#Mclusky reunion

[junkzone]

all i want is mclusky reunion US tour

[hardcorefornerds]

Ticked a small bucket list item off and saw Mclusky* play live in Dublin last night. Pretty cool to hear a full room sing along to this song. This was the setlist.

(* reunion minus Jon Chapple)

[365gigs-blog]

#9 SUDS

13 Jan • Oxford Art Factory • Sydney, NSW

Nina and I are at the Bitter Phew, our favourite craft beer haunt that is also conveniently located near the Oxford Art Factory. She wasn't planning on coming out tonight, but my mate Evan unexpectedly pulled out, leaving me with a spare ticket. I had no idea Nina even knew who Future of the Left were.

"It's the closest I'll ever get to seeing mclusky," she relates, telling me of the all-too-familiar tale of discovering a band who've already split up. It's bittersweet; you found new music you love but you know you'll never see them live. You can only hope for a reunion tour or, failing that, a new band to spring up from the old band's ashes.

I want to get in to see the supports, despite the fact that I didn't do my research and have no idea who these people are. We scull the remainder of our beers (light sours, so they don't sit heavy in our guts while we're in the mosh pit) and head down to the Art Factory.

Nina might be getting closer to seeing mclusky than she thought. There's a definite air around SUDS of the spiteful, sarcastic pop sensibilities that made them such indie darlings. Or are they more like the present incarnation, Future of the Left? The Man Song reminds me of The Hope That House Built, but with something more raw and unfiltered about it. Perhaps a happy medium of the two.

Will SUDS be driven apart by ego and testosterone, like mclusky was? Will there be a new generation of people discovering them too late, the way Nina discovered mclusky? I hope not, because I had a fucking good time watching them. I hope they're around for a damn long time making angry and sarcastic gestures towards the status quo.