| May 1, 2026 – mclusky’s mini album, i sure am getting sick of this bowling alley, is out now on vinyl via Ipecac Recordings. |
| The six-song release features four new tracks as well as two songs previously available digitally only, with the vinyl available on standard black, a rough trade exclusive fuchsia variant with an autographed poster, and an ipecac webstore red vinyl (available now via Bandcamp for Bandcamp Friday). all variants can be found via https://mclusky.lnk.to/bowling. |
| mclusky’s “people person,” from the band’s 2025 album, the world is still here and so are we, is featured in the recently released film “Peaky Blinder: The Immortal Man.” |
| the world is still here and so are we debuted in the top 20 on the rock, alternative, and independent sales charts. npr said it “is just bursting with creativity,” pitchfork called it a “reminder of what mclusky are still capable of… melting faces,” and brooklyn vegan said the three-piece are “as sneering and sarcastic as ever.” |
| falco: “content. It drives the modern music world. photos. opinions. more photos. more opinions (please note – not all photo and are options are bad, just 99 percent of them). how about – and indulge me here – music? that content-y enough for you? fact is we can’t stop writing, at least at the moment. it’s fun (that’s all it needs to be). it’s the common denominator of band. only death will slow us down (note – it won’t stop us). ‘i know computer’ and ‘as a dad’ are new and are singles (they may make the next album, who can say, it’s already half-recorded and you will like it). damien probably likes ‘I am computer’ a bit too much but that’s okay, the heart wants what the heart wants. ‘spock culture’ and ‘hi! we’re on strike’ were recorded during the the world is still here… why didn’t they make the album? I’m not sure. Lyrically they are important historical documents. Up there with the ‘pusheen the cat’ books and/or the u.s. constitution. ‘fan learning difficulties’ and ‘that was my brain on elves’ have only had a digital release before and are, to quote british children from forty years ago, ‘skill.’ hopefully you can agree that i, and by osmosis, all of us – have read a lot of books.” |
photo credit: damien sayell
| formed in cardiff, wales in the late ‘90s, mclusky quickly became one of the most beloved underground punk bands of their era, known for their biting lyrics, angular riffs, and chaotic live shows. The band has released four critically-acclaimed albums – mclusky do dallas (2002), the difference between me and you is that I’m not on fire (2004), my pain and sadness is more sad and painful than yours (2000), and the world is still here and so are we (2025). mclusky is damien sayell (bass, vocals), jack egglestone (drums, vocals, percussion), and andrew falkous (guitar, vocals). |
