New York based indie alt-folk singer songwriter Amy Jay's songs are like plastic knives, pliable, yet cutting. Throughout the 10 songs on her new album, Mnemonics, Jay proves she knows how to wield them tenaciously. Titled to represent the mnemonic devices she birthed while writing my inner monologue, during and outside of therapy sessions, these little mantras help Jay with the work-in-progress of the human condition. While such topics are often still stigmatized, through song, they become softer and more palatable. And with Jay's sly observations and embrace of uncomfortable laughter, she infuses a sense of levity in Mnemonics. The architecture of her songwriting, varied in length, tone, and dynamic, stands out, as she and her band transform sketches of folk songs into fully formed indie rock panoramas. But it's Jay's voice at times whispering and other times emboldened, that's the connecting tissue across the album. Jay's music has more than 1 million streams, has been playlisted on both Spotify and Apple Music, and has been synced internationally. Still, she keeps the mantras of Mnemonics close to her heart, for they're as much guideposts for herself as she hopes they'll be for others.