Coriky - Coriky

The Guardian 80

(Dischord)
Former members of Minor Threat, Fugazi and the Evens deliver a bracing blast of moral, melodic US punk

It’s difficult to overstate the significance of Fugazi. An American art-rock institution, they provided a slinky, authoritative moral racket from the late 80s until the early 00s. Ever since this totemic post-hardcore band went on indefinite hiatus back in 2003, there have been calls for them to reform. They show no signs of doing that.

Analogues exist. Contemporary punk outfits such as Bristol punk heroes Idles are, consciously or not, made in Fugazi’s image: aggressive in sound, but communitarian in ethos, and constantly querying the testosterone lunacy that comes with the punk tag. Now, there is Coriky, a band made up of Fugazi’s singing guitarist Ian MacKaye and bassist Joe Lally, with the addition of singing drummer Amy Farina. (Before Coriky, MacKaye and Farina, who are married, released three albums as the Evens.)

Pitchfork 78

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.