[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.

[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.

[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".

[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.