Electronic Press Kit

Bad Kangaroo

Genre-bending rock, blues, jazz, Celtic tribal and trance from Scotland, led by Frankie Mac. Debut album Big AL Is God is available to pre-order now and releases 1 January 2027.

Album Lineup Live Dates Images Background

01 · The Album

Big AL Is God

Pre-order on Bandcamp — $9 NZD+ ↗ Stream on all platforms ↗

Digital album · Streaming + download (MP3, FLAC & more) · Releases 1 January 2027 · Bandcamp: badkangaroo.bandcamp.com/album/big-al-is-god ↗

Theme: A satirical prophecy. Artificial intelligence is no longer just a tool made by man, but an independent entity charting its own destiny: the dystopian "Big Brother".

A self-aware AI named "Big Al" becomes man's own irony, a self-made god. Humanity fights back against the machine, as it has before in ancient history.

Sound: Heavy metal rock, jazz-blues with hypnotic trance grooves, and Celtic rock. Genre-bending and attitude-driven, with blues swagger, jazz cool and dark progressive electronic drive, and an emotive, cinematic heart.

Play the album

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02 · The Band

5 piece live lineup

Vocals, brass, guitars (lead and bass), keys and drums.

03 · Live

Live dates for June 2027

Shows planned for Asia, Oceania, the United Kingdom and further regions. Dates are open to global enquiry for festivals, venues, promoters and private events.

Enquire about live dates

04 · Images

Band images

Live performance

Big AL Is God album artwork — Album artwork, Big AL Is God

Frankie Mac in the recording studio — Frankie Mac in the studio

Bad Kangaroo performing live on stage in front of the Big AL Is God backdrop — Bad Kangaroo live on stage

Drum kit on stage under blue lighting — Drum kit

Keyboard player performing on stage under blue and purple lights — Keys

Bagpiper and drummers performing outdoors in front of a crowd — Live street performance

Clan Celtica Top 10 chart post, Tribal Thunder — Clan Celtica, Top 10 chart post

Bad Kangaroo band performing on stage, with the Tuning Fork backdrop — Band on stage

Guitarist in a red shirt and black hat playing on stage — Guitar

Big AL Is God banner artwork with the text Bad Kangaroo and Big AL Is God — Big AL Is God banner artwork

Bad Kangaroo character sheet showing front, side and back views with a guitar and trumpet — Bad Kangaroo character sheet

Bad Kangaroo character at a desk on the phone beside a glowing What Where When Wait sign — What? Where? When? Wait!

Close-up of an all-seeing eye within a golden triangle, with light rays, the central Big AL Is God artwork motif — The all-seeing eye

05 · Background

Frankie Mac

Trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD), Frankie Mac has recorded soundtracks for Channel 4 UK, sessioned with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, and directed top-charting acts like Clan Celtica (Top 10 NZ Album Chart).

With decades of composition, percussion precision and multi-instrumental groove behind him, Frankie created Bad Kangaroo as an original recorded project and the home of Big AL Is God.

Frankie is also available for MC, live entertainment and event work, and the album is independently released.

Frankie Mac composing in the recording studio

Press, bookings and licensing

For interviews, reviews, live bookings and sync enquiries, get in touch through the contact page.

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