Today, Boston indie-folk duo Sweet Petunia (Mairead Guy and Maddy Simpson) releases “Puke” from their Righteous Babe Records debut album Foggy Mountain Mental Breakdown, out March 13. “Puke,” a solemn acoustic song surrounded by harmonies, showcases Sweet Petunia’s daringly honest and raw lyrics. A crowd favorite at their live shows, “Puke” highlights the longing for parental comfort, even while becoming an adult. Listen to “Puke” HERE and via DSPs HERE. Pre-save Foggy Mountain Mental Breakdown HERE.
Sweet Petunia’s Guy shares their thoughts on “Puke” and the emotional turmoil the song reflects. “’Puke’ was written during a time in my life where I was so unbelievably miserable, anxious, and isolated that my body began rejecting the action of waking up by throwing up. This song takes all that pain and all the symptoms of this deep dark depression and throws them into the light. I’ve found that becoming an adult and wishing you could go back to a time when your parents took care of you is rather widespread, as our fans have deeply connected with the song since we started performing it.”
Sweet Petunia will take the Foggy Mountain Mental Breakdown songs on the road when they open for Ani DiFranco on her Spirit of Love tour in April. Simpson says,
“We’re thrilled to support Ani this April on her Spirit of Love tour - most of these cities will be brand new for us, but we know that we’ll be in great company among Ani, her band, and all of you Babes in the audience!” Tour dates are below and at sweetpetuniaband.com.
Sweet Petunia makes music that channels both righteous fury and profound tenderness, fusing Boston’s DIY edge with Appalachian soul. After meeting as students at the esteemed Berklee College of Music in 2018, Guy—raised in the heart of Richmond’s Celtic and old-time scene—and Simpson, who honed her ear singing radio harmonies from the backseat of her mom’s car, quickly formed a creative bond and built something electrifying together. They open every set with a blast of double-banjo fire, their breakneck precision and cutting harmonies shaped as much by punk basements in Allston as by centuries-old ballads.
Sweet Petunia funnel that same feverish intensity into Foggy Mountain Mental Breakdown, a record born in the thick of unraveling—where breakups sting, friendships fray, old habits collapse under their own weight, and self-discovery feels less like revelation and more like survival. Each song moves through the ache of outgrowing what once felt essential, tracing the quiet, brutal work of becoming. The title tips its hat to Flatt & Scruggs and their high-lonesome classic “Foggy Mountain Breakdown,” rooting the album in the traditional folk lineage that raised the duo. But this is no museum piece—threaded through the banjo runs and close harmonies is the pulse of basement shows and DIY grit, giving the old bones of bluegrass a restless, modern heart.
Sweet Petunia On Tour With Ani DiFranco
April 22 – Jackson, MS – Duling Hall
April 25 – Pensacola, FL – Vinyl Music Hall
April 26 – Gainesville, FL – Heartwood Soundstage
April 28 – Savannah, GA – Victory North
April 29 – Birmingham, AL – Lyric Theatre
For more information please contact:
Karen@righteousbabe.com