Mclusky - My Pain and Sadness Is More Sad and Painful Than Yoursmclusky announce a reissue of their debut album My Pain and Sadness Is More Sad and Painful Than Yours. Originally released in 2000 on Fuzzbox and re released by Beggars imprint too pure in 2003, My Pain and Sadness Is More Sad and Painful Than Yours introduced Cardiff band mclusky as an urgent new voice in UK rock music. Capturing the band at their most immediate and raw, My Pain and Sadness Is More Sad and Painful Than Yours coined mcluskys blend of

its cosily domestic origins were reminiscent of 1970’s McCartney album

“They didn’t have much of an image – you didn’t really know what the guys looked like

have emerged the other side with Rebirth

Though spared mainstream success in an era when female fronted groups in the charts were pop acts

rare for its time and place

parametric - and ambient - symphony with a faint rock sensibility that refuses to beg for attention

But by the end of the song a joyous festival of afrobeat-inspired in- struments including samba whistles

2019 marks the 60th year of MOTOWN

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they’re also largely personal

Available on limited indies-only Deep Purple vinyl

Dagmar Zuniga crafts songs that feel both fragile and far-reaching