Coriky (album)

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]

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.7/10[13]
Metacritic	84/100[14]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Exclaim!	8/10[15]
The Guardian	[16]
Mojo	[17]
Mondo Sonoro	8/10[18]
OndaRock	7/10[19]
Ox-Fanzine	[20]
Pitchfork	7.8/10[8]
Spectrum Culture	4.0/5[21]

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.^[16] 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]