PYROPHORIA

• Goodest Day / The Worst
• Garden / Needle
• HL25
• Release date | 17/05/2024

In an era when recorded music is no longer bound by label budgets and schedules, artists may produce as much or as little material as they wish. Atlanta Georgia’s Pyrophoria (aka Jessica Hambrick), plumps for the ‘much’ option. A genre bending one woman band, in 2021 alone, she released a staggering 23 albums on bandcamp. Of course this wouldn’t count for anything if the music itself wasn’t so deeply impressive. 

‘The Goodest & Worst’ EP is Pyrophoria’s debut vinyl release and it showcases something of her range. If ‘Goodest Day’ is warped feelgood pop, then ‘Needle’ sounds like Mazzy Star at their darkest. Meanwhile ‘The Worst’ is a twisted torch song, and ‘Garden’ is a grunge fueled stormer. Yet, throughout them all, Hambrick’s lyrics remain rooted in a searingly honest soul searching.

“Blending elements of rap, metal, post-punk, Americana and bedroom pop, Pyrophoria creates memorable tunes, with lyrics that are funny, caustic, and inspiring… When an artist is this prolific, and the quality is so high, you just have to pay attention.” – Totally Radio