Comet shares new video for “The Hard Way” | ‘Quitter’ EP
“Darkly emotional, in a guttural pitch that can edge toward Florence Welch but remains as down-and-dirty as Courtney Love, each of her tracks takes the listener on a trip that feels somewhere between Alice’s looking glass and ‘Go Ask Alice'”
– Anna Zanes, Alternative Press“Comet is the NYC-based project of an ‘art-ish girl turned musician’ who taps everyone from A Perfect Circle to Fiona Apple as influences, and sounds like a rawer, noisier version of Deftones”
– Eli Enis, Revolver Magazine“Comet has crash landed in the New York music scene”
– Meg Yates, Office MagazineFollowing her recent Perfectly Imperfect feature and her selection to Alternative Press‘s25 of the Most Exciting Rising Artists to Watch in 2025 list, NYC alt-rock/nu-grunge artist Comet has just shared the video for “The Hard Way” from her new EP Quitter — out now. Shot on Super 8 film by Wally Waliszewski and Jo Barajas, “The Hard Way” finds Comet weaving raw confessionals (“Call me a quitter, what do they know?/Bet I’ll still cry the whole way home”) across the track’s uptempo, guitar-driven instrumental. “When I was a little kid I had to get eyedrops put in, and my mom asked me if I prefer to ‘do this the easy way or the hard way?’ She said I sat and thought about it, then answered, ‘the hard way’ before I took off running,” Comet explains. “That’s how my life has been ever since — but I think it works for me.” Quitter was released last month following lead single “Opium”, which arrived in March along with a Fiona Kane-directed (quannnic, Hotline TNT, Melody English) music video and was praised by PAPER, Alternative Press, and more. A four-track outing that leans into the world of pop-rock, the EP is produced by Richard Orofino of Sex Week and follows her 2023 project Two-Winged.
On Quitter, Comet shares: “I’ve written a lot of heavy music, and this set of songs is my silver lining among the rubble. Being a ‘quitter’ means letting go of something you know wasn’t meant for you. So many people spend their whole lives appeasing others. More people should quit everything and live for themselves.”
Hailing from New York City, Comet first arrived on the scene in 2021, turning heads with songs like “Beauty Marks” and “Disappearing Act” and garnering comparisons to the likes of Kim Gordon, Courtney Love, and Fiona Apple for her gritty, commanding vocals and poignant songwriting. Following the release of the aforementioned Two-Winged, recent months have seen her provide direct support for Jazmin Bean, as well as urika’s bedroom at Perfectly Imperfect and You Missed It‘s February show (which also featured DJ sets from Chanel Beads and Quiet Light), in addition to her solo European tour last fall.
Please find links to watch “The Hard Way” and stream Quitter below, and stay tuned for more announcements to come:
01. Opium
02. The Hard Way
03. Vain Memoirs and a Love Psalm
04. Winona II
