How Tragic

Post-riot grrrl quartet How Tragic is fronted by singer, songwriter, and guitarist Paige Campbell. Her poetic and playful punk songs teem with cathartic hooks, buzz saw guitars, pummeling drums, and bouncing basslines. As a vocalist, Paige is emotionally dynamic; her range encompasses chilling-but-sensual phrasing, raspy and impassioned singing, gruff punk rock shouting, and powerhouse belting. Her lyrics are from the heart, and brim with clever turns of phrases, kitschy horror-punk imagery, and brazen sensitivity.

Previously, she had been a bedroom musician playing guitar along to Hole, Distillers, and Misfits records, but a fateful time of transformation struck in 2014. Shackling shyness and negative voices in her head held her back from sharing her music, yet pain and a desire to connect spurred her on. Today, she emerges with her band How Tragic and a visceral and vulnerable debut 4-song EP, Past Lives.

How Tragic’s EP, features four tight and tuneful tracks Paige co-produced alongside producer, engineer, and mixer Matt Chiaravalle (Courtney Love, Debbie Harry, Warren Zevon) at Flux Studios and Mercy Sound Studios. Past Lives was mastered by Grammy-nominated mastering engineer Joe Lambert. How Tragic are currently writing new material as a band, and will be releasing new music in the near future.