Momma obviously decided to keep things comparatively simple on record #4. After two concept albums in a row (2020’s Two of Me, which I still don’t fully understand but which has something to do with a metaphysical purgatory – #15 on this List; and 2022’s Household Name, which has a less confusing narrative about a rock star’s rise and fall and was critically adored but I never fell for – did not place...) this latest effort is a much more traditional collection of songs about love and loss. Musically, too, Welcome to My Blue Sky is a more straightforward and less abrasive affair than Momma’s previous records. Their signature languid lo-fi grunge sound is still present, but this album offers more hooks (see especially ‘I Want You (Fever)’, ‘Rodeo’ and ‘Bottle Blonde’) than spikes. Indeed, it’s ultimately more indie rock than anything else. It’s a record that still occasionally kicks (as on ‘Last Kiss’ – no mistaking the grunge influences there), but, overall, Welcome to My Blue Sky is Momma at their most accessible.