A firm believer that nobody should have to choose between having a music career and starting a family, Filippa Nässil of Swedish hard-rock band Thundermother has been leading by example and touring all the way through her first pregnancy. “Fans think it’s very cool to see a pregnant lady playing,” she says, having taken on the challenge with joy, determination and a Gibson Explorer slung beside her ever-growing bump. “There’s a lot of people saying I’m now the real Thunder Mother!” Combining the physical demands of playing and pregnancy, it’s perhaps unsurprising that Nässil has had to start taking things a little easier in her final trimester – her “super-pregnant” phase, as she puts it.
She recently called upon stand-in shredder Philip Z Obuskovic to help fulfill the band’s summer commitments. But the soon-to-be mom – who also acts as band manager – has already planned her return, with a jam-packed gig diary from February 2025. “I’m aiming to have everything,” she beams.
She’s already considered logistical essentials like hiring a tourbus with a suite big enough for her family, so it certainly sounds like she will. Her due date is at the end of July, but Nässil says it’s a family trait for little ones to arrive roughly three weeks early. “I feel it’s baked and ready!” she says.
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