Mclusky – announce first album in twenty years ”the world is still here and so are we” + listen to the two-song single featuring “way of the exploding dickhead” and “unpopular parts of a pig”

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 9, ipecac recordings).

Mclusky previews 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: “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 tracklisting:
unpopular parts of a pig
cops and coppers
way of the exploding dickhead
the battle of los angelsea
people person
the competent horse thief
kafka-esque novelist franz kafka
the digger you deep
autofocus on the prime directive
not all steeplejacks
chekhov’s guns
juan party-system
hate the polis

Album pre-orders are available now (https://mclusky.lnk.to/world) with the world is still here and so are we 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.