About this episode
Will interviews alt pop musician Mothica about her new EP and her journey of recovery and songwriting.
Will catches up with McKenzie Ellis, better known as alt pop musician Mothica, to talk about her new EP Somewhere In Between, released 20th February via SharpTone Records. Content warning: this episode contains discussion of addiction and mental health They discuss her decision to write an EP as her returning to music following her recovery and new sobriety, along with the impact of previous album Kissing Death. Mothica also talks about masterminding a full visual album for Kissing Death, and the themes of recovery and the breakdown of a relationship in her new EP Somewhere In Between. They also discuss the songwriting process and how she reapproached writing music after her time in rehab and the catharsis she found in writing again. Buy tickets to Noizzefest 2026 - https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/cardiff/clwb-ifor-bach-fuel-rock-club/noizzefest-2026/e-rglvya Support the website and pick up some merch - https://www.noizze.co.uk/product-category/shop/ Check out https://www.noizze.co.uk for reviews, interviews and galleries as well as the Noizze Podcast Network for other podcasts on YouTube, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Heavys are giving all Noizze listeners $40…
People in this episode
Host: Will
Guest: McKenzie Ellis
Topics covered
- alt pop music
- addiction
- mental health
- songwriting process
- recovery
- visual album
Keywords
- Mothica
- Somewhere In Between
- Kissing Death
- addiction
- mental health
- songwriting
- recovery
- visual album
Sponsors
Heavys
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: SharpTone Records, Noizze Podcast Network
Books & works: Somewhere In Between, Kissing Death
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