Just to make a small group of people potentially really angry at each other: MCLUSKY vs FUTURE OF THE LEFT POLL

future of the left. in the end, everybody wins

As fantastic as the newest Future of the Left is, this is still Mclusky for me.

leaning towards FOTL, but the fact that "she will only bring you happiness" is prob my most legitimate favorite song of all time is making that difficult

Awww, man. Will prolly take "Arming Eritrea" over any single McLusky song, and FotL were prolly a bit better live comparing the 1 time I've seen each.

On the other hand McLusky Do Dallas is prolly my fav album of the last decade.

Will have to think about this one.

i hate to keep piling the abuse on old SAUM, but how dumb do you think that dude feels every time he hears the new FOTL

I just ran into that dude's ex gf on the street </news u can use>

I saw FOTL play on Thursday night as well, lots of fun as per - they got dropped from 4AD so are sort of fatalistic about the band right now, I think it will be OK but they are not planning to do anything except write songs until the summer as it stands

beatles vs wings vs ringo all starr band

just realized on seeing this i had a dream last night that the bass player from mclusky died

gonna vote for FOTL left though

Is this designed to bring Louis out of hiding?

Fuck this band.

(But McLusky, no question.)

man see this is hard

gonna go mclusky but it is tight

this is brain explosion inducing to the max.

or something.

they got dropped from 4AD

Really? Fuck.

voted FOTL because they are the FUTURE obv

they got dropped from 4AD

Really? Fuck.

Double fuck.

FOTL is pretty good, but really??? How is this even a question??!?

yah this isnt even a q. imo

dallas > travels > curses > sadness > difference, imo.

the answer is really "whichever one i'm listening to at the time", their standout moments are equally towering... mclusky might just have the edge with their bilious humour, fotl play it just a little straighter.

Yeah, that album ranking looks about right. I think it's mclusky for me, but I will probably forget to vote as usual.

Not are SAUM pretty average to begin with, for the local offshoot here the d00d hired two of the lamest rock scenester clowns to be the backing band.

mclusky obvs, anyone who disagrees needs to hear 'Date Celebrities Or Die' which unfortunately couldn't be released on the mcluskyism box.

u guys they're the same band they just changed the name dont u know

^^ pretty sure falkous isn't in SAUM, pretty sure chapple isn't in FOTL.

i meant mclusky and fotl fwiw

nope. mclusky and fotl of the left are totally different deals, who gives a fuck about the personnel. both are great, but this shit is way different. listening to curses right now and wondering why i didnt give this more of a chance. WAVE WAVE WAVE I DONT WANNA WAVE WAVE I DONT WAVE WAVE I DONT WANNA WAVE AT THEM.

fucking rock.

Love 'em both, but FOTL is what we should play for aliens when they come to earth and ask what rock music is.

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

Am abstaining. If I'd thought about it I'd have voted FOTL from work and Mclusky from home.

FOTL >>>>>>>>>>>>> McClusky

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

Someone got a LOL

the new Christian Fitness (Falco solo, basically), Love Letters in the Age of Steam is fucking great, thus further complicating matters. especially recommended if you have a soft spot for lo-fi-er, early Mclusky.

https://christianfitness.bandcamp.com/album/love-letters-in-the-age-of-steam

was listening to mclusky at the gym yesterday and then shifted over to future of the left and i forgot how amazing those first two FOTL albums are - wall to wall hits. i might put them ahead of the mclusky albums that aren't "do dallas"