Bringing their eerie folk sound to the 1981 hit, Irish four-piece Lankum reveal a new interpretation of The Specials’ Ghost Town with an atmospheric music video by renowned director Leonn Ward and cinematographer Robbie Ryan.

Developed for choreographer Oona Doherty’s dance production ‘Specky Clark’ at Sadler’s Wells earlier in 2025, the re-imagined track is released today as a standalone single on Rough Trade Records.

Shooting the cinematic visual on location in County Wicklow, Ward pays homage to the iconic original video, centers the band in a car against the central character’s solitary journey, capturing the themes of endurance and resistance in today’s fractured world. “The first time I heard the track it floored me,” Ward says. “There’s a weight and uncertainty more than ever. The track holds immense power and I wanted to echo that, creating a reflection of how people try to hold on to meaning in a collapsing world.”