The intellectual contingent of her writing aside, Psychotic Melancholia is a positively jaw-dropping exposition that celebrates the entire canon of rock ‘n’ roll’s energy, and should be considered an upping of the ante on the gritty sonic real estate of garage, punk, country, and Americana, into some amalgam altogether more apt of Thompson-King’s wondrous artistic aptitudes.
-Paste Magazine
What exactly gets you into hell? ... Equal parts Dolly Parton and Jefferson Airplane, Hayley Thompson-King's solo record Psychotic Melancholia is a poetic and measured critique of life as a woman in the 21st century…
-Noisey
In the vein of alt-classical song cycles and rock concept albums, her new work layers wide-reaching sonics with palpable psychodrama. At its core is the battle between an artist and the voice inside her head.
-Newsweek
Heavy Rotation: The Songs Public Radio Can’t Stop Playing: Like any great opera singer, Thompson-King gets into character for her songs, including "No Room for Jesus." Juke-joint rhythm and blues bump up against heartsick country, tinges of psychedelia bleeding through the garage-rock performance. Throughout Psychotic Melancholia, Thompson-King's vocal delivery is just what the doctor ordered.
- Micah Schweizer, Wyoming Public Radio
