About Us
Karma and the Killjoys is classical piano turned rock band. Loud key-smashing chords dueling with gritty electric guitar, powerful, raw female voices and a thick chorus of harmonies is the strange and compelling concoction the band calls piano-rock. Ever pushing the bounds of what that means, Karma and the Killjoys expand their musicality with every song, both embracing and defying the genre–and therefore defining it.
And nothing could be truer for the band’s newest collection of songs. Synthetic contemplates the performance of existing, the falsehoods of organized religion, and the vengefulness of the cog to its machine. Karma and the Killjoys weave the dread of an impending darkness and a jaded view of the world into songs that translate that darkness into a scream of purpose and hope. It is Karma and the Killjoys at their rawest, most vulnerable, and perhaps, most powerful.
“Like the characters in these songs, the music here catches your interest while refusing to be defined.”
Karma and the Killjoys was nominated for Best Rock Artist and their debut album Hellscape was nominated for Best Rock Album of 2023 for the “Best of the Beat” Offbeat Music Awards in New Orleans. They recently received a glowing review of Synthetic in the Nov. 2024 edition of Offbeat Magazine, and they sat down with the Advocate to discuss being “on the cusp of success.” The band has performed at the Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Red River Revel Festival in Shreveport, LA, Festival International in Lafayette, LA, as well as Chuck Fest in Lake Charles, LA. They've headlined twice at Live @ Five in Natchez, MS as well as sold out the Manship Theatre in their hometown of Baton Rouge, and opened for Philip Labes (348.3k followers) at Deep Ellum Art Co. in Dallas. They recently performed their song “Heathen’s Plea” with Joshua Starkman (74.6k followers). Their songs have been featured on many playlists, including “Rock Releases,” Round Magazine's “Found by 'Round,” Derringer Discoveries' “Turnip Music Radio,” where their song "Fate is You" was voted #1 best song of February 2023, and were also featured on an episode of The Bob Cesca Show. The band performed live for River City Sessions at Presonus, where they played their single “Fuzzy Socks.” They've done interviews on Throughline Podcast, Derringer Discoveries, and on Great Day Louisiana, a live segment on WWL-TV New Orleans where they performed 3 songs from their album. Other press includes a review of their debut album Hellscape in Offbeat Magazine and the Advocate.
Karma and the Killjoys is Rain Scott-Catoire (piano, vocals, songwriting), Sydni Myers (vocals, songwriting), Thomas Vercher (drums), and Tim Marchand (guitar).
Hellscape by Karma and the Killjoys
Hellscape is Karma and the Killjoys’ debut album, which they released in December of 2022. A magical blend of rock piano, powerful vocals, tons of chord changes, three-part harmonies, guitar solos and rich storytelling, Hellscape is a culmination of the songwriters’ vulnerability and honesty in finding themselves as young adults on their own for the first time. The songs on this album are filled with self discovery, naivety and hindsight, first loves and heartache. Hellscape was recorded at Dockside Studios in Maurice, Louisiana by three-time Grammy Award-winner Tony Daigle, and produced by Daigle and the band’s manager Johnny Palazzotto.
Press for Hellscape:
Karma and the Killjoys unleash ‘Hellscape’ — John Wirt, The Advocate
Hellscape Album Review — Brett Milano, Offbeat Magazine
“Karma and the Killjoys have a palpable magic to them.”
- Jan Risher, The Advocate
