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Long Mama
Photo by Lily Shea

Debut album Poor Pretender available now.

"A winner all the way."
- Country Music People Magazine

Long Mama - Poor Pretender Album Artwork by Jessica Seamans (Design & Layout by Alison Kle
Album Artwork: Jessica Seamans / Type and Layout: Alison Kleiman

In the Press

"Long Mama has used their patience wisely, aspiring for gently crafted perfection. This is quite an introduction."


- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

"Equal parts theatrical, hook-laden, lyrical, and spacious."

- Milwaukee Record

"A debut unlike any other: a catalog of modern, oral tradition music."

- Hear Here Presents

"Where folk and indie-rock meet at a poetic intersection with some soulfulness and grit."

- Take Effect

"Wodtke’s storytelling is top-notch. If you need some moody folk songs in your life, this is the new album for you."


- Outsider

"Poor Pretender [...] invites listeners to be whisked away to a fictional but uncanny Western world that reflects Wodtke’s observations on humanity."

- Shepherd Express

"A hushed record rife with departures and narratives that beg remembrance of broken relationships before the memories slip away."

- Sound and Soul

New single "Corduroy Road" available now.

"It takes serious skill to make a song this warm."
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Single Artwork and Design: Bryan Whitten and Jesse Bartlett

Watch our Hear Here Live Session

Watch our lyric video for "Poor Pretender"

Watch our music video for "The Narrows"

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