FRET12 SESSIONS
mclusky
–Live Performance
As part of their Chicago stop on the band’s long-awaited 2024 North American tour, Welsh post-hardcore act Mclusky swung by the FRET12 shop to perform a career-spanning set, from 2002’s “Day of the Deadringers” to the new “Unpopular Parts of a Pig” — one of their first tracks in nearly twenty years and a likely preview of their upcoming album.
Broadcasting from our shop at The Salt Shed, FRET12 Sessions invites musicians of all genres and styles to come in, perform, and share their work with the world.
FRET12 SESSIONS
mclusky – LIVE PERFORMANCE
As part of their Chicago stop on the band’s long-awaited 2024 North American tour, Welsh post-hardcore act Mclusky swung by the FRET12 shop to perform a career-spanning set, from 2002’s “Day of the Deadringers” to the new “Unpopular Parts of a Pig” — one of their first tracks in nearly twenty years and a likely preview of their upcoming album.
Broadcasting from our shop at The Salt Shed, FRET12 Sessions invites musicians of all genres and styles to come in, perform, and share their work with the world.
F12-SESSION 007 // mclusky
It’s been more than 20 years since Mclusky’s monumental Mclusky Do Dallas, and the Welsh post-hardcore punks are still laughing at you, not with you. Frontman Andy Falkous delivers his gleefully sardonic lyrics in his trademark half-sneer, half-scream, Damien Sayell’s grueling bass lines serve as an anchor, and Jack Egglestone returns to helm the drum kit for the trio’s 2024 North American tour. In this FRET12 Session, the trio performs some of the classics (“Day of the Deadringers”) some of the contemporary (the just-released “Unpopular Parts of a Pig”) and has a rip-roaring good time doing it all. After the performances, we sat down with Mclusky to talk silliness misconstrued as anger, getting more appreciative with age, and
not trusting cats.
“The music ended up taking on the personalities of the people involved in the band, including the silliness...which I think is sometimes misconstrued as anger. Certainly, the music is angry, but I don't I don't feel like I'm going through any kind of catharsis on stage.”
- Andy Falkous
“The music ended up taking on the personalities of the people involved in the band, including the silliness...which I think is sometimes misconstrued as anger. Certainly, the music is angry, but I don't I don't feel like I'm going through any kind of catharsis on stage.”
- Andy Falkous
“I love making rock music...I think when you're younger, or when you're in a band, there’s always this idea that your music might take you somewhere — literally in some instances, but you might get more opportunities. Whereas the older you get, you live more. At the risk of sounding like Russell Brand, you live more in the moment, and you appreciate everything
for what it is.”
- Andy Falkous
“I love making rock music...I think when you're younger, or when you're in a band, there’s always this idea that your music might take you somewhere — literally in some instances, but you might get more opportunities. Whereas the older you get, you live more. At the risk of sounding like Russell Brand, you live more in the moment, and you appreciate everythingfor
what it is.”
- Andy Falkous
HARD-WON TOUR TIPS
💥 "Get a good system...like where your passport and your wallet and your phone always are.”
💥 “Where possible, eat food that isn't just beige. Food with color is usually good for you.”
💥 “If you're lucky enough to go on tour, try to live your life as close to how you live your life at home. Try to exercise and crack all your grime, if that's what you do.”
“It's a genuine privilege...especially at the smaller places, to realize that you've made somebody’s month, or their year in some cases, because they weren’t expecting to see you. It’s lovely.”
- Andy Falkous
“It's a genuine privilege...especially at the smaller places, to realize that you've made somebody’s month, or their year in some cases, because they weren’t expecting to see you. It’s lovely.”
- Andy Falkous
“This is my favorite pedal I've ever owned, the Reverberation Machine [by Death By Audio]. I started using it for guitar because I like this really cool, dusty kind of distorted reverb... there are a lot of songs in Ganser where I use distorted vocals. It’s just a sound I’ve always wanted for vocals and it’s much more fun to perform as well.”
— Sophie Sputnik
“This is my favorite pedal I've ever owned, the Reverberation Machine [by Death By Audio]. I started using it for guitar because I like this really cool, dusty kind of distorted reverb... there are a lot of songs in Ganser where I use distorted vocals. It’s just a sound I’ve always wanted for vocals and it’s much more fun to perform as well.”
— Sophie Sputnik
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FRET12 SESSIONS – Mclusky
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Venue: FRET12 Shop, located in the main lobby of the Salt Shed - Chicago.
FRET12 SESSIONS – GANSER
Chicago-based post-punk quartet Ganser performs “Lucky” and “Emergency Equipment and Exits."
