mclusky Dropping ‘the world is still here and so are we’ May 9th via Ipecac Recordings

mclusky, masters of razor-sharp wit, jagged riffs and unrelenting energy, return with their first new album in 20 years: the world is still here and so are we (May 9th, Ipecac Recordings).

mclusky preview the 13-song album with a two-song digital single: “way of the exploding dickhead” and “unpopular parts of a pig.” A cheeky video for “way of the exploding dickhead,” directed by Remy Lamont, was released simultaneously. With a blistering mix of tightly wound aggression and wry humour, mclusky’s edge is as sharp as ever.

Andrew Falkous states:

“With a title modelled on/ripped off a formative video game (‘the way of the exploding fist’ on the zx spectrum), and lyrics inspired by the huge excitement caused by the surge pricing on tickets to see a band play well in the distance, ‘way of the exploding dickhead’ is a modern parable, without the parable bit.”

It’s important to state that the world is still here and so are we is the fourth mclusky album (no qualification being needed). They had an asterisk next to the name for a bit – out of respect for past band members and the precious memorial glue of teenage musical crushes – but fuck that, in for a penny, in for a pound. Lyrically, it touches on subjects as rich and as varied as work-it-out-yourself and impenetrable-inside-joke-for-the-band, but one thing is clear, all of the songs have different words. All hilarious joking aside, the best songs are about things without being precisely about them. mclusky endorse this sentiment. They positively insist on it.

the world is still here and so are we is available on multiple limited-edition vinyl variants (marble vinyl and 180-gram black vinyl), an indie store exclusive clear vinyl, as well as a standard blue vinyl. The release is also available on CD and digital formats.

mclusky ‘the world is still here and so are we’ album artwork

Tour Dates:

may 8 – wrexham, uk the rockin’ chair
may 18 – brussels, be les nuits botaniques (w/the jesus lizard)
may 23 – manchester, uk gorilla
may 24 – leeds, uk brudenell
may 29 – london, uk electric ballroom
may 31 – bristol, uk swx

tickets for all shows are on-sale now with links available via ipecac.com/tours.

the world is still here and so are we Track Listing:

1. unpopular parts of a pig
2. cops and coppers
3. way of the exploding dickhead
4. the battle of los angelsea
5. people person
6. the competent horse thief
7. kafka-esque novelist franz kafka
8. the digger you deep
9. autofocus on the prime directive
10. not all steeplejacks
11. chekhov’s guns
12. juan party-system
13. hate the polis