If you've ever been to a Lankum gig, you'll know the energy this band can generate. The unmistakable drone sound that runs through their work, such as on their best-known tracks "The Wild Rover" (from "The Livelong Day", 2019) and "What Will We Do When We Have No Money" ("Between the Earth and Sky", 2017) has the power to pull the rug out from under your feet and creates a unique sound in the process. "The Livelong Day" was the album with which Lankum broke out of the box of traditional Irish folk music. It paved the way to media and commercial success, earning them the RTE Choice Music Prize in 2019, and led to their shows at Dublin's iconic Vicar Street concert hall selling out in just 20 minutes. The new music also brings new voices and this is the first time Cormac Dermody has sung a full song on a Lankum album. In combination with his particular pitch, he creates a poetic power that enriches the sound of Lankum. With "False Lankum", the bands move into the unknown, an album driven by the wild and often strange beauty of pain and joy, of heaven and hell. It is an album of contradictions and harmony in equal measure and certainly one of the most exciting productions to come out of Ireland in recent times. Only those who dare boldly will win hearts - "False Lankum" is the key to this.