MOTHICA

The stage name of singer McKenzie Ellis, Mothica is a New York-based artist known for her darkly textured brand of alt-rock and indie electronic pop she dubbed "gloom pop." Although active since 2014, she gained widespread buzz after the song "Vices," from her debut album, Blue Hour, went viral in 2020. Her sophomore effort, Nocturnal, appeared two years later, followed by 2024's Kissing Death and 2026's Somewhere In Between EP; productions that found her embracing an emotionally epic, nu-metal-inflected sound. Born in 1995 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Ellis started making mus...