the spackles

THE SPACKLES

MUSIC

Check out Bandcamp and our youTube channel for more music!

The Spackles are proud to be Rum Bar Records recording artists!

ABOUT

the spackles in a side car photo: Andrea Howlett

The Spackles are:

  • Marie Slurrie - Guitar and vocals
  • Spackle McKraken - Bass and Vocals
  • Phil McKraken - Drums

The Spackles play short, catchy tunes in the pop/punk vein. We've been described as "prog-influenced proto-punk." We're not sure what that means, but it sure sounds fancy so we'll roll with that. What we do is take our vast influences and favorites from the 1940's to the modern era, mash them up, and distill them into 2-ish minute pop songs full of hooks, earworms, and surprises.

PRESS

The Spackles must stay awake at night to figure out how to surprise us. "Dr. Crippen" has subject matter that is stranger than fiction. The music is oddball theatre rock...or something.
-Boston Groupie News
"The sound is dirty, yet recognisable. There's no denying an earlier Bowie sound in the song, like there are references to a lot of music from a long time ago. The trio plays it as rough as it sings, yet holds a firm hold on the pop element in the licks and vocal melody. Because of it the music hovers between punkrock and 70s glam in a successful way. The Spackles knows how to tickle the fancy of memories from a long time ago, hidden somewhere within the brain of the older music fan. The Man With The X-Ray Eyes does a lot of things just right.
- WoNo Blog

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