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Adult Mom

American pop band

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionNov 14, 2025
Entity authorityQ29097301 ↗
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Adult Mom is an indie rock band founded by musician Stevie Knipe. Initially a solo project, Adult Mom has now expanded into a full band including guitarist Allegra Eidinger, bassist Lily Mastrodimos, and drummer Olivia Battell. They have released four full-length albums and multiple EPs, most recently 2025's Natural Causes on Epitaph Records.

History

Stevie Knipe started playing the guitar when they were fifteen. Adult Mom began in 2012 in Knipe's bedroom, where they recorded an EP and released on Bandcamp titled Bedroom Recordings. Knipe attended State University of New York at Purchase, where they studied anthropology and began writing music. The following year, Knipe released two EP's, one titled bstmommy and the other titled "Mom's Day".

In August 2014, Knipe released a mini-album titled i fell in love by accident. In July 2014, Knipe released another EP titled Sometimes Bad Happens. The EP was listed at number four on Rolling Stone's "10 Best Cassettes of 2014" list.

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