Originally written by Nick Cowen · 22 January 2004
If you're into music that kicks like a mule on steroids, your million quid question for 2004 should be: Is this the year Mclusky finally get the attention and respect they deserve?
After closing out their first tour of Australia last year, Andy Falkous, Jon Chapple and new drummer Jack Eggleston shut themselves up in Electrical Audio in Chicago to finish off their third album with Steve Albini (you may have heard of him). The restaurant torching trio are now back in the UK and according to the folk over at Too Pure, they're busy with the remastering and track order selection stage. Rumours concerning the new album's title are floating around ('Mclusky Are Fucking Dead' has been mentioned as a possibility), but in the meantime, tour dates have been announced - the first of which should have you Monarch regulars wetting yourselves.
FEBRUARY
2nd London, Monarch, with The Fall and Jarcrew 3rd London, Infinity, with The Parkinsons
MARCH
28th All Tomorrows Parties festival, Camber Sands
APRIL
24th Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach 25th Exeter, The Cavern 27th Glasgow, King Tuts 28th Manchester, Roadhouse 29th Preston, The Mill 30th Birmingham, Academy
MAY
1st Leeds, Joseph Wells 3rd Nottingham, Rescue Rooms 4th Oxford, The Zodiac 5th Brighton, Concorde 2 6th London, The Garage