mclusky don’t do things by halves, and they don’t do them on anyone else’s timeline. The Cardiff punk three-piece have released ‘i sure am getting sick of this bowling alley,’ a six-song mini album out now digitally via Ipecac Recordings, with vinyl following May 1. Four new tracks, two previously digital-only releases, and a band that sounds like they’re having the time of their lives making noise nobody told them to make. Order here and listen here.
The release follows ‘the world is still here and so are we,’ their 2025 full-length and first new album in over 20 years, which debuted in the top 20 on the rock, alternative, and independent sales charts. NPR called it bursting with creativity. Pitchfork said it proved mclusky are still capable of melting faces. The mini album picks up exactly where that momentum left off.
Guitarist and vocalist Andrew Falkous, who goes by Falco, is characteristically direct about the whole thing: “content. It drives the modern music world. photos. opinions. more photos. more opinions. how about, and indulge me here, music? fact is we can’t stop writing, at least at the moment. it’s fun (that’s all it needs to be). it’s the common denominator of band. only death will slow us down.”
The six tracks cover a lot of ground in a tight runtime. “i know computer” and “as a dad” are brand new singles, with Falco noting the next album is already half-recorded. “spock culture” and “hi! we’re on strike” were recorded during the ‘the world is still here’ sessions and didn’t make the cut then, a decision Falco describes as historically significant in the most mclusky way possible. “fan learning difficulties” and “that was my brain on elves” round out the collection with their first proper physical release.
Physically, ‘i sure am getting sick of this bowling alley’ is available on black vinyl, translucent red vinyl (exclusive to the Ipecac and band websites), and a crystal fuchsia variant exclusive to Rough Trade. mclusky is Andrew Falkous on guitar and vocals, Damien Sayell on bass and vocals, and Jack Egglestone on drums, vocals, and percussion.
‘i sure am getting sick of this bowling alley’ Track Listing:
- i know computer
- as a dad
- spock culture
- hi! we’re on strike
- fan learning difficulties
- that was my brain on elves