Lankum - Live In Dublin

Musically, this is a fine example of a live album. Lankum’s signature drone is even more droney than the studio versions and frequently runs between songs. It manages to capture the bass, so often missing from recordings of folk music.

This was released as a limited edition 500 pressing in 2023 (Hooray!). Then re-released soon after, in 2024 (Boo!). Thanks Rough Trade.

The pressing is catshit. It crackles like it’s spent ten years sitting in a dollar bin. Outside. In a sandstorm. In fact, it's so poor that I've never been sure whether the infinite loop runout of crowd noise at the end of side two is supposed to be there or is just due to the shitty pressing. Thanks again Rough Trade.

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Lisa O'Neill - All Of This Is Chance

I think O'Neill was an algorithmic suggestion, resulting from my love of Lankum. I played the bollix off this for a few months, after I first bought it. This is it's first spin in quite a while.

This is a lovely album, with generous modern folk stylings leaning heavily into the traditional, and O'Neill's rich Cavan-accented singing.

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