MOTHICA, known for her dark alternative music and deep lyrics, had found a new label to call home. In celebration, she has unleashed “EVERGREEN MISERY” and its accompanying video.
Mothica Joins SharpTone
SharpTone Records is thrilled to announce MOTHICA joining their worldwide roster. The label took to social media to express their excitement and state, “Please welcome the one and only @mothica to the SharpTone family! Rather than immolating in the light of a flame, MOTHICA absorbs the heat and fashions the embers and ashes into anthems rooted in dark alternative soundscapes and hyper-charged by heart-wrenching metal catharsis. For the past decade, MOTHICA has woven her multi-sensory sonic cocoon around a diehard audience.”
MOTHICA spoke on the signing, “While writing this new era of music, I knew I was taking a step in a different sonic direction,” she explains. “The entire team at SharpTone Records really saw my vision with both the music and the visuals I create. I’m so excited to announce this partnership with SharpTone Records to elevate the next evolution of MOTHICA.”
Evergreen Misery
Alongside the new signing is a brand new single, “EVERGREEN MISERY”, along with its cinematic music video. The video is beautifully shot, showing MOTHICA participating in “Project EVERGREEN” at MOTHCORP Laboratories. While walking through the seemingly empty office, she is transported to an underground location surrounded by moths and cocoons. Lab technicians surround her, taking notes, dancing, and placing her on an examination table.
“Writing ‘Evergreen Misery’ was a journey full of every twist and turn you could imagine,” Mothica shares, pulling back the curtain to share details about the song’s redemptive factor with her dedicated fanbase. “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.”
She continues, “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 humor 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.”
Mothica finishes, “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 flavor of rock felt undeniably true for Mothica.”
EVERGREEN MISERY is available for streaming here!
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MOTHICA has made waves with her iconic sound. She has collaborated with Scream Queen, Polyphia, and Papa Roach and created a community through her fanbase with albums such as Blue Hour, NOCTURNAL, and Kissing Death. The latter, released in 2024, had received praise from many publications. Wonderland stated, “This raw, vulnerable, and deeply cathartic collection of tracks is paired with expansive, cinematic visuals,” while LADYGUNN hailed it as “an innovative audio/visual journey that delves into her intricate relationship with life, loss, and mental health.”
MOTHICA has leveraged her experience in art school and as a graphic designer to bring her to where she is now, keeping true to the D.I.Y. spirit. She powers everything from merch design to creative direction on photo/video shoots. With hundreds of millions of streams, tours with names such as Halestorm, and a community of fans built from the ground up, MOTHICA’s new era is sure to be more impactful than ever.
