“autofocus on the prime directive” video may 12, 2025 – mclusky’s unexpected yet eagerly-awaited new album the world is still here and so are we arrived last week via ipecac recordings. today, they continue their partnership with director remy lamont, a collaboration that has produced a series of standout videos matching the band’s wit and intensity, with the release of their latest clip, “autofocus on the prime directive” (http://mclusky.lnk.to/autofocus). “‘autofocus on the prime directive’ is a series of patently untrue statements set to music by a man who can barely dress himself,” andrew falkous offers, in a truly andrew falkous way. “the title is not a reference to ‘star trek’ in any way but if it was I hope you’d understand.” the album is available now (https://mclusky.lnk.to/world) with the world is still here and so are we available on multiple limited-edition vinyl variants (marble vinyl and 180 gram black vinyl), an indie store exclusive clear vinyl, as well as a standard blue vinyl. the release is also available on CD and digital formats. mclusky tour dates: may 16 – tourcoing, fr le grand mix may 17 – amsterdam, nl london calling may 18 – brussels, be les nuits botaniques (w/the jesus lizard) may 23 – manchester, uk gorilla may 24 – leeds, uk brudenell may 25 – derbyshire, uk bearded theory festival may 29 – london, uk earth may 31 – bristol, uk swx july 4 – chiusi, it lars rock festival july 11 – cheltenham,uk 2000trees music festival august 8 – lokeren, be lokerse feesten august 16 – bristol, uk arctangent festival october 2 – antwerp, be trix october 4 – brugge, be cactus october 6 – paris, fr le petit bain october 7 – orléans, fr l’astrolabe october 8 – lyon, fr le marché gare october 9 – winterthur, ch gaswerk october 11 – bologna, it covo club october 12 – milano, it arci bellezza october 13 – strasbourg, fr la grenze november 7 – hannover, de cafe glocksee november 8 – wiesbaden, de kulturzentrum schlachthof november 9 – berlin, de SO35 november 11 – dresden, de beanpole november 12 – hamburg, de molotov november 13 – köln, de gebäude 9 november 14 – trier, de mergener hof january 6 – melbourne, au corner january 9 – adelaide, au lion arts factory january 10 – sydney, au factory theatre january 11 – brisbane, au crowbar tickets for all shows are on-sale now with links available via ipecac.com/tours. mclusky’s x remy lamont’s collection of videos in support of the world is still here and so are we include “chekhov’s guns,” featuring clowns and fire, “people person,” starring a horde of office workers who’ve simply had enough, and the “way of the exploding dickhead,” a sardonically twerk-heavy clip that’s as satirical as its title. | 
