MOTHICA returns with new single EVERGREEN MISERY: “I knew I wanted to step into a heavier era”

MOTHICA is back with brand-new music!

Following last year’s third album Kissing Death, the rising star has signed with SharpTone Records and is ready to kick off a “heavier” new chapter in her music career.

That begins with the release of new single EVERGREEN MISERY, and MOTHICA calls writing the track “a journey full of every twist and turn you could imagine. I was a few months out of rehab and I needed to release this simmering anger and deep melancholy that I was numbing for so long. Getting swept up into the underbelly of the music industry took a huge toll on my mental health. When I checked into a 30-day treatment program, I was ready to leave music entirely. The behind the scenes stirs up a lot of animosity, envy and sorts of ugly emotions. I took a step back to focus on my recovery, and finally felt ready to reconnect with the pure feeling of writing music again.

“The lyrics are a reflection of some energy vampires I’ve had in my life. People I let into my life who tried to borrow elements of my story as their own, knowing they didn’t experience the pain my art stems from. There’s a dark humour in that for me, this idea of ‘take what you want from me, my misery is bottomless’ – which is a bit dramatic, but that’s how it felt.”

Speaking about the single’s sound, she continues: “I knew I wanted to step into a heavier era with this next release, which my fans have deemed ‘Rockica’ with my releases like Nocturnal, my Polyphia collab or my Bring Me The Horizon remix.

“I grew up going to metalcore shows and it finally felt like the right time to pull from that side of myself. I love Nine Inch Nails, Sleep Token, Bad Omens, Wage War, Bring Me The Horizon, Evanescence, and so many other artists in the scene that combine cinematic synths, gritty guitars and big emotional hooks. Working with my producer Elliot Polokoff helped me carve out what this era sounds like, and what flavour of rock felt undeniably true for MOTHICA.”

Watch the video for EVERGREEN MISERY below:

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