canada).
Thomson dabbles between Single Mothers and his own solo project called The Drew Thomson Foundation. Single Mothers has more of a revolving door. Whoever is around to tour and wants to hit the road are welcomed to join. But, at the same time, if a musician decides to sit a gig out, there are no hard feelings and they can join the next tour. We deeply explored the writing process for Thomson. On average he writes about 10 songs a week. We discussed how he decides which song is suitable for Single Mothers and which one will land with his solo endeavor.
Last year Single Mothers released an album called "Bubbles." Thomson had no real motive to put those songs out, but the band's label liked the songs a lot and wanted to put them on Spotify. Throughout this episode we went into a ton of subjects. It includes what he has been up to during the pandemic. That includes hiking and listening to audio books. He also became a big basketball fan and started learning about macro economics. We talked about music reviews and how they are based on personal opinion. Thomson chats about giving up drinking. Check out his projects below!
Website: http://singlemothersband.com
Bandcamp: https://singlemothersband.bandcamp.com
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2FW1jqwbJgwWT8hTWHgBrq?si=ZY_Iy8AuQtSU3Gmw_275Yg
Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/single-mothers/520264239
