Riff: Protomartyr – “Cowards Starve”

Starker and more acquiescent than even the bleakest Interpol track, Casey bemoans the “social pressures” that make him feel like his “head’s been kicked in,” despite the fact that he’s ready to “go out in style.” He may be coming to grips with death, but he’d still like to encounter the reaper on his own terms, if possible.