- 2026-04-25
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MUSIC
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Joan & The Giants Releases New Song “Mamma Don't Cry”
Melbourne-based alt pop-rock band Joan & The Giants, consisting of Grace Newton-Wordsworth (vocals/guitar), Riley Sutton (drums), Chris Mackenzie (guitar) and Liam Olsen (bass), released a brand new song “Mamma Don't Cry” on April 23, 2026.
The song is their first new music since the 2025 EP “The Five Stages of Grief”.
As the single, the track follows the collaborative single “Figure It Out” with Seb Szabo, which was released last November.
Also, it is their debut single in the UK.
“Mamma Don't Cry” is a raw, soaring alt‑rock track written by the band lead singer Grace Newton‑Wordsworth in the aftermath of leaving an abusive relationship.
It's an emotional, triumphant piece about reclaiming strength, finding safety, and rebuilding identity.
The track was written by Grace Newton-Wordsworth and produced by Edwin White and Joel Quartermain.- Grace Newton-Wordsworth said of the song, “I wrote Mamma Don't Cry several months after leaving an abusive relationship and moving into my first share house - which quickly became my safe haven. I remember writing it on a warm WA afternoon in our rumpus room, not long after a really difficult conversation with my mum. We'd gone for coffee in Fremantle, and that's when I finally told her what I had been through. 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. This song didn't come from a place of victimhood. If anything, it came from a time when I discovered just how strong I really was-and I'm proud of that. I felt like a butterfly leaving the cocoon, slowly finding freedom, peace, and a sense of self again.”
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Photo by Meg Houghton - source : Apple Music
