The World Is Still Here and So Are We
| The World Is Still Here and So Are We | ||||
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| Released | 9 May 2025 | |||
| Recorded | August 2023–October 2024[1] | |||
| Studio | Otterhead (Rugby)[1] | |||
| Length | 33:04 | |||
| Label | Ipecac | |||
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The World Is Still Here and So Are We is the fourth studio album by British post-hardcore band Mclusky. It was released on 9 May 2025, by Ipecac Recordings.[2]
Reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 82/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Blabbermouth |  [4] |
| Kerrang! | [5] |
| The Line of Best Fit | [6] |
| MusicOMH | [7] |
| Pitchfork | 7.5/10[8] |
| Uncut | [9] |
On Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean from 100, the album got a 82 out of 100, which indicates "universal acclaim" from 12 critic reviews.[3]
Daniel Dylan Wray of Uncut rated the album seven out of ten, describing it as "noisy, riotous, guttural stuff – old-school noise rock toits core – that very much picks up where the band left off."[9]
MusicOMH gave the album a rating of 4.5 and noted, "Scratchy guitar riffs and thunderous bass, all driven by pounding drums, suggest that the last 20 Mclusky-free years have just disappeared in a puff of smoke."[7] AllMusic remarked, "A resounding return, The World Is Still Here and So Are We suggests the planet is that much better with Mclusky back on it."[2] The Line of Best Fit assigned it a rating of eight out of ten, stating "The album not only justifies its existence but also adds something vital to the band's legacy. It's messy, lean, sharp, and relentless. Not cleaned up. Just tuned up and turned loose."[6]
Kerrang! described the album as a "remarkably consistent collection after 21 years probably should be too, but somehow isn't, as mclusky always offered a safe – and strange – pair of hands," giving it a score of four out of five,[5] while Blabbermouth noted, "The open-ended nature of it all creates a sense of mystique and makes "the world is still here and so are we" so damn compelling: it doesn't matter whether any of us can fully understand what's going on or what the point is when it sounds this good."[4]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Damien Sayell, Jack Egglestone, and Andrew Falkous.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Unpopular Parts of a Pig" | 2:20 |
| 2. | "Cops and Coppers" | 2:02 |
| 3. | "Way of the Exploding Dickhead" | 2:48 |
| 4. | "The Battle of Los Angelsea" | 1:55 |
| 5. | "People Person" | 3:19 |
| 6. | "The Competent Horse Thief" | 2:37 |
| 7. | "Kafka-Esque Novelist Franz Kafka" | 2:00 |
| 8. | "The Digger You Deep" | 2:52 |
| 9. | "Autofocus on the Prime Directive" | 2:19 |
| 10. | "Not All Steeplejacks" | 3:27 |
| 11. | "Chekhov's Guns" | 2:41 |
| 12. | "Juan Party-System" | 1:06 |
| 13. | "Hate the Polis" | 3:38 |
| Total length: | 33:04 | |
Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[1]
Mclusky
- Damien Sayell – production, bass, vocals, guitar on "Way of the Exploding Dickhead" and "Hate the Polis"
- Jack Egglestone – production, drums, vocals, percussion
- Andrew Falkous – production, guitar, vocals, bass on "Way of the Exploding Dickhead"
Additional contributors
- Anthony Chapman – production
- Ellis Powell-Bevan – engineering
- Bob Weston – mastering
- Ali Chant – additional vocal recording
- Steffan Pringle – additional vocal recording
- Michael Byzewski – art
- Damien Sayell – photography adapted for cover art
- Pablo A. Martínez – live photo
Charts
| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[10] | 15 |
| UK Album Downloads (OCC)[11] | 14 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[12] | 5 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[13] | 5 |
References
- ^ a b c The World Is Still Here and So Are We (Media notes). Mclusky. Ipecac Recordings. 9 May 2025.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c Phares, Heather. "The World Is Still Here and So Are We – Mclusk..." AllMusic. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Metacritic". Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ a b Gorania, Jay (5 May 2025). "the world is still here and so are we". Blabbermouth. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ a b Hickie, James (7 May 2025). "Album review: mclusky – The World Is Still Here And So Are We". Kerrang!. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ a b Young, Matt (9 May 2025). "McLusky: The World Is Still Here And So Are We review – resounding return". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ a b Shepherd, Sam (5 May 2025). "Mclusky – The World Is Still Here And So Are We". MusicOMH. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ Robins-Somerville, Grace. "Mclusky: the world is still here and so are we". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ a b Wray, Daniel (May 2025). "The World Is Still Here And So Are We – Mclusky". Uncut. p. 33. Retrieved 14 May 2025 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
- ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 May 2025.