MHYSA

Mhysa is the musical persona of multidisciplinary artist E. Jane. Despite references to mainstream stars like <a href="spotify:artist:2eogQKWWoohI3BSnoG7E2U">Donna Summer</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:5a2EaR3hamoenG9rDuVn8j">Prince</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2Mu5NfyYm8n5iTomuKAEHl">Lauryn Hill</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:6vWDO969PvNqNYHIOW5v0m">Beyoncé</a>, the vocalist/producer's atmospheric ballads and discordant experimental club tracks have found suitable homes on progressive labels such as <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22NON%22">NON</a>, <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Halcyon+Veil%22">Halcyon Veil</a>, and <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Hyperdub%22">Hyperdub</a>. Among Mhysa's releases are the widely acclaimed Fantasii (2017) and Nevaeh (2020).

Born in Bethesda, Maryland, E. Jane got involved with music as a youngster, singing in church and at school. In 2015, between earning degrees -- a Bachelor of Arts from Marymount Manhattan College and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Pennsylvania -- E. Jane debuted as Mhysa on "Power Cuts," a <a href="spotify:artist:71FFHzNW026SIGHPzbHJgu">Chino Amobi</a> collaboration released on the <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22NON%22">NON</a> label. Hivemind, an EP led by an update of <a href="spotify:artist:47zz7sob9NUcODy0BTDvKx">Sade</a>'s "Jezebel" that rendered the source material nearly undetectable beyond the lyrics, followed on <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22NON%22">NON</a> in 2016. Fantasii, a full-length recorded for <a href="spotify:artist:2X3e2rDdxibDfJGv0CwS7A">Rabit</a>'s <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Halcyon+Veil%22">Halcyon Veil</a> label, appeared in 2017 and was acknowledged as one of the year's best albums by publications such as The Wire, The Quietus, and FACT. Mhysa returned in early 2020 with Nevaeh, a more ambient and intimate set for <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Hyperdub%22">Hyperdub</a>. ~ Andy Kellman, Rovi