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Mclusky • the world is still here and so are we

Ipecac Recordings • released 2025-05-09

A return, and the word to use is "unabated." Their pummeling approach may seem to lack nuance, but it's not about how the punches are landing, it's about the pauses in between that make this measured approach to aggression particularly satisfying.

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