Mothica

In 2026, Mothica’s rise continued with the release of “Somewhere In Between” in February, followed shortly after by a remix for HEALTH. Driven by the singles “WEAPON”, “Save Your Roses” and “Evergreen Misery”, her latest EP opens a new era, “heavier and louder than ever”, and has earned praise and support from Kerrang! (cover story), Knotfest (podcast She’s With The Band), Hit Parader, Spotify’s All New Metal playlist, MARVIN, CBC Music, Ghost Cult (9/10), Metal Anarchy, and many more.

McKenzie has been gracefully navigating her personal despair since she began creating under the name Mothica as a teenager. With powerful songs addressing both her survival of a suicide attempt at 15 (“forever fifteen”) and her public speaking out about an abusive youth pastor in her most popular track (“Buzzkill”), she has seen her audience grow internationally through tours alongside icons such as Coheed & Cambria, Halestorm and many others, while amassing hundreds of millions of streams (“VICES”, released in 2020, entered the Billboard chart and reached No. 2 on the iTunes pop chart). Having become sober, released three albums, relapsed and then regained sobriety, Mothica returns today bolder than ever with “Somewhere In Between”, in which she opens her heart with intent.

In 2024, a decisive choice set off the sonic evolution that followed: McKenzie had fallen back into a medication addiction, fuelled by an intense fear of flying. While touring Europe, she realised she had to detox and return to the essentials before her next record. “I made the terrifying decision to cancel my very first headline tour and went into rehab,” she says. “A lot of intense emotions that I had suppressed came back up.