Dublin four-piece Lankum today share ‘The Young People’ taken from their majestic new album The Livelong Day, which will be released on October 25th via Rough Trade / Remote Control.
Director Bob Gallagher explains the idea behind the video; “It is set over an autumn morning in Dublin, with all the action happening in the same little sliver of time. The idea was inspired by the lyricism of the first verse, especially the line ‘his feet were ringing the bell’. I found myself thinking about the starkness of that image, but then also considering what sort of actions other people’s feet might be doing at the same time to contrast that. I was interested in the idea of doing a video with a street photography approach, shooting it in a simple documentary-style, and concentrating on just feet and legs, set against the textures of the city. I spent a lot of time travelling through Dublin with my eyes on the ground, watching and waiting for interesting moments to happen. The way people move through or occupy city spaces, even in the most routine ways, form a sort of interconnected ephemeral dance. You start to see that there’s something very expressive about feet that makes them easy to empathise with. You somehow see more of a person by seeing less of them in the frame”
Lankum – The Livelong Day
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
Lankum – The Livelong Day is out Friday 25 October
via Rough Trade / Remote Control
