Lankum Announce New Album ’The Livelong Day’

Lankum - The Wild Rover (Official Video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rukIHD7rNY

Exceptional Dublin group Lankum will release their new album ’The Livelong Day’ on 25th October. Pre-order* the album and watch the breathtaking video for “The Wild Rover”, in which director Ellius Grace “visualises the mythical Irish landscape to respond to the feeling of ancient Ireland that the track conveys so strongly” here. 

*Physical orders from the Rough Trade Records webstore come with an exclusive signed print and a ’Stories Of The Songs’ fanzine written by the band, featuring exclusive behind the scenes photos and detailed histories of a selection of songs from the album. 

Of “The Wild Rover”, the four-piece explain: “It’s a fairly popular song which most of you will be somewhat familiar with, though this version and its extra verse - which we got from legendary Drogheda singer Donal Maguire - turns the the happy-go-lucky narrative firmly on its head”

Made up of brothers Ian and Daragh Lynch, Cormac MacDiarmada and Radie Peat, Lankum have gained worldwide acclaim for their first two albums and captivating, often euphoric live performances. ‘The Livelong Day’, recorded and produced by John ‘Spud’ Murphy in the Meadow and Guerrilla Sounds studio, through March and May of 2019 successfully blends alternative folk and psychedelia. Lankum are about to fully cement their reputation as one of the most unique and talked about groups to emerge from Ireland in decades.

’The Livelong Day’ Tracklisting

1.The Wild Rover

2.The Young People

3.Ode To Lullaby

4.Bear Creek

5.Katie Cruel

6.The Dark Eyed Gypsy

7.The Pride Of Petravore

8.Hunting The Wren

Forthcoming tour dates (including a newly added Dublin show): 

Oct 18th – Dolans Warehouse, Limerick
Oct 19th – Roisin Dubh, Galway
Oct 24th – Empire Music Hall, Belfast
Oct 25th – Vicar Street, Dublin **SOLD OUT**
Nov 13th – Bullingdon Arms, Oxford
Nov 14th – Brudenell, Leeds
Nov 16th – Stereo, Glasgow
Nov 17th – Band On The Wall, Manchester
Nov 18th – Fiddlers, Bristol
Nov 19th – Komedia, Brighton
Nov 20th – Hare & Hounds, Birminghaam
Nov 21st – Tufnell Park Dome, London
Nov 26th – Merleyn, Nijmegen
Nov 27th – Paradiso, Amsterdam
Nov 29th – Alice, Copenhagen
Nov 30th – Muziekpublique, Brussels
Jan 4th – Vicar Street, Dublin *Announced Today*