Coriky (album)

Coriky
Studio album by
Coriky
ReleasedJune 12, 2020 (digital)
June 26, 2020 (physical)[1]
StudioInner Ear Studios (Arlington County, Virginia)[2]
Genre
Length37:02
LabelDischord
ProducerDon Zientara

Coriky is the self-titled debut album of the band Coriky which features Fugazi’s Ian Mackaye and Joe Lally, alongside Amy Farina of the Evens.[1]

The first single, "Clean Kill", was released in February 2020.[6] In May they released "Too Many Husbands".[1]

Background[edit]

In 2015, Farina and MacKaye, who played together in The Evens, began playing music with Fugazi and The Messthetics bassist Joe Lally.[7] In 2018, the group played their first show, now with the adopted moniker Coriky, which they'd announced at the bottom of a community bulletin email from Positive Force.[8][9] During early 2020, Coriky released two songs, "Clean Kill" and "Too Many Husbands" via various free streaming services. Although the self-titled debut album was originally set for release on March 27, 2020, the COVID-19 lockdown enacted in the United States during March, 2020, delayed its release until June 12, 2020, in part to accommodate independent record stores closed due to the pandemic.[10][11] The band eventually previewed their album at a free show in D.C.'s St. Stephen and the Incarnation Episcopal Church on February 22, 2020.[12]

Release and reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.7/10[14]
Metacritic84/100[13]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Exclaim!8/10[16]
The Guardian[15]
Mojo[17]
Mondo Sonoro8/10[18]
OndaRock7/10[21]
Ox-Fanzine[20]
Pitchfork7.8/10[8]
Spectrum Culture4.0/5[19]

The Guardian's Kitty Empire said "Coriky are as close to the much-missed Fugazi as it gets in 2020" and awarded it four stars.[15] Adam Blyweiss of Treble said that while MacKaye wasn't "nearly the angry young man he once was...The songs on Coriky are as pointed as they are subtle".[5] Stereogum named it "album of the week" and declared it "a triumphant record."[22] On June 18, 2020 Bandcamp named Coriky "Album of the Day".[4]

Laura Jane Grace named it her favorite album of the year,[23] while Nathan Ellis (The Casket Lottery) and The Homeless Gospel Choir included it in their respective top 10s.[24][25] Nate Newton of Converge named it one of his favorite albums of the year in a Facebook post.[26]

Accolades for Coriky
Publication Country Accolade Rank
Paste US The 25 Best Punk Albums of 2020 -[27]
Sound Opinions (Greg Kot) US The Best Albums of 2020 7[28]
The Durango Herald US Records of 2020 2[29]
Metacritic US The Freshman 15: 2020's Best Debut Albums 5[30]
Conan Neutron's Protonic Reversal US Top 20 of 2020: Best Records of the Year 8[31]
The Guardian (Kitty Empire) UK Kitty Empire's 10 best of 2020 7[32]
Mojo UK 75 Best Albums of 2020 32[33]
Mondo Sonoro Spain The best hardcore/punk albums of 2020 (international) 3[34]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Clean Kill" - 4:12
  2. "Hard to Explain" - 3:03
  3. "Say Yes" - 2:35
  4. "Have a Cup of Tea" - 3:33
  5. "Too Many Husbands" - 3:02
  6. "BQM" - 1:52
  7. "Last Thing" - 3:27
  8. "Jack Says" - 2:33
  9. "Shedileebop" - 3:36
  10. "Inauguration Day" - 3:49
  11. "Woulda Coulda" - 5:24

Personnel[edit]

Coriky

Additional Musicians

  • Jason Farrell – mechanical design

Production

  • Don Zientara – engineering, mixing, production
  • Coriky – engineering, mixing, artwork, production
  • T.J. Lipple – mastering
  • Jason Farrell – cover design
  • Robert Weston – lacquer cutting

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Minsker, Evan (May 22, 2020). "Coriky (Ian Mackaye, Joe Lally, Amy Farina) Share New Song From Debut Album: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  2. ^ Gotrich, Lars (February 11, 2020). "Coriky, Ian MacKaye's New Band With Joe Lally And Amy Farina, Announces Debut Album". NPR. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Deming, Mark. "Coriky – Coriky". AllMusic.
  4. ^ a b Skolnik, Jes (June 18, 2020). "Album of the Day: Coriky, "Coriky"". Bandcamp. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  5. ^ a b Blyweiss, Adam (June 3, 2020). "Coriky : Coriky". Treblezine.com. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  6. ^ Krol, Charlotte (February 12, 2020). "Ian MacKaye's band Coriky announce debut album – listen to new song 'Clean Kill'". NME. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  7. ^ "Ian MacKaye, Joe Lally & Amy Farina's band played their first show (pics)". Brooklyn Vegan. November 12, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  8. ^ a b Stuart Berman (July 16, 2020). "Coriky: Coriky Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 16, 2020. Ian MacKaye and Amy Farina have a new band with an old friend—Fugazi bassist Joe Lally. Their debut is a shrewd distillation of some of the United States' most insidious issues.
  9. ^ Grow, Kory (February 11, 2020). "Coriky — Featuring Fugazi, Evens Members — Tease Album With 'Clean Kill'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  10. ^ "Coriky release update". Dischord Records. April 13, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  11. ^ Sacher, Andrew (February 11, 2020). "Ian MacKaye's new band Coriky announce debut album, share "Clean Kill"". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  12. ^ "Ian MacKaye's band Coriky played DC's St. Stephen and the Incarnation Episcopal Church (pics)". Brooklyn Vegan. February 24, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  13. ^ "Coriky by Coriky Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  14. ^ "Coriky by Coriky reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  15. ^ a b Empire, Kitty (May 30, 2020). "Coriky: Coriky review – keeping it hardcore". The Guardian. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  16. ^ Khanna, Vish (June 26, 2020). "Coriky Move Past Their Fugazi and the Evens Origins on Self-Titled Debut Album". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  17. ^ Mojo magazine, May 2020 issue, page 86
  18. ^ "Coriky, crítica de su disco homónimo en Mondo Sonoro (2020)". 18 June 2020.
  19. ^ Vellucci, Justin (June 30, 2020). "Coriky: Coriky". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  20. ^ Hiller, Joachim. "Review". Ox-Fanzine. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  21. ^ Claudio Lancia. "Fugazi". OndaRock. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  22. ^ Breihan, Tom (June 9, 2020). "Album Of The Week: Coriky Coriky". Stereogum. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  23. ^ Hatfield, Amanda (December 8, 2020). "Laura Jane Grace's Top 10 Albums of 2020". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  24. ^ Christie, Erin (December 10, 2020). "The Casket Lottery's Nathan Ellis discuss his top 10 albums of 2020". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  25. ^ Hatfield, Amanda (December 17, 2020). "The Homeless Gospel Choir's favorite albums of 2020". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  26. ^ Sacher, Andrew (January 4, 2021). "Converge members list their favorite music of 2020". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  27. ^ "The 25 Best Punk Albums of 2020". pastemagazine.com. 2021-01-07. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  28. ^ "Sound Opinions". www.soundopinions.org. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  29. ^ Liggett, Bryant (December 17, 2020). "Records of 2020 Part II, Nos. 5 to 1". Durango Herald. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  30. ^ Dietz, Jason (December 14, 2020). "Best Debut Albums of 2020: Coriky by Coriky". Metacritic. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  31. ^ "Protonic Reversal - Top 20 of 2020: Best Records of the Year". Conan Neutron's Protonic Reversal. 2020-12-25. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  32. ^ "Kitty Empire's best music of 2020". the Guardian. 2020-12-27. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
  33. ^ "Mojo 326 – January 2021: The White Stripes + The Best Of 2020". Mojo. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
  34. ^ "Los mejores discos de hardcore/punk de 2020 (internacional)". MondoSonoro (in Spanish). 2020-12-15. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
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