Spearheaded by legendary underground guitarist Graham Clise, the trio return with a sharper blade and heavier boot following their 2023 debut, ‘Planet Brutalicon’… FFO: Witch, Annihilation Time, Lecherous Gaze.

Channelling raw rock’n’roll urgency into feral anthems for society’s poor, depraved, and proudly miscreant, ‘Absurdus Manifestus’ heralds the long overdue return of legendary Oz-outliers, Stepmother. Fusing high velocity Motor City proto punk with fuzz, feedback and electric psych, the band draw once more upon the spirit of Blue Cheer, The Pink Fairies, Nervous Eaters, The Damned, to wield hardened punk and nefarious nihilism, to confront the absurdity, violence, and dark comedy of modern existence. The latest single captures the band at their most relentless and confrontational as Clise points out: “It’s an unpolished stomper you can either shake your ass to or kick holes in the wall depending on your preference. It really blurs the line between total focus and all‑out chaos.” Additional tracks further showcase the band’s unhinged range. Like previous psych-punk dystopian anthem ‘New World’ which captures the band at their most relentless and confrontational. Whereas ‘What’s New?’ is a pub-rock rager packed with unrelenting rudeness and rapid-fire, razor-slashing riffs, delivering hyperactive proto-punk that laughs at the absurdity and pointlessness of everything. In support of the album, band also tour Europe throughout June (see dates below) and while there’s no doubt that the band will carve a mark in the annals of rock history with new relase, the big question is, will you be joining them along for the ride? ‘Absurdus Manifestus’ will be released on 10th April 2026 on Tee Pee Records.

Artist: Stepmother
Album: ‘Absurdus Manifestus’
Record Label: Tee Pee Records
Formats: LP/Digital
Release Date: 10/04/26