LANKUM

..to be releasing a version of this iconic tune, and it feels eerily relevant to be referencing yet again themes of urban decay, economic hardship and working class frustration.

Enjoy responsibly.
#ghosttown #specials #lankum

..very happy with the end product and delighted that Oona approached us and challenged us to step out of our comfort zone. It’s an honour..

..a cover of a ska tune wasn’t something we’d usually ever consider, but after a bit of deliberation we decided we’d give it a shot, and the result took us on an incredibly enjoyable journey putting the track together with John 'Spud' Murphy in Hellfire Studio.

We’re..

..for the show, for a party scene set on Halloween night, and told us she wanted it to start out indistinguishable and woozy, before developing into the very recognisable track by The Specials. At first we were slightly reticent, since..

..Gilla Band’s ‘Shoulderblades’, contacted us and told us about a new show she was putting together called Specky Clarke. It was about her great-great-grandfather being sent to Belfast as a child to live with his aunts and work in an abattoir. She wanted a new piece of music..

..B side. Available for preorder from today along with a t-shirt on the Rough Trade Records webstore.

Ghost Town came to us through some curious circumstances. Iona Doherty, who we were familiar with through her phenomenal dance work on the video for..

GHOST TOWN is out now..
lankum.ffm.to/ghosttown

..along with a very special video by Leonn Ward shot in the Wicklow mountains.
youtu.be/aLLnF4vxaeY?...

To celebrate the release we have a very limited edition 12” vinyl package, designed by Oscar Torrans with an etching on the..

GHOST TOWN
Tomorrow midday.
youtu.be/aLLnF4vxaeY
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Thursday midday..

CLASSIFIED MATERIAL INCOMING. SIGN UP HERE...
drop.cobrand.com/d/Lankum/spe...

Ian Lynch (Lankum) and Steve Von Till (Neurosis) Are Looking For Connection The artists talk nature, folklore, and much more.

Ian Lynch (@lankumdublin.bsky.social) and Steve Von Till (Neurosis) talk Irish mythology, shamanic visions, and more

**TIMES FOR SATURDAY**
Can't wait to play Glasgow again. Always the wildest crowds. xx

Tickets.. www.bigcity.scot

Best band in the world. Full stop. @lankumdublin.bsky.social

❤️

London tomorrow.
Tickets.. southfacingfestival.com/event/mogwai...

LANKUM - 'False Lankum' Now Available from Rough Trade Official website of Rough Trade Recording artists, Lankum. 'False Lankum' is now available Worldwide. Lankum Tour Dates, Lankum Merch, and more.

Compendium #221 - Song 5

Lankum - The Young People
Album: Live In Dublin
Date: 2024 (Midsummer’s Day)
Web: lankumdublin.com
Blue Sky: @lankumdublin.bsky.social

What a unit. Magnificent performance.

Ian Lynch (@lankumdublin.bsky.social / One Leg, One Eye) introduces next month's Bigger Picture - THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE!

Catch the horror classic on a glorious gritty 35mm print 🎞

📆 Thursday, August 28th
⏰ 18.30
🎟 ifi.ie/film/the-big...

**BACK IN STOCK**
The Livelong Day, our 2019 album on vinyl and CD, along with Stories of the Songs, a fanzine about the various traditional songs on the album..
www.lankumdublin.bigcartel.com
❤️

Photos : Lankum - Belfort, Eurockéennes - 06.07.2025 Crédit photos : Eric

Photos du concert de @lankumdublin.bsky.social aux Eurockéennes de Belfort le 6 juillet : www.soundofviolence.net/multimedia/p...

Watch our performance from Sunday at Eurockéennes de Belfort in France...
www.youtube.com/live/iEyrCnx...
❤️

Listen to Cormac's calm Sunday mix for Crack Magazine.
Some of his current favourites..
crackmagazine.net/.../mixprofi...
❤️

**New additions to the bill for August 7th**
The Twilight Sad, caroline and The Yummy Fur.
Tickets: www.ticketmaster.co.uk/event/350062...

Clear Away in the Morning Lankum · False Lankum · Song · 2023

@lankumdublin.bsky.social Clear Away in the Morning open.spotify.com/track/0MrpF3...

Drinking Song from the Tomb Lankum · Cold Old Fire · Song · 2015

@lankumdublin.bsky.social Drinking Song From the Tomb
open.spotify.com/track/0HJKrZ...

We're heading to Oslo and Stockholm this weekend.
Stockholm is sold out but there are still some tickets for Oslo on Friday..
ticketmaster.no/event/737559
❤️

Ian and Daragh with The Pogues in Glasgow on Sunday…

Specky Clarke, the new dance show from the legendary Oona Doherty is in Sadler’s Wells in London tonight.
There’s a major surprise for Lankum fans.
Limited tickets still available..
my.sadlerswells.com/60490/60492
❤️

🙏

Daragh with The Pogues at Brixton Academy last night..