Year 8, Day 42

Hey guys. Today's song is Nocturnal by MOTHICA.

Photo by: Justin Higuchi

So Mothica is the stage name for American singer McKenzie Ellis.Fun Fact: The name Mothica is a reference to how moths tend to be attracted to the light, and was picked out for her music and visual art moniker at 15. She started out with writing music, but never saw it as a career for herself, then started to produce songs when she was 18. After receiving a scholarship to the Pratt Institute for visual web programming, she was introduced to SoundCloud and her first song became an instant hit. She released an EP in 2015, with one of the songs hitting number six on the Viral Spotify Charts. In 2020 she started to promote her stuff of TikTok, which is kind of the perfect platform for that now. The popularity of one of her songs earned her the number two spot on the iTunes music charts and a spot on the Billboard charts. She also released an album in 2020, and another EP in 2021. This song I'm featuring is the title song from her second album which was released this year. As an artist she is self-made, not signed or working with anyone, and is very open about her struggle with depression, abuse, and sobriety which I give mad props to her for being so open and being able to move forward in her life. I love this song, and I hope you guys will to and give her a chance to be one of your new favourites.

Peace.