koleżanka is the project led by Brooklyn-based Kristina Moore who recently let go of their debut album Place Is, via Bar/None Records. We previously shared album cuts “In A Metting” and “7th St/ 7th Ave”.
One of the album standouts is the third single and album opener “A Mouthful.” The track is another smart and well-crafted slice of indie rock with leaning in art-rock and folk, with a distinct tone and style that they make very much their own.
The song explores some of the mentally, emotionally, and physically exacting experience of precarity. Moore delves into her experience working in the service industry, the unacceptable intrusions of men in public, and a particularly harrowing experience that she details below.
This one describes a general apathy and isolation while coming off the high of a tour and finally settling into a new city. Working as a server and falling into the classic new york industry habit of spending most of my earned money in bars. I often like to sit in a bar alone with my thoughts, but inevitably find myself warding off some weird dude who thinks my being alone is an invitation. The second verse is about a particular event. I was working at a toxic place where we were forced into doubles all weekend. On an incredibly stressful night, the owner lost it and threw a chef’s knife into the dish pit, and it ricocheted off and almost went through my skull. I didn’t have time to eat all day, and felt so helpless that I ended up drinking myself into oblivion that night on an empty stomach and had to be carried down the stairs of my building from the roof.
Enjoy a listen to “A Mouthful” now below and you can stream/purchase the album over at Bandcamp.
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