Lankum’s new album ‘False Lankum’ out now
March 24, 2023
“This May Be Modern Folk Music’s own OK Computer” MOJO – ALBUM OF THE MONTH
“By some measure their most ambitious in terms of instrumentation, arrangements and the sheer creation of atmosphere… stoking the engines of folk tradition and setting course to who knows when.” UNCUT – 9/10
“False Lankum teems with moments of iridescent bliss” The Guardian – 5/5 Folk Album Of The Month
Critically acclaimed Irish quartet Lankum today share their new album False Lankum, listen now. The album is available on limited edition transparent orange 2LP, black 2LP, CD and digitally. Order now.
Drawing on traditional folk songs, Lankum put their own dark, distinctive mark onto each, leaning into heavy drones and sonic distortion that imparts new intensity and beauty into each track. This record sees the band cement their breakout from the folk genre, creating bold, contemporary music that may be fashioned from traditional elements but is firmly new, sitting comfortably alongside Rough Trade labelmates like black midi and Gilla Band. False Lankum also features two original tracks, ‘Netta Perseus’ and ‘The Turn’, both penned by the group’s Daragh Lynch.
From the start, Dublin’s Lankum planned for False Lankum, their fourth record and third for Rough Trade, to feel like a complete piece – a progression and a journey for the listener. “We wanted to create more contrast on the record so the light parts would be almost spiritual and the dark parts would be incredibly dark, even horror inducing,” they explain. The album’s 12 tracks, composed of 10 traditional songs and two originals, show the four-piece using a new palate to colour their sound in an increasingly experimental way, alongside longtime producer John ‘Spud’ Murphy.
False Lankum Tracklist
01) Go Dig My Grave
02) Clear Away In the Morning
03) Fugue I
04) Master Crowley’s
05) Newcastle
06) Fugue II
07) Netta Perseus
08) The New York Trader
09) Lord Abore and Mary Flynn
10) Fugue III
11) On a Monday Morning
12) The Turn
Forthcoming Tour Dates
APRIL
25th Apr – Silent Green, Berlin, Germany – sold out
28th Apr – Tolhuistuin, Amsterdam, Netherlands– sold out
30th Apr – Le Botanique, Brussels, Belgium
MAY
2nd May – Petit Bain, Paris, France
4th May – London, Barbican, London, UK – sold out
10th May – St Lukes, Glasgow, UK – sold out
11th May – Band on the Wall, Manchester, UK – sold out
Fri 12th May – SWX, Bristol, UK – sold out
19th May – Mandela Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland – sold out
20th May – Cork Opera House, Cork, Ireland – sold out
24th May – Cork Opera House, Cork, Ireland
29th May – Vicar St, Dublin, Ireland
30th May – Vicar St, Dublin, Ireland – sold out
31st May – Vicar St, Dublin, Ireland – sold out
JUNE
8th Jun – Beaches Brew, Ravenna, IT
10th June – Best Kept Secret, Hilvarenbeek, NL
28th Jun – Pop Messe, Brno, Czech Republic
AUGUST
4-6th Aug – All Together Now Festival, Co Waterford, Ireland
17-21st Aug – Green Man Festival, Brecon Beacons, UK
SEPTEMBER
1-3rd Sep – Supersonic Festival, Birmingham, UK
NOVEMBER
17th Nov – Manufaktur, Schorndorf, Germany
19th Nov – Transcentury Update Festival, Leipzig, Germany
22nd Nov – Lido, Berlin, Germany
23rd Nov – Stadtgarten, Köln, Germany
26th Nov – Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands
DECEMBER
13th Dec – The Roundhouse, London, UK
Featured Release
Lankum
False Lankum
23 March 2023
Burnt Orange Transparent 2LP, Black 2LP, CD & Digital
Buy / Stream This release is not available from Rough Trade in your country