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mclusky
42,155 listeners (1,278,398 plays)
indie, indie rock, noise rock, rock, punk
Mclusky were a three-piece group from Cardiff, Wales, who combined the energy and ethos of punk with varied dynamics and intelligent, black-humoured lyrics. The group consisted of Andy Falkous (vocals, guitar, aka Falco); Jonathan Chapple (bass, vocals) and Matthew Harding (drums).
According to the band, they formed in 1996 when Andy and Matthew met at the Blackwood Miners’ Institute, a venue in their home town from which they were both ejected for dressing as miners. They subsequently met Jon at Reading Festival when they caught him urinating on their tent late at night.
Originally called Best, after early Beatles drummer Pete Best, the band signed to London label Seriously Groovy and released their debut record, the 3-track single Huwuno.
The changed their name to mclusky in 1999 (adopting a strictly lower-case approach to the band name, album and song titles), and the following year released their first album my pain and sadness is more sad and painful than yours on the Fuzzbox label.
They then signed to Too Pure records and in 2002 released their second album, mclusky do dallas, which drew critical acclaim and international attention. In 2003, drummer Matthew Harding left and was replaced by Jack Egglestone, and in 2004 they released their third album the difference between me and you is that i’m not on fire to generally positive reviews.
Their second and third albums were recorded by Steve Albini, whose influence through his legendary work with bands such as Pixies, Nirvana and The Jesus Lizard, along with his own bands Big Black and Shellac, can be easily recognised in mclusky’s dense, raw sound.
According to the band, they formed in 1996 when Andy and Matthew met at the Blackwood Miners’ Institute, a venue in their home town from which they were both ejected for dressing as miners. They subsequently met Jon at Reading Festival when they caught him urinating on their tent late at night.
Originally called Best, after early Beatles drummer Pete Best, the band signed to London label Seriously Groovy and released their debut record, the 3-track single Huwuno.
The changed their name to mclusky in 1999 (adopting a strictly lower-case approach to the band name, album and song titles), and the following year released their first album my pain and sadness is more sad and painful than yours on the Fuzzbox label.
They then signed to Too Pure records and in 2002 released their second album, mclusky do dallas, which drew critical acclaim and international attention. In 2003, drummer Matthew Harding left and was replaced by Jack Egglestone, and in 2004 they released their third album the difference between me and you is that i’m not on fire to generally positive reviews.
Their second and third albums were recorded by Steve Albini, whose influence through his legendary work with bands such as Pixies, Nirvana and The Jesus Lizard, along with his own bands Big Black and Shellac, can be easily recognised in mclusky’s dense, raw sound.
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mclusky 'She Will Only Bring You Happiness'
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McLusky - Lightsabre Cocksucking Blues
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McLusky - She Will Only Bring You Happiness [Live]
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frankiebuttons wrote:
ain't no foolin ferguson was prolly the best thing that ever happened in the history of time and space.
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Mannequentin wrote:
Don't teach him how to cook! That'll kill him!
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JayHated wrote:
your son looks like michael jackson
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safe-as-milk wrote:
pretend that those books on your shelf have been read, when really theyre keeping you warm. genius
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cereal_boxes wrote:
my love is bigger than your love SING IT!
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space-lemon wrote:
Oh my God! This is what I've been looking for!
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amy2790 wrote:
I want a mclusky hoodie/shirt more than anything (except my season ticket ;)) in the world for my birthday :( anyone know any decent websites?
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smashedpumpkin7 wrote:
@ apfelmuse: Maybe because Jon Chapple would've completely gone nuts on stage ;-) So intense live!
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Mannequentin wrote:
OHOHOHOH first listen! I love it! I love it!
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jamesedwardcox wrote:
think of death as a medium-sized yellow robot, that should help
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deadjoe wrote:
Download the, apparently hard to find, mclusky acoustic session on my blog: http://boxingduck.blogspot.com/2008/05/mclusky-acoustic-session-download.html
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SuckyMcCrapband wrote:
A little underweight, but still appealing.
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PaceyJase wrote:
Just discovered these......awesome!
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apfelmuse wrote:
this band is freaking amazing, why the fuck did they split up :( would've loved to see them live
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tofu_terror wrote:
awesome band. why did everyone think they were canadian
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fabiosooner wrote:
Punk as it should have always been - nonsensical, histrionic and fun.
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SadbutSad wrote:
Terrific band... huge !
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thewayhighmen wrote:
these dudes were crazy
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Mesmenir wrote:
Hahah, I'm a top listenerrrr. Makes me smile. =D But not as much as the music.
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smashedpumpkin7 wrote:
It shouldn't be Are you mclusky? in the Previews-section, but Are you FUCKING mclusky? ;-) Not a single uploaded song sucks ass... but still they are just great! Signed, the number one fruit seller
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- theeyeofthehawk and KittyValentine tagged mclusky with ‘seen live’. Friday afternoon
- Annette_ connected mclusky to the group Anty Łysi. Wednesday morning
- X_kingbuzzo_x tagged mclusky with ‘indie rock’. Sunday evening
- Thereceivingend tagged mclusky with ‘indie’. 13 days ago
- Jonathandyer tagged mclusky with ‘welsh’. 14 days ago
- Crosbow added mclusky to the lineup of mclusky at Schlachthof. last month
- bieramfuss and uczen tagged mclusky with ‘noise rock’. last month
- Thesingingpoo tagged mclusky with ‘seen live’. last month
- Audelka_Murakam connected mclusky to the group we hate happysad. last month
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