
In the summer of 2006, they opened for the Australian band the Cat Empire at the sold-out Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Shortly thereafter, Mother landed a nationally broadcast concert opening for K'naan and the Wailin' Jennys. When the Vancouver Province rated Mother as one of the top five BC bands to watch for in 2007, they began to receive acclaim for their debut album.

This debut album was recorded with Howard Redekopp, who had also worked with the New Pornographers and Tegan and Sara. The five members started off playing under the name Mother, and in the fall of 2005, they independently released a self-titled album. On January 28, 2022, the band released a deluxe version of Inside, containing 7 new songs. Their eighth studio album, Inside, was released on Jon Warner Brothers Music. In late 2020, the band's music went viral on TikTok, causing a surge in streams. Their seventh album, Dance and Cry, was released November 2, 2018. Their sixth album, No Culture, was released on February 10, 2017, with yet another Def Jam Recordings release in the United States. The band's second album, O My Heart, was released on Septemtheir third album, Eureka, was released on Matheir fourth album, The Sticks, was released on Septemand their fifth album, Very Good Bad Thing was released on November 4, 2014, with an American release of April 7, 2015, on Def Jam Recordings.

Retitled Touch Up, the reissue also featured several new songs. They later changed their name to Mother Mother, and re-released the album on Last Gang Records in 2007. In 2005, they independently released their self-titled debut album under the band name Mother.

Longtime bassist Jeremy Page left the band in 2016. The band consists of Ryan Guldemond on guitar and vocals, Molly Guldemond and Jasmin Parkin on vocals and keyboard, Ali Siadat on drums, and Mike Young on bass. Mother Mother is a Canadian indie rock band based in Quadra Island, British Columbia.
