![]() ![]() And “Justice” interrogates a larger guilt, that of complicity in both personal and global disaster: “Do I seek justice or merely my own comfort?” On “Jackie in the Kitchen,” they recount a time they almost kissed someone else with their partner in the next room. Coyes doesn’t airbrush their own behavior by the end of the record they’ve described themself as selfish, sardonic, and inconsiderate. Not everything is metaphor they numbly narrate the mundanities of a breakup, from splitting up the furniture to staring at glow-in-the-dark stars on the bedroom ceiling as the end draws near. Lust is a creeping, foreboding force, keeping a corpse animated when it should have been buried. There are many references to fire and death. Sister Ray’s songs describe moments devoid of safety. That’s often visceral: An ex smells like death and lager on “Violence,” and the narrator dreams of reaching “deep inside for your tonsils” on “I Want to Be Your Man” whether they’re talking about a kiss or an act of gory violence isn’t clear. ![]() Most of these songs explore the blood and guts of a breakup. ![]() It’s a complex study of webs of interpersonal hurt, one that attempts honesty without blame and resilience without toughness. That power underpins their debut album, Communion. ![]()
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