The Mums of Dunedin Help Me Define Mumcore
The Mums of Dunedin Help Me Define Mumcore You’re eight years old in the back seat of mum’s station wagon. She’s taking you to touch rugby practice and lovingly chain smoking in the front because it’s still legal in the early 2000s. “BUSTER, BUSTER, BUSTER,” you yell at your Nintendog. Buster can’t hear you over the Bic Runga blasting from her debut CD Drive. It’s the soundtrack to your childhood. The search term “Mumcore” gets you no Google results, yet we all know what it is. Shania Twain, James Blunt, Fleetwood Mac, the national anthems of motherhood. A pregnant wo...
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