Kristine Leschper

Kristine Leschper is an American musician from Athens, Georgia, now based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Leschper is best known as the former frontwoman of Mothers.

Leschper began her career writing solo music under the moniker "Mothers" in the early 2010s. However, the project soon turned into a full band, and they released two albums as a group before breaking up. Leschper moved from Athens to Philadelphia in 2018. Leschper said that anxiety and depression ensued after the last Mothers album and tour.During the COVID-19 pandemic, Leschper decided to return to her early days as a solo musician and begin working on new material. In late 2021, Leschper emerged with the announcement of her first solo album, The Opening, or Closing of a Door. When discussing why Leschper decided to become a solo artist, she said:

Earlier work didn’t involve recording as part of the writing process, recordings were simply made as a document of something that had been written and rehearsed. I have since discovered a deep affection for home recording and sound exploration, finding that I thrive in those rabbit holes of texture, timbre, rhythm, which can add so much complexity to the emotionality of a composition.

The album was released on March 4, 2022 through Anti-, and received positive reviews.