Today, Brooklyn bubblegrunge alt-rocker America Jayne (moniker for Erica Pierce) shares her debut EP, Homecoming, via Under The Radar. Homecoming explores themes of nostalgia, growing up, heartbreak, and loss of innocence. The album relives every step of a relationship with “Open Casket” shamelessly asking a partner to “be ugly” and the desire for vulnerability in the beginning of a relationship, to “Dehisce'', a self-aware portrayal of a destructive break-up. The entire EP, aside from the title track, was written in early 2021, when Erica was bedridden after breaking her foot. She did not leave her apartment for weeks - spending all her time writing and nursing a broken foot and heart.
On the EP, Under The Radar wrote: "Pierce opens the record with its early single, “Scaredy Cat,” offering rollicking rock rhythms and an emotive performance reflecting on childhood fears. Meanwhile “Open Casket” follows with a soaring chorus and hammering gang vocals, the perfect complement to the track’s confessional edge. In contrast, “Philly” at its core is a sweet and vulnerable ballad, but it also gains some unexpected punch thanks to bursts of distorted guitar. In the EP’s latter half, “Dehise” returns again to the catchy rock riffs that opened the record, bringing a bright respite before the EP closes with the textured production and show-stopping drama of the title track.
Running throughout the EP is a relentlessly vulnerable sheen, one that gives Pierce’s writing its own voice. Whether she’s unraveling the costs of substance abuse on “Philly,” recalling childhood fears of sex on “Scaredy Cat,” or contemplating growing older on “Homecoming,” Pierce traces her inner world with darker shades that come with unvarnished authenticity.
As Pierce describes, “Homecoming is an album that hits home, no pun intended. The namesake of the EP and final track of the song was the first song written for the project and influenced the themes, patterns, and tone of the rest of the EP. Homecoming is an amalgamation of growing up, moving forward, all whilst never forgetting the trauma that informed the journey. From start to finish, this EP is all of me: the good, the bad, the truth. If you want to get to know Erica, just hit play.”"
Homecoming was written by Erica Pierce, Ronnie DiSimone, and Tiger Darrow. It was tracked at Studio G in Brooklyn, NY. The studio band consists of Erica Pierce (Vocals), Nick Cianci (guitar), Ned Steves (bass), Aidan Shepard (drums), Tiger Darrow (Backing Vocals), and Rachel Bochner (Backing Vocals). | 
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