Dublin-based four-piece folk outfit Lankum have confirmed their new album The Livelong Day will be released on October 25th through Rough Trade Records. 

A video for lead single The Wild Rover – a reworking of the classic folk song – is out now, and features some stunning shots of the Irish countryside, and is directed by Ellius Grace.

Speaking about the release of the single, the band said through the Rough Trade Records website: “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 happy-go-lucky narrative firmly on its head." 

Recorded at the Meadow and Guerrilla Sounds studio and produced by John ‘Spud’ Murphy, The Livelong Day follows on the heels of Lankum’s last album Between The Earth And The Sky, a record that earned the band the Best Group and Best Original Track (for The Granite Gaze) at the 2018 BBC Folk Awards in Belfast.

Comprised of brothers Ian and Daragh Lynch, Cormac MacDiarmada and Radie Peat, Lankum have won fans and garnered a reputation for their atmospheric and euphoric live shows. In support of the new album, they’re heading out on a 17-date European tour this autumn. 

The Livelong Day track list:

1. 1. The Wild Rover
2. 2. The Young People
3. 3. Ode To Lullaby
4. 4. Bear Creek
5. 5. Katie Cruel
6. 6. The Dark Eyed Gypsy
7. 7. The Pride Of Petravore
8. 8. Hunting The Wren

Pre-order The Livelong Day here

Watch the official video for The Wild Rover here 

Lankum tour dates:

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, Birmingham

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 

Tickets are available through Lankum’s official website here

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