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MCLUSKY Go Nuts On 4th Shared Motherrocker From Their Upcoming LP – Hear ‘CHEKHOV’S GUNS’

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Daily noise that works faster than a stream of caffeine

10 April 2025


Press photo by Damien Sayell

Welsh notorious post-punk noiseniks MCLUSKY, fronted by Andrew Falkous,
made a loud and clear mark on the indie list of decibels-producing acts between
1993 and 2004 with three ear-piercing and politically loaded albums.

Then Falkous formed another blaring group, named Future Of The Left,
including his wife on bass. They fabricated 5 full CDs and then went silent.


New album artwork

In 2015 Mclusky suddenly returned for a benefit gig in London and played
some more here and there. In 2023, they released a new 4-track EP, called
Unpopular Parts Of A Pig / The Digger You Deep to fund a delayed US tour.

And now, as announced a couple of weeks ago album #4 is recorded, titled
The World Is Still Here And So Are We and will shock our stereos on May 9th.

Ahead of it we get the 4th spicy appetizer with CHEKHOV’S GUNS.
You have no excuse not to go nuts along with this mean Welsh
machine.


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All 4 singles


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MCLUSKY – Welsh Perplexing Post-Punk Tank Launch A New Projectile From Their Upcoming LP

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Daily noise that works faster than a stream of caffeine

13 March 2025


Press photo by Damien Sayell

Welsh notorious post-punk noiseniks MCLUSKY, fronted by Andrew Falkous,
made a loud and clear mark on the indie list of decibels-producing acts between
1993 and 2004 with three ear-piercing and politically loaded albums.

Then Falkous formed another blaring group, named Future Of The Left,
including his wife on bass. They fabricated 5 full CDs and then went silent.

In 2015 Mclusky suddenly returned for a benefit gig in London and played
some more here and there. In 2023, they released a new 4-track EP, called
Unpopular Parts Of A Pig / The Digger You Deep to fund a delayed US tour.

The comeback is now real and official. Mclusky announced the upcoming birth of their
4th album. It’s named The World Is Still Here And So Are We and drops on May 9th.


New album artwork

Following previous slam dunks Unpopular Parts Of Pigs and Way Of The Exploding Dickhead we get a third sledgehammer to bang our head to, named PEOPLE PERSON.

Wake up people, there’s a tank
about to crush your front door.

It’s gonna be very violent
and very bloody. ENJOY!

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Album Tracks That Should Have Been Singles – ‘GRASS PARADE’ (2016) By Welsh Post-Punks FUTURE OF THE LEFT

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7 October 2024

Band: FUTURE OF THE LEFT
Who: Post-punk mavericks from Cardiff started by Mclusky
members Andrew Falkous (vocals, guitar) and Jack Egglestone (drums)

Album: The Peace & Truce Of Future Of The Left
Track: GRASS PARADE


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Concert photos by Turn Up The Volume – Belgium, 2016

MCLUSKY – Vinyl Reissue Of 20-Year-Old Album ‘THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ME AND YOU IS THAT I’M NOT ON FIRE’ Out Now

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5 October 2024

Welsh notorious post-punk bulldozer MCLUSKY (originally known as Best)
was formed in 1996 by angry young man, singer/guitarist Andrew Falkous
and drummer Matthew Harding. In the following 9 years they released
3 longplayers.

In 2005 Falkous started the awesome Future Of The Left.

In 2014 Mclusky reunited and brought their sonic past back
on stage.

Their 3rd LP, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOU AND
ME IS THAT I’M NOT ON FIRE turned 20 last April.

Pitchfork said: This album is like a delicious soup you eagerly
bring to your lips, only to jerk away because it’s too damn hot. “

To celebrate, a 180 gram remastered vinyl is out now. Order info here.


Photo credit Stefan DeBatselie

You can stream/buy the album
digitally, right here via Bandcamp.


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Mclusky: Story

British Turbo MCLUSKY Released 2nd Powerhouse LP ‘MCLUSKY DO DALLAS’ 20 Years Ago

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Back in time

5 April 2022

Band: MCLUSKY
Who: Welsh post-hardcore-punk trio named ‘Best’
at first with barker Andrew Falkous at the wheel
Active: 1996–2005, 2014–present / 3 studio LPs

Anniverasry album: MCLUSKY DO DALLAS
Released: 1 April 2002 – 20 years ago

Pitchfork wrote: “Welsh trio Mclusky is compact, stocky, spastic, and duck’s-ass tight. They’re also giddy and utterly daft. But buzzing… he humor helps to lighten the harsh crunch of their mom-murdering instrumental beatdown– their intensity is balanced by the fact that they’re just damn entertaining. It gives them an outlet for the edginess and a way to take the piss out of themselves. And while it also makes them less revolutionary, it does make them more enjoyable. “So, they’re original, but are they challenging and unusual?” Not so much. But don’t you get enough of that? This is only one of the tightest, jumpiest, straight-up rock albums around.” Score: 8.5/10.


Falkous going red-hot with Future Of The Left in Brussels 2017 – photo by TUTV)

Turn Up The Volume: A cast-iron powerhouse for the 21st fucking century. Loudmouth, wordsmith, slam dunk writer, and barking captain Andrew Falkous is a human volcano. Saw him going nuts a couple of times with Future Of The Left, the a.w.e.s.o.m.e. band he formed afterward.

Stream the full album here…

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Celebrating the anniversary of the album
with the first gigs in 18 years in the US.

TODAY’S YESTERDAY ALBUM – ‘The Difference Between Me And You Is That I’m Not On Fire’ – Final MCLUSKY (2004)

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Remarkable albums from the past…

‘The Difference Between Me And You Is That I’m Not On Fire’ by MCLUSKY
Released: 18 May 2004 – The Welsh band’s third and final longplayer

ALL MUSIC review: “Working again with sonic wizard Steve Albini, Mclusky offer up their rawest-to-date album with The Difference Between Me and You Is That I’m Not on Fire. While
it’s not as catchy or melodic as ‘Mclusky Do Dallas’, the band’s third full-length is just as much
of a thunderous assault. Albini frequently buries the mad screams of Andy Falkous beneath a mountain of scratchy, barbaric guitars, and the band seems, for the most part, more serious than usual…” Score: 4/5 – Full review here

TURN UP THE VOLUME! says: To be honest it was several years ago that I listened to this album and it sounds as brutally fresh and as stunningly striking as then. Top rediscovery!

ALBUM in full…

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MCLUSKY: Biography – The Three Albums


And then turning to the left for the future…

(photo: Turn Up The Volume!)