Red Ship is an empowering rock catharsis that rejects the shame prescribed for those asserting agency under colonized femme-hood. From her boisterous drums that somehow suggest both post-hardcore and Levantine folk, her lyrical yet abrasive guitars, to her emotively robust voice, Star Matriarch displays the full spectrum of emotions that come with being an AuDHD femme of color and (former) sex worker under Imperialist capitalism; sacred rage, disarming joy, deep grief, and spiteful celebration. A stunningly embodied record, Red Ship commands a fully somatic listening experience, challenging the limits of a supposedly dying genre.