In 2002 Too Pure released mclusky’s debut album for the label, Mclusky Do Dallas. Recorded by Steve Albini, that album and the subsequent touring around it, put the band on the map in North America. Pitchfork gave it a 8.4 saying “Welsh trio Mclusky is compact, stocky, spastic, and duck’s-ass tight. They’re also giddy and utterly daft. But buzzing through two-minute power-punk tunes like teen boys who’ve found a landmine and can’t wait to huck rocks at it, Mclusky are, more than anything, tremendous, stupid fun.” MTV said, “(it) brims with punk swagger and arrogance…Their musical smugness is buoyed by infectious chops and melodic hooks, and when the package is delivered at breakneck speed with a healthy sense of humor, McLusky’s mix provides touchstones for fans of punk, rock, hardcore and avant-garde metal alike.” Calling the band “maniacally skronking Welsh shit-stirrers,” Stereogum recently revisited Mclusky Do Dallas on its 20th anniversary – read that story here. Two critically acclaimed albums followed – My Pain and Sadness is More Sad and Painful Than Yours (their debut LP that Too Pure reissued in 2003), and The Difference Between Me and You Is That I’m Not on Fire – before mclusky disbanded in 2005.
Going their separate ways, frontman Andy Falkous eventually released music with new band Future of The Left. Fast forward to 2014 when Falkous and original bass player Jack Egglestone, joined by drummer Damien Sayell, played a reunion show under the name mcklusy. Sporadic shows in the UK followed with the first UK tour this past spring.
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