mclusky
Australian Tour July 2004
mclusky were born in 1998 in Cardiff, Wales. Unlike most bands at the
time they had no aspirations to become "Britpop". They preferred
the Pixies, Shellac & The Fall to Ocean Colour Scene's warbling,
Oasis's dadrock or Echobelly's crapness. Who can blame them?
Their second album, the excellent "mclusky Do Dallas" spawned
the singles "To Hell With Good Intentions", "Alan Is
A Cowboy Killer" & "Lightsabre Cocksucking Blues",
& captured the raw, loud & spitting blood aesthetic of their
live shows. An Australian tour in December 2003 saw those of us in the
know experience this first hand.
And now, in 2004, things are continuing right on track. Their third
album, "The Difference Between Me & You Is That I'm Not On
Fire", is a darker affair, but once again leaves no doubt whatsoever
that mclusky are an essential band.
"I never saw the Pixies but I don't care anymore. I saw mclusky
& nothing else matters. Other people took the set lists & my
ears still hurt so much I can't tell left from wrong or blue from right,
& the songs, well each & every one was short & hard &
the US military couldn't have dropped a cluster bomb with more impact."
Beat 24/12/04
Tour
Dates
Brisbane
The Zoo
Thursday July 8
Sydney
The Annandale
Friday July 9
Melbourne
The Corner
Saturday July 10
Perth
Amplifier Bar
Tuesday July 13
www.mclusky.net
www.remotecontrolrecords.com.au
www.abc.net.au/triplej/
