Tom Dunne: Lankum are heaping praise and building anticipation— for good reason

'It’s why we just call Bruce the Boss. It saves time. We all get it. We know the score. So maybe, from now on, we’ll just call them Lankum. They are Lankum and that says it all'

Lankum. Picture: Sorcha Frances Ryder

Hard to know what to say these days about Lankum. Can a band have too much praise? Can this create a praise surplus? If they have more praise than they need, than they can ever possibly use, are there some who really need it but are going without? Starved of praise.

Do the top 10% of bands own 76% of all the praise in the world, just like with wealth? Or is it worse? Should someone in the organisation issue a statement? “OK, we get it, you love us, but go steady, will ya?” Not that it’s not well deserved. They are amazing, life affirming, and wonderful. I don’t want to add to the praise/no praise disparity, but I do get it. There is a magic in that unity of voice and music. I never listen to an album without marvelling, questioning all I know.