New Music: Maddie Zahm, “Mothers & Daughters”

Maddie Zahm

On the heels of her newly-released EP, (the angry part), our beloved queer pop confessionalist, Maddie Zahm, is back with a new single, “Mothers & Daughters.” Just in time for both Mother’s Day and Mental Health Awareness Month, Zahm excavates the mother-daughter relationship and how it changes and evolves with age and time. As Zahm explains,

“‘Mothers & Daughters' is without a doubt my favorite song I’ve ever written. There’s something so honest about acknowledging that your mom is also just a girl living life for the first time, too. I held a lot of resentment towards my mom in my later teen years as I navigated my relationship with food, god and my body. But the older I get and the closer my mom and I have become the more I’ve realized she is the greatest friend I have ever had. I sometimes can’t fathom that she had me at twenty-two years old. I am twenty-seven and the idea of raising a daughter without passing on any of my current burdens seems impossible. As life keeps spinning, I only find more empathy and understanding for my mom. And not only for her but also my mom’s mom and so forth. We are all a cycle of women learning how to raise other women in a society that tells us that we’re never doing enough. And I know it’s not the case for everyone but for some of us one day we wake up and realize our mothers were more than enough. And not only that, but we’re exactly like them.”

“Mothers & Daughters’ opens with trembling piano keys, followed by a soft, wispy sweep of acoustic strings. Zahm’s gentle vocals expand the piece, pouring emotion into a well of sound. Only mothers and daughters can fully understand the depth of such a track in all its many complexities. Thankfully, as Zahm continues to speak truth into melody, with eager listeners consuming and digesting her words, these conversations will persist into the future, opening a window into others’ lives and experiences, continuing a dynamic of the self.

Zahm is going on tour in the fall. You will not want to miss this one. With the great Mercer Henderson opening, it’s a much-catch bill, and will likely sell out! Dates here:

FALL 2025 sad & sexy tour dates 

Oct 7 Tue - Phoenix, AZ - The Van Buren 

Oct 10 Fri - Dallas, TX - The Kessler

Oct 11 Sat - Houston, TX - The Heights Theater

Oct 14 Tue - Charlotte, NC - The Underground

Oct 15 Wed - Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theatre 

Oct 16 Thu - Washington, DC - Lincoln Theatre

Oct 18 Sat - Philadelphia, PA - Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia

Oct 20 Mon - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club 

Oct 21 Tue - New York, NY - Gramercy Theatre

Oct 23 Thu - Toronto, ON - The Opera House

Oct 24 Fri - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues Cleveland 

Oct 26 Sun - Columbus, OH - The Athenaeum Theatre

Oct 27 Mon - Nashville, TN - The Basement East

Oct 28 Tue - Indianapolis, IN - HI-FI Annex

Oct 29 Wed - Chicago, IL - Metro

Nov 1 Sat - Ferndale, MI - The Loving Touch

Nov 3 Mon - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line

Nov 4 Tue - Lawrence, KS - The Granada

Nov 6 Thu - Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre

Nov 8 Sat - Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex

Nov 13 Thu - Seattle, WA - Neptune 

Nov 14 Fri - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre

Nov 16 Sun - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall 

Nov 18 Tue - San Diego, CA - Music Box

Nov 19 Wed - Los Angeles, CA - The Fonda Theatre