Joan & the Giants have really impressed me with their latest single, “Mamma Don’t Cry,” a beautiful alt-pop track about family bonds, resilience, and metamorphosis. Few artists are prepared to be as honest as frontwoman Grace Newton-Wordsworth, who wrote this song about confiding in her mother that she was in an abusive relationship.
“We’d gone for coffee in Fremantle, and that’s when I finally told her what I had been through,” Grace remembered. “She broke down in tears, heartbroken that I hadn’t told her while it was happening. But the truth is, when you’re in it, you don’t really tell anyone. It takes every ounce of strength just to stop excusing it—and even more to finally walk away.”
Joan & The Giants are heading to the United Kingdom to play The Great Escape and record some new music this month, but they’ll be back before too long for some local shows. Catch them anywhere you can!
13-16 May 2026 – The Great Escape, Brighton
3rd July 2026 – The Bird, Boorloo/Perth
4 August 2026 – Old Bar, Naarm/Melbourne
11 August 2026 – Old Bar, Naarm/Melbourne
18 August 2026 – Old Bar, Naarm/Melbourne
25 August 2026 – Old Bar, Naarm/Melbourne
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