After sharing myriad riveting, cinematic music videos, MOTHICA has officially dropped her new record, Kissing Death, via Heavy Heart Records in partnership with Rise Records and BMG. Preceded by 2020’s Blue Hour and 2022’s Nocturnal, the new record sees MOTHICA at her heaviest and most vulnerable yet. Along with the record, she released her music video for “Another High” featuring moody city and graveyard backdrops.
Of the new track and video music video, she shares, “When I stop one habit, I find new vices to indulge in to keep my mind busy. Some are definitely healthier than others. And I always joke that I wish I was addicted to exercising and sunshine instead of the things that are bad for me.”
Rather than fearing the grim reaper, MOTHICA fully ran into his metaphorical arms on her new project. “For my whole life, I’ve romanticized death. In the back of my mind, suicide seemed like a natural and easy solution. When my thoughts get dark, I remind myself that we have an infinite amount of time to ‘not exist.’ For the small sliver I’m here, it’s important to soak up every second and make the most of it. It’s scary to surrender to the unknown, but it’s powerful to not give into my toxic vices anymore’.”
She adds, “I decided to make the Grim Reaper a love interest in a dark rom-com-style tale. There’s a bit of dark humor, because I wanted to artistically portray what it’s like to live with this shadow following me. If you have struggled with depression, anxiety, or addiction, you can listen to this and maybe find pieces of your own story.”
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MOTHICA also shared that she is heading out on her first official U.S. headline tour. She will be supported by Johnny Goth, Negative 25, and Cami Petyn. The tour begins on November 4 in Phoenix and wraps up on December 4 in San Francisco.
You can grab your tickets here and find your city below.
Tour Dates:
- Nov. 4—Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
- Nov. 6—Austin, TX @ Antone’s
- Nov. 7—Dallas, TX @ Dada Dallas
- Nov. 9—Atlanta, GA @ Purgatory at The Masquerade
- Nov. 11—Columbus, OH @ A&R Music Bar
- Nov. 13—Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
- Nov. 14—Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore Philadelphia
- Nov. 15—Washington, DC @ Songbyrd Music House
- Nov. 17—New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre
- Nov. 20—Ferndale, MI @ The Loving Touch
- Nov. 22—Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
- Nov. 23—Saint Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall
- Nov. 24—Oklahoma City, OK @ Beer City Music Hall
- Nov. 26—Denver, CO @ Meow Wolf Denver | Convergence Station
- Nov. 27—Salt Lake City, UT @ Soundwell
- Nov. 29—Portland, OR @ McMenamins Mission Theater
- Nov. 30—Seattle, WA @ Neumos
- Dec. 3—Sacramento, CA @ Goldfield Trading Post Sacramento
- Dec. 4—San Francisco, CA @ Bottom Of the Hill
