The McRackins are a Canadian pop punk band that was formed in 1994.
Their song and album titles revolve around egg puns (i.e. "Bat Out of
Shell") They have had approximately 70 releases from over 30 different
record labels.
The McRackins nearly always play live in full costume and made up to
look like two eggs and a dog. The band claims that they were
transformed from men to two eggs and a dog and given super pop-punk
powers as the result of a freak nuclear accident. The band consists of
twin eggs Bil (guitar, vocals), Fil (bass) and dog Spot (drums). Their
original drummer Tommy (The Chicken) Thacker played on a few of the
earlier releases and is now a member of famous Canadian band Gob and is
also the touring guitarist for Sum 41. Theo Goutinakis from Gob also
played bass on the bands 1999 release "Comic Books And Bubblegum".
With sporadic touring throughout their native Canada and the US up
until that point, 1996 saw the band take their live show to Europe.
Dubbed the European Eggvasion, the McRackins toured seven countries as
well as recording some live electric and acoustic sessions for the BBC.
The band has made several music videos, which have received light to
medium rotation on music channels in Canada, the US, and Europe. Further
media exposure includes an appearance in a Molson Canadian beer
television commercial, a cameo role in an independently produced motion
picture titled Downhill Willy, and various television and radio
features.
The band came out of hiatus to finish their album Bat Out of Shell.
Their twelfth full-length album was released worldwide in 2006 by Wynona
Records, Italy and contained twelve new tracks. A full European tour
followed in Jan/Feb 2007 in support, visiting over 30 cities in 12
countries over a 6 week span.
In early 2007, they released MCRACKINS VS JOKERS with Italy's JOKERS
on San Martin Records, Italy. The band is currently completing their
latest CD "Eggzit" which will be released in North America and Europe by
New York based label "Cheapskate Records" in summer of 2008. The CD
will also be released in Japan (with 5 bonus tracks) by new label
"Suggoi Records" in December 2008 with their first ever tour of Japan in
the spring of 2009.
In November 2009 Finland based punk label "Killer Records" released a
new MCRACKINS live cd "Live From Thunderbird Radio Hell" which features
a 1995 CITR radio session hosted by Nardwuar The Human Serviette. The
band has also finished recording their 14th studio album "It Ain't Over
Easy" which will be released in early 2010 and will support it with a
3-week European tour in April.
Tracklist
| 1 | Bittergreen |
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| 2 | Look Who's Laughin' Now |
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| 3 | Slapshot |
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| 4 | Crank It Up |
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| 5 | Robbed |
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| 6 | Slap The Monkey |
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| 7 | Forget Me Not |
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| 8 | Stranglehold |
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| 9 | Dyin' To Love You |
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| 10 | The Last Of His Kind |
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| 11 | 1-900-5437 |
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| 12 | 100 Rifles |
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| 13 | What Came First? |
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| 14 | Weird Dan |
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| 15 | Willy Killigan |
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