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sinceileftyoublog · 2 months

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Mclusky's Good Intentions

Mclusky's Andy "Falco" Falkous

BY JORDAN MAINZER

"Fuck This Band". It's the name of the song Andy "Falco" Falkous and Mclusky have been opening their sets with on their triumphant return to many North American cities, including Chicago last Friday at the Vic. It's an effective calm before the storm of noise and chaos that inevitably enraptures the moshing crowd. And it's an appropriate sentiment, tongue-in-cheek and self-deprecating, referential to the very loud ruckus that presumably caused the initial postponement of these tour dates to begin with. A Molotov cocktail of aural health issues forced Falkous to make fans wait a little bit longer to celebrate 20 years of Mclusky Do Dallas. It was immediately apparent from the opening chords of "Dethink to Survive" that our patience paid off: Falkous and drummer Jack Egglestone donning protective headphones, the band launched into a burst of razor wire guitars and pummeling percussion, and never stopped.

From left to right: Mclusky's Damien Sayell, Jack Egglestone, Falkous

Sayell, Egglestone, & Falkous

The post-hardcore band's influence is wide-reaching. You can hear Falkous' everyman sprechgesang in the cubicle shouts of Pissed Jeans' Matt Korvette, his frantic non-sequiturs in the nervy yelp rock of Squid, both of whom were featured on the house playlist before Mclusky took the stage. But the band continues to be good at its own game, too. Last year, they shared their first new material in 19 years, and they played two of those released songs on Friday, sounding like 2002 just as much as 2023. "Two minutes and forty five seconds is the optimum length of a rock and roll song," Falkous declared, after letting the audience know it was okay not to pretend they like new songs. But "Unpopular Parts of a Pig" is a trademark Mclusky tune, alternating between deceptively melodic shouts and droning chants, plus a loud-quiet-loud dynamic and sardonic lyrics chiding useless platitudes. Thematically and instrumentally, it nestled perfectly between the ugly guitar distortion and Damien Sayell's meaty bass on "Day of the Deadringers", and crowd favorite "Lightsabre Cocksucking Blues". Meanwhile, the blown-out bass of "The Digger You Deep" and unreleased barnburner "Et Tu, Edwards?" gave the crowd a chance to let loose between "She Will Only Bring You Happiness" and "You Should Be Ashamed, Seamus", two The Difference Between You and Me Is That I'm Not on Fire songs that satirize the tortured artist and toxic masculinity.

Sayell, Egglestone, & Falkous

Really, though, to a certain generation of Mclusky fans, Friday first and foremost represented an event we thought would never come. To hear Falkous' introductory chirping on "Without MSG I Am Nothing", Egglestone's brawny thuds on "Chases", and the shout-alongs of "To Hell With Good Intentions" and "Alan Is a Cowboy Killer" was a thrilling exercise in nostalgia for some and disbelief for others. Towards the end of the set, Falkous took the time to thank everyone involved in the show, even those he had met just that night, an act of working class solidarity before his effortless bout of sarcasm: "This cavalcade of sincerity must end soon." Given Falkous' ability to lighten the mood through his well-intentioned derision, it's easy to see why Mclusky continues to be great today.

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thesearenotphotographs · 2 months

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Mclusky and Ganser at Baby’s All Right

The trio known as Mclusky returned to New York City faster than many of us expected them to by booking an underplay show (courtesy of Saint Vitus presents) at Baby’s All Right on Sunday, March 24, 2024. For their final US tour date, they were joined by Chicago’s Ganser, who joined the tour after Mclusky’s concert at Warsaw.

I learned about the show on March 8th at 10:02AM thanks to an email alert from Oh My Rockness that I set up about two decades ago.* Once that notification hit my inbox, I quickly opened the message and immediately bought tickets via Dice.fm. I then proceeded to text (or DM) everyone I could think of who I knew that went to the Warsaw show to let them know we were getting another round at a more intimate venue before the band returned home. The concert sold out well in advance, which I anticipated as Baby’s has about a third of the capacity of Warsaw. I hadn’t originally planned to have a three concert run to close out March, but thanks to SPRINTS on Friday, Kim Gordon on Saturday night (photos of that available here), and Mclusky now on Sunday, I couldn’t see myself not attending all three.

Kicking off the night at 8:30PM were Ganser (of Chicago, IL) who I’ve been wanting to see for some time now and was very excited to discover on the morning of Thursday, March 21st that they were added to the Dice ticketing page for the show. I had a conflict for their previous NYC performance at Market Hotel and I was overjoyed that I would finally see them live. The band lived up to my expectations and I’m so glad I could finally pick up a copy of their newest EP at the merch table since I previously purchased a digital version via Bandcamp.

Mclusky’s setlist was pretty much the same as Warsaw’s but we also received a bonus song that wasn’t listed. Back on the 7th, we heard “That Man Will Not Hang,” and last night we were given “No Covers” a B-side to their “To Hell With Good Intentions” single which can also be found on their Mcluskyism compilation. Falco declared there would be no encore because they are not French. Before their final song, Damien told the crowd that all three members will be celebrating their birthdays soon and a cake with candles was brought to the stage to commemorate their upcoming birthdays happening within ten days of each other.

Images of last night’s show appear in the gallery on my website here as well as portraits, and scans of both acts’ setlists. Thank you to both Ganser and Mclusky for playing, posing, and for returning to NYC. Also, thank you to the extremely kind person to my left up front who generously handed me a copy of Mclusky’s setlist after they finished their final song.

*Other acts that I set up ages ago that are yielding alerts present day are Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Les Savy Fav, PJ Harvey, CSS, Pretty Girls Make Graves, The Murder City Devils, and The Hives. Much older me appreciates younger me doing that favor and also for having pretty good taste in music.

#Mclusky #Falco #Andrew Falkous #Damien Sayell #Jack Egglestone #Ganser #Alicia Gaines #Brian Cundiff #Charlie Landsman #Sophie Sputnik #Baby's All Right #portraits

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spilladabalia · 3 months

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mclusky - unpopular parts of a pig / the digger you deep (2023)

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senorboombastic · 2 years

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a/s/l: Sugar Horse

Remember the days of the old schoolyard? Remember when Myspace was a thing? Remember those time-wasting, laborious quizzes that everyone used to love so much? Birthday Cake For Breakfast is bringing them back! Every couple of weeks, an unsuspecting band will be subject to the same old questions about dead bodies, Hitler, crying and crushes. This Week: In the run up to the release of their…

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#Adam Devonshire #Birthday cake for breakfast #Conjurer #Damien Sayell #Debbie Gough #Disco Loadout #IDLES #Small Pond Recordings #Sugar Horse #Super Army Soldiers #The Live Long After #Vennart #Waterloo Teeth

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therivershit · 2 months

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My hat & shoes March 16, 2024 by Damien Sayell

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buttonpusherdiy · 11 months

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5 bands you need to see at 2000 trees

The legendary 2000 trees festival celebrates its 15th anniversary this weekend and we can't wait to be back on site for one of the best weekends of the year.

With an absolutely stacked lineup and the weather looking like it's going to be another year of sunshine these are our top 5 acts you simply cannot miss on Upcote Farm this weekend.

THE ST PIERRE SNAKE INVASION

TSPSI return for their sixth appearance at trees in support of their astonishing new album Galore, expect noisy post hardcore, mixed with punk and metal elements and plenty of banter and gun flexing from frontman Damien Sayell. This band deserves way more attention so be sure to catch them on the Main Stage this Friday

SUGAR HORSE

Bringing a slab of misery to a sunny day - Bristol based harbingers of doom will be bringing their unique brand of post-metal/shoegaze to an unprepared trees crowd. Expect lots of noise mixed with some beautiful etheral moments this Thursday on the NEU Stage. Their latest EP featured lots of guest vocalists so who knows they may even have some surprises up their sleeves.

PROJECTOR

We first stumbled upon Projector at Bad Pond Festival and were captivated by their stage presence and raw power. The Brighton based trio make a big racket with plenty of angular guitars and dual vocals and remind us of some of the bands from the grunge era like Sonic Youth and Pixies - You can catch them on the Axiom Stage this Thursday

THE SCRATCH

We were recommended The Scratch by someone at last years trees and damn were they right as it proved to be possibly one of our favourite sets from the Forest Stage last year as they managed to get the crowd in fine form. So, If you need a bit of energy in your life and fancy a jig you won't want to miss them as they return to the Forest stage again this year on Friday night. Expect to leave with a massive smile on your face.

LAKES

Another Forest stage set we're super excited for is Lakes, the Watford based Mid West inspired emo band have been on the rise as of late having supported American Football on their most recent tour and also just completing their own run of headline shows around the UK. We're very excited to see them again in the gorgeous surroundings of the Forest Stage this Friday afternoon.

2000 Trees Festival 2023 takes place next week at Upcote Farm, Cheltenham. The final tickets and additional information can be found here.

#2000 trees festival #Cheltenham #New Music #Festival #Emo #Grunge #Post Hardcore

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beginagain-- · 3 years

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Maine Lensman Details His 'Separation Event' Livestream For May 2021

Maine Lensman Details His ‘Separation Event’ Livestream For May 2021

Jamie Lenman has shared details of a livestream titled as ‘Separation Event’, which will be presented by Audiotree. The event will broadcast on May 19th 2021 at 8:00PM (UK time), and will see Lenman joined by a number of guests whilst he performs his ‘King Of Clubs’ mini-record in full along with a handful of brand new songs too. The guests who will feature with Lenman for the livestream…

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#Damien Sayell #Djamila Azzouz #jamie lenman #Jen Hingley #live #livestream #never not nothing #sam matlock #Will Gardner

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top10albums2021 · 2 years

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Damien Sayell - The St Pierre Snake Invasion/Mclusky

TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2021: In no order OTHER than Genghis Tron 1st and The Armed 2nd

Genghis Tron - ‘Dream Weapon�� My #1 - Sounds like a painting of a beautiful landscape (on a distant planet). A truly masterful record.

The Armed - ‘Ultrapop’ My #2 - Sounds like manga does Raw Power. Oddballs masquerading as hipsters whilst recalibrating hardcore music, what's not to love?

Sugar Horse - ‘The Live Long After’ Sounds like Satan intentionally choking himself to death whilst listening to The Cure. Terrible music made by actual scum.

Hannah Lou Clarke - ‘HLC Taped2′ Sounds likes the memories of one of the most talented songwriters in the UK.

Low - ‘HEYWHAT’ Sounds like being soothed by a choir of seraphim angels serenading you at the event horizon, as inconceivable gravity rips your soul to shreds. Immaculate.

IDLES - ‘Crawler’ Sounds like the biggest curveball since Kid A. Brave, imaginative, and disgusting.

JOHN - ‘Nocturnal Manoeuvres’ Sounds like a man with a bear’s throat covering Deftones at 88mph. Triumphant and hypnotic.

Frauds - ‘Long Spoons’ Sounds like being taunted by recalcitrant street urchins in Victorian-era London. A charming and playful album with riffs as big as the moon.

Thank - ‘Thankology’ Sounds like a film depicting a panic attack inside the mind of a northern genius with Duran Duran and The Fall providing the soundtrack. ….as a box of frogs.

------- 3 Tracks I Love From 2021: Genghis Tron - ‘Dream Weapon’ Holly Humberstone - ‘The walls are way too thin’ STNNNG - ‘Miami’ -------

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blankslatecreative-blog · 6 years

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Mclusky – December 2017 – Cluny Newcastle

Mclusky (or mclusky*) return for a one-off gig. If ever there was a gig that can not be missed, this is it!!

I last saw Mclusky around 2004/2005 ish. They played upstairs in the Student Union on Kings Walk. Sadly there were only a handful of people there that night. Still, it was a great gig. I recall feeling some tension in the band, which made the performance awesome but slightly venomous. They split not long after.

So a decade and a half later they return for 19 songs (+ Kkkitchens!) of pure nostalgia. The band are on top form and are having a great time. Bass duties filled by St Pierre Snake Invasion vocalist Damien Sayell. A brilliant night. I hope they do more gigs!

Apologies for the lack of angles on this. It was, of course, sold out and I didn’t want to get in the way of other punters. Plus I was there as a punter myself, taking my camera along just for ‘a couple of memento shots’. I think I got carried away. Here are ALL of the photos I took. Since it’s a special gig 🙂

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Mclusky – Cluny – December 2017

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#Blank Slate Creative #December 2017 #Gig photography #Graeme J Baty #Mcluksy*#Mclusky #Mclusky photos #Mclusky reunion #Newcastle upon Tyne #The St Pierre Snake Invasion

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thesearenotphotographs · 2 months

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Mclusky, The Martha’s Vineyard Ferries, and Pure Adult at Warsaw

On Thursday, March 7, 2024, Welsh band Mclusky returned to New York City for their first headlining set in nearly 20 years for a sold out show at Warsaw in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. They were joined by their tourmates, The Martha’s Vineyard Ferries, and Pure Adult for the evening.

I wrote about my history with the band and their show on Thursday night for Impose Magazine and that coverage is now available here.

#Mclusky #Andrew Falkous #Falco #Jack Egglestone #Damien Sayell #The Martha's Vineyard Ferries #Bob Weston #Elisha Wiesner #Chris Brokaw #Jeremy Snyder #Bianca Abarca #Warsaw #Warsaw National Polish Home

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buttonpusherdiy · 5 years

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2000 Trees 2019 : Festival Review

Words by Daniel Wilkinson

It's early July and I'm making my yearly pilgrimage to a beautiful farm devoid of phone signal for a weekend of top tunes, no sleep, and toilet queues at everyone's favourite Reuben-themed festival 2000 Trees.

Thursday started late, after waking late, bombing down the M5, negotiating the new site layout and hauling a barn-sized tent up the hill to where my local friends had set up many hours before.

Our first band of the weekend Conjurer are immense. They've built up a huge fan base on word-of-mouth and reputation, massive songs and hard work (just check out their tour schedule this year). Their live show is faultless, their songs rise and fall, twist and turn, yet remain cohesive and catchy.

After finishing off too much cider and putting up the tent we wobbled over to the much expanded Forest Sessions stage for Press To Meco. The Forest is far more popular than it was probably meant to be – the clearing in the trees with the tiny stage for intimate acoustic sets regularly draws crowds that would struggle to fit in many small venues and PTM played their chilled-out set to an equally large crowd squashed between bark and bush.

Press to Meco : Photo Credit - Gareth Bull

Xtra Mile acts Jamie Lenman (of Reuben) and Frank Turner (of Million Dead – but everyone knows both these things right?) are pretty important to 2000 Trees and it's attendees, having camping areas unofficially then officially named after them, the festival wouldn't be complete without a set from at least one of them in some form. They are both welcomed to the stage like somewhere between Gods and old friends, playing hits old and new before I collapsed embarrassingly early, face down in my tent.

Jamie Lenman : Photo Credit - Dominic Meason

Friday begins like all good festivals mornings - painful and early; to the sound of peacocks and the taste of fresh watermelon.

I'm pretty late to the Slow Crush and Brutus show, metaphorically, and just about managed to not be actually late to Slow Crush's early set at the Neu Stage. Their heavy brand of shoe gaze works well first thing in the “morning”, the ethereal guitar work from their recordings sounding just as strong live and generally being a nice way to start the day. Their set was punctured by another Belgian lot's soundcheck blasting over from the Main Stage and almost of a good chunk of their crowd thinking Brutus had started early.

I missed Brutus during previous festivals having only gotten into them this year and was pretty excited for their set immediately after Slow Crush's, more specifically hearing them play Cemetery off this year's release “Nest”. They did not disappoint ripping through album opener “Fire” and then on to “Cemetery”, where drummer-vocalist Stefanie manages to turn her vocal performance up to 11 while drumming like a beast and remaining note-perfect on song's more melodic ending.

The final act of Friday's Belgian Trio, Raketkanon, were enjoyed from under one of the eponymous trees, safe from a very enthusiastic crowd and vocalist Pieter-Paul Devos's dingey-based crowd surfing.

During a gap in our otherwise busy schedule we checked out Gouge Away on the recommendation of tour-mates Slow Crush. Another new act for me they brought some energetic hardcore to the Cave before we headed over to the Axiom for Crazy Arm's blend of folk, punk, classic Springtstein-esque classic rock. I've enjoyed them in previous years playing the random busker stages after dark and they lost nothing being amplified and upgraded to a larger stage.

The Wildhearts were the Wildhearts; brash, melodic, charismatic, and were joined by Frank Turner for “Let 'Em Go” off their latest album (Turner sighting 2). Rolo Tomassi were brash, melodic, charismatic, a whirlwind of abrasive riffs and screeched vocals giving way to more melodic newer material.

Rolo Tomassi : Photo Credit - Joe Singh

Skinny Lister are another one of those bands I love to see live, especially in a festival scene, their pop-folk being easy on the ears and to have a little dance to with the little people. By the time Cancer Bats started in the Cave I was about ready to finally eat some food that day and was able to grab some authentic Italian pizza that had been taunting me all day, the stall conveniently situated next to the stage so we could enjoy both.

Cancer Bats - Photo Credit - Gareth Bull

Frank Turner sighting number 3, Möngöl Hörde, were Friday's headliner of choice, packing out the Axiom with Turner looking like a human mirror ball. Much less serious than his solo work and much more aggressive, my cider-ravaged self may have enjoyed this more on better days.

Saturday began at my parents house because I'm just old now and had you suffered like I suffered on Friday you'd take the opportunity to sleep in a real bed!

Vukovi started Saturday on a recommendation, bringing a lot of energy and some catchy tunes to the Main Stage, singer Janine Shilstone announcing this was her “first dingy” as she surfed the lunchtime crowd in an inflatable. Sunshine Frisbee Lazerbeam were next, being a big fan of Johnny Foreigner. After that we caught Sœur's second full set of the weekend. Sœur are just grand. Melodic, grungy music not unlike the Pixies meets Shakespeare's Sister, wicked musicianship and stage presence, and the reason I only caught about 2 songs from John and John of John.

Soeur : Photo Credit - Gareth Bull

A were this year's blast from the past and I confess I've been a fan since I was fresh-faced and short-haired. Despite playing quite youthful Rush-flavoured pop-punk with lyrics bemoaning their elders technological illiteracy and keeping things “punk”, A came out embracing the fact that they are now much older, with children and mortgages. Jason Perry asked the crowd to cheer so his children sitting stage-side wouldn't think their “old man” was a failure, chided bassist Dougie Poynter for finishing his run with the band because “they don't pay enough”, and confessing his Just Eat jacket was worn entirely for the attention. And they managed to organised what might possibly be the slowest and least aggressive circle pit ever.

MØL were quite the opposite, a mix pummelling blastbeats and dark atmospheric passages contrasting the afternoon sun, the only smiles to be seen plastering sweaty bodies emerging from the pit.

The Skints are one of the few things I remember from my first 2000 Trees, watching them from my tent far too early in the day while feeling very sorry for my alcohol-ravaged self. While a reggae band might stand out on the bill they were the perfect band for everyone from crusty hippies to small children to cynical teenagers to have a little dance to in hot evening, with a great sound, tight musicianship and well-crafted songs.

2000 Trees regulars and local-ish lads The St Pierre Snake Invasion were back with their new album playing the Cave at more respectable time than their usual allotted slots. They powered through their well-received set including album closer “I Am A Lonely Tourist”. For this particular track they were joined by a rather overwhelmed 5-year old named William who, after much encouragement and fist-bumping from frontman Damien Sayell, blasted his kazoo and shouted along like a champ to rapturous applause.

The St Pierre Snake Invasion : Photo Credit : Ben Morse

Clashes often give rise to the question: do you go for something reliable or try something new? Instead of trying to answer that we did both. Every Time I Die played their only UK set of the summer on the Main Stage, spurring on many a crowd surfer and circle pit. Once we'd had enough of that we strolled over to the Axiom for Wicca Phase Springs Eternal. The gothy trap project of Tiger's Jaw's Ben Walsh was a bit of an outsider on this year's line-up but was well received by the small crowd swaying along.

I went to see The Armed expecting something akin Employed To Serve and The Locust (as the timetable suggested) but didn't quite get either the technicality of ETS or the madness of the Locust. They did however a great stage presence even if their vocalist spent most of the set in the crowd stretching the limits of the microphone cable, and Groot handing out pastries.

The Armed : Photo Credit - Ben Morse

Deaf Havana closed the festival with a flashy light show and some big tunes. I've never been one for the headliners, the exceptions in recent years being Refused and At The Drive-In, but I found myself swaying and nodding along with an enthralled crowd, James Veck-Gilodi's voice soaring over the dark Cotswolds countryside.

Our final night of 2000 Trees was finished off in a typical fashion with chips, silent disco, and a guy playing a Jailhouse Rock/Killing in The Name Of mash-up on the Camp Reuben stage.

Until next year!!!!!

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