{"id":2955,"date":"2026-02-27T02:16:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T02:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/reviews\/?p=2955"},"modified":"2026-03-01T19:45:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T19:45:53","slug":"mclusky-the-world-is-still-here-and-so-are-we","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/reviews\/music\/2026\/02\/mclusky-the-world-is-still-here-and-so-are-we\/","title":{"rendered":"Mclusky: the world is still here and so are we"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Artist: Mclusky
Release: the world is still here and so are we
Release Date: 2025
Label: Ipecac Recordings<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What? It’s some 20 years later and Mclsuky has a new album? I had no idea this was out, and I’ve bought things from Christian Fitness<\/a> before, you’d think Andrew Falkous would have included it in his an email update. (Maybe he did and I skipped reading it.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve saw a Mclusky lineup on tour in the US a few years ago and it was pretty stellar. There was a new guy on bass and he was fully committed, almost annoyingly so… Still though, highly recommended. I’d go see them again. Conversely, I also say the Sleaford Mods at the same venue. I really enjoyed that show too, but I don’t think I need to see them live again, at least not here in the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What about the world is still here and so are we<\/em>? All lowercase, because that’s apparently the official name of the release. It’s a fine Mclusky album. To my ears they are still a cross between Big Black and the Pixies, and I still dig them. It’s not my favorite Mclusky release, but there are definitely songs that would slot in nicely with a “best of” collection. Some of my favorites includes such gems as unpopular parts of a pig, the battle of los angelsea [sic], people person, the digger you deep, autofocus on the prime directive, and hate the polls<\/em>. Hilariously, not all steeplejacks at times sounds a little bit like a demented Harry Nilsson’s coconut. At least to me it does, but ignore me*. Hell that’s 7 out of 12 songs. Buy, buy, BUY! One thing a little different about the release is there seems to be a little more of the occasional actual singing, and not the talk-singing, and definitely not the yell-singing. These are some of my favorite moments on the album, partially because they are unexpected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I give the world is still here and so are we<\/em> a solid B+, but don’t listen to me, *I’ve been the weak link in every band I’ve ever been in. Hell, I’m the weak link in a one-man band.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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