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Lankum

Lankum is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of David Bowie, Sunn O))), Swans and My Bloody Valentine. Those roots explain a lot about how Lankum arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Richard Dawson, Christy Moore, Luke Kelly, Mount Eerie and The Wolfe Tones, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Wild Beasts and Fontaines D.C., where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 17 connections around Lankum, reaching back through David Bowie and forward to Wild Beasts. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Lankum are a contemporary Irish folk music group from Dublin, consisting of multi-instrumentalists Ian Lynch, Daragh Lynch, Cormac MacDiarmada and Radie Peat.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
LankumDavid BowieSunn O)))SwansMy Bloody ValentineWild BeastsFontaines D.C.Richard DawsonChristy MooreLuke KellyMount EerieThe Wolfe TonesReverend Kristin Mic…VillagersAltan

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Lankum connections

Lankum grew out of David Bowie, Sunn O))), Swans and My Bloody Valentine, shares an orbit with Richard Dawson, Christy Moore, Luke Kelly and Mount Eerie, went on to shape Wild Beasts and Fontaines D.C.. 17 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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