Self-Surgery
Mrs. Piss · 2020
18 min · 8 tracks
Sludgy guitars and pounding drums turn Chelsea Wolfe and Jess Gowrie’s collaboration into a short burst of confrontational rock.
Top tracks — play these first
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To Crawl Inside — At just 43 seconds, the opener introduces the record’s compressed scale and serves as an abrupt entry into its hostile atmosphere.
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Downer Surrounded by Uppers — Its two-minute rush puts the duo’s blunt attack up front, with Gowrie’s drumming driving the song’s compact momentum.
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Knelt — The album’s longest track gives the duo more room to develop its weight and tension than the surrounding short-form assaults.
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You Took Everything — Its direct address brings an accusatory edge to the record, matching personal confrontation with the duo’s abrasive sound.
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
The record combines heavy instrumentation with unpredictable structures, making it distinctive yet somewhat niche.
What we noticed
- The album opens with a heavy, distorted guitar riff that sets a dark tone, which is maintained throughout the first half.
- Tracks often feature abrupt tempo changes and shifts in dynamics, creating a sense of unpredictability.
- Several songs incorporate spoken word elements interspersed with aggressive instrumentation, enhancing the emotional intensity.
- Composition 25% of the score
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6/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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7/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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5/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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7/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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6/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
Little footprint beyond its audience. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 To Crawl Inside 0:43
- 2 Downer Surrounded by Uppers 2:00
- 3 Knelt 4:03
- 4 Nobody Wants to Party With Us 2:49
- 5 M.B.O.T.W.O. 1:22
- 6 You Took Everything 2:34
- 7 Self-Surgery 2:42
- 8 Mrs. Piss 2:33
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