The Mommyheads confront mortality head-on with No Quietus — their 17th album and perhaps most vital work yet. Out 7 November 7 2025, this defiant, danceable record turns death into a celebration of life, blending prog-rock ambition with raw emotional honesty. It’s an album about endings that feels like a beginning.
The Mommyheads releases their 17th record on 7 November 2025. Entitled ‘No Quietus‘, the LP is Latin for ‘no death’. While avoiding the clichéd character narratives and fantastical story arcs of classic rock, this record does have a core theme that weaves its way through every pulsating rhythm and guitar strum. Death is the main protagonist on this sonic journey, and it is far more pleasing to the ears than one might imagine.
‘Triumph and Crash’ barrels in like a prog-rock funeral march for the current geopolitical situation and/or any fallen empire in its final days. In the track ‘Black Veins’, our protagonist reveals a sense of vulnerability that continues throughout. ‘Take these black veins and turn them blue; I gave all my oxygen to you’ is a heart-wrenching reflection on the co-dependency that develops in any relationship. The title track, ‘No Quietus’, sees the protagonist grappling with the possible final days of the most important person in his life. ‘I’m Your Apocalypse’ sees the band at their most rebellious and angst-ridden, channelling edgy, dissonant synths that rub and gyrate against a deep 7/8 groove. ‘Always Reaching’ juxtaposes heady lyrics with danceable grooves, achieving this flawlessly within a 4:40-minute song. By the end of side one, we are eased into a late-70s Bee Gees groove, with the lead protagonist asking us to consider where heaven and religion might fit into this grand narrative.
Side two continues this theme with songs such as ‘Finally Free’, ‘Strong’ and ‘It’s Only Life’.
We are carried along this path, hearing the dreaded concept of how to deal with the inevitable topic that we never seem to have enough time for. Yet here is a musical document that tackles this delicate concept from multiple points of view. Like a prize fighter looking for any weakness in his opponent’s body, ‘No Quietus’ examines the death of society, loved ones, egos, relationships, religious beliefs, and one’s identity through song. The end result is a unique and refreshing musical collage that will stand the test of time. This record might just be the most hopeful LP of this band’s career.
In this band’s long and successful career, releasing a concept album about death has never seemed so vital.
