Crying Loser – The Ick – Album Deep Dive by Liam Griffin There are really only two ways to fight fire. One is with its antidote, water, and the other is with itself. On their debut album, The Ick, Crying Loser, Cork ‘no-wave’ outfit made up of Arthur Pawsey (vocals, guitar), Micheál Fitzgerald (bass), Samuel Clague (bass clarinet), and Ruairí de Búrca (drums), chose the latter. They fight the flames that lick the ankles of the modern world with a good ol’ blazing inferno of their own.