{"title":"Mclusky","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"the-world-is-still-here-and-so-are-we","title":"The World is Still Here and So Are We","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe heralded UK band’s first album since 2004 and first for Ipecac Recordings. \u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e \u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003eHaving formed in the late nineteen-nineties and releasing music, if that is what it was, from 2000-2004, Mclusky disbanded soon afterwards in a slow motion farce of not enough drama to get much press off the back of it. Now they are back fuelled initially by spite but now enjoying it too much not to do it, and playing to crowds in the UK, US and Australia which are much bigger - and more hygienically inclined - than in their so-called heyday. So far nobody has complained, except for one guy in Leeds (and he was clearly on ketamine). Now comes a new album - entitled \u003cem\u003eThe World is Still Here and So Are We.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ipecac Recordings","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":51253010596171,"sku":"2500029","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Blue","offer_id":51253010628939,"sku":"2500030","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Clear","offer_id":51253010661707,"sku":"2500031","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Clear (Signed Print)","offer_id":51253010694475,"sku":"2500032","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/mclusky-3000x3000-cover.jpg?v=1739353845"},{"product_id":"i-sure-am-getting-sick-of-this-bowling-alley","title":"i sure am getting sick of this bowling alley","description":"\u003cp\u003eSuperb selection from Mclusky. T\u003cspan\u003ehe album features four new songs recorded in fall 2025 along with a couple songs from their digital-only comeback ep in 2023.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMclusky are a band who were a band, weren’t a band, then are a band again. they formed in the late nineties and unformed, for the first time, in 2005, after three albums, opinions of which can be found on the internet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe path to re-becoming a band started in 2014, with the band playing sporadic shows to raise money for a local venue threatened with closure and after some misadventures, which can be put down to life in its most wonderful forms, in 2025 they released their first record in twenty years, and now in 2026, they continue with more new music in the form of this 6-song mini album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe timing of this release coincides with a spring 2026 us tour, that is happening after their january aussie run and a slew of other touring from the past year spanning the entire globe. The band’s return has been met with excitement, especially from the press where places liked npr exclaimed “Progressive, weird, snotty post-punk with a real sense of humor and grandiosity. This music is just bursting with creativity” and pitchfork said “Famously explosive live, Mclusky sound just as noisy on their comeback album... Enjoy the ride.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ipecac Recordings","offers":[{"title":"LP - Crystal Fuchsia \/ Signed \/ Rough Trade Exclusive","offer_id":56461962019147,"sku":"R5476-5689","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":56461962051915,"sku":"R5476-7551","price":25.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/mclusky-isureamgettingsickofthisbowlingalley.jpg?v=1770160187"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/mclusky.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}