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GHOST TOWN, TICKETS & MERCH... https://t.co/zrQm5rbnVy
Dublin City, Ireland
Joined January 2015
GHOST TOWN is out now.. https://t.co/I9MTM3ZqxC ..along with a very special video by Leonn Ward shot in the Wicklow mountains. https://t.co/sEtClsD8gX To celebrate the release we have a very limited edition 12” vinyl package, designed by Oscar Torrans with an etching on the..
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Massive heartfelt thanks for the phenomenal response to Ghost Town. It’s been such a pleasure making something slightly out of the ordinary for us and we couldn’t be happier with the results. Hugs and good wishes and be good to each other xx https://t.co/I9MTM3ZqxC ❤️
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Have you seen this yet? An incredible interpretation of a song that has never lost its relevance in 44 years. Christ.
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Lankum have released a once-off single cover of The Specials’ ‘Ghost Town’, standalone single on Rough Trade recorded at Hellfire Studio with John 'Spud' Murphy.. A true masterclass in modern folk music.. @RoughTradeRecs @LankumDublin #lankum #hellfireclub #ghosttown #artist
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Happy Halloween – here’s @LankumDublin’s haunting cover of The Specials’ ‘Ghost Town’ The band originally covered the song for Oona Doherty's dance show 'Specky Clark' earlier this year
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Lankum have shared a haunting, creepy cover of The Specials’ 1981 classic ‘Ghost Town’ – check it out below.
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Thanks to everyone who came to the @lighthousecinema on Wednesday, to Leonn Ward, @Zara_Hedderman for hosting the chat, to Oona Doherty who’s idea it was for a Lankum version of the classic song by @thespecials. Have an amazing Halloween and catch you soon.. x 🎥by @seandotcomm
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Just in time for Halloween, hear @LankumDublin's extra-spooky cover of @thespecials' "Ghost Town"
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Here’s your actually-freaky Halloween soundtrack. Lankum, Dublin’s masters of doom-laden experimental folk music, have covered 2-tone kings the Specials’ 1981 spooky ska classic “Ghost Town.” Lankum...
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@RoughTradeRecs @DohertyOona ..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
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@RoughTradeRecs @DohertyOona ..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..
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@RoughTradeRecs @DohertyOona ..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..
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@RoughTradeRecs @DohertyOona ..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..
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@RoughTradeRecs @DohertyOona 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..
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..B side. Available for preorder from today along with a t-shirt on the @RoughTradeRecs webstore. Ghost Town came to us through some curious circumstances. @dohertyoona, who we were familiar with through her phenomenal dance work on the video for..
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25 October 2019 Lankum released The Livelong Day. You can find the replay here https://t.co/Alm2IkeolK. Input from @LankumDublin @Cormacdy @oneleg_oneeye @Raydeepeet @Tim_Burgess #TimsTwitterListeningParty #ttlp774
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Real-time replay of all the tweets from #TimsTwitterListeningParty at 9:00pm on Friday 16th April 2021
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**TIMES FOR SATURDAY** Can't wait to play Glasgow again. Always the wildest crowds. xx Tickets.. https://t.co/S63T8Xz9OE
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1 week today (!) until @mogwaiband play their huge outdoor show at Crystal Palace Bowl with @LankumDublin, The Twilight Sad, @carolinetheband & @FurYummy! 💥 🎟️ Tickets: https://t.co/yUxnUosxX2
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