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.

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