Luke Clerkin - Lost in Translation (single)
Following the critical success of his ‘What Little Time We Have’ EP, Dublin folk-pop songwriter and artist Luke Clerkin is set to return with a new single. ‘Lost in Translation’ is the first of a series of songs recorded remotely with Berlin based producer, Jaako. It furthers Luke’s journey into the Pop music genre. Talking about the release, Luke said, ‘’This song was written in 2019 when I was on a college exchange in Germany and I found myself ‘lost in translation’, I was dealing with homesickness, and finding it really hard to connect with people. The one thing that was keeping me going was music and it helped me overcome the language and culture barriers that existed.’
“When I was going through this, I met Jaako and together we wrote the song in less than an hour, and we recorded a little live take to go along with it. After this session, we never really spoke again until during the first lockdown when he sent me a demo he made of the live take. I was so blown away by the demo that I knew I had to work more with him, and after some persuading from my end, we made it happen. This song marks the beginning of what I feel is a sound that I’ve been searching years for, and it’s only a small sample of what’s to come from this project.’
Luke Clerkin is a two-time SCC Song Writing competition winning songwriter and artist. He has been playing and releasing music for the past 6 years. His music has gained international airplay and support, whilst also topping the Irish Singer Songwriter Charts on multiple occasions.Luke is known mostly for playing over 250 gigs in 2015, as a way of honing his craft. Since then, he has headlined famous Dublin venues such as Whelan’s, The Workman’s Club, and The Button Factory. His music has brought him all over the world, with multiple tours of Germany, as well as festival slots in America, The UK, and Ireland. After returning from finishing a scholarship in the world renowned Popakademie in Germany, Luke released his second EP, What Little Time We Have, in July of 2020. The EP spawned 3 singles that gained critical success and airplay all over the world. 2020 also saw him complete an apprenticeship with Ed Sheeran’s mentor and Nizlopi frontman, Luke Concannon. Now with a new music style and new music to go along with it, Summer 2021 is sure to be an exciting new beginning for Luke!
As well as music, Luke has won multiple awards for his activism work including the Rotary International Young Citizen award in 2015. Luke is the founder of The Never Alone Collective who were a group of musicians that raised money and awareness for Teen-Line Ireland from 2012-2015. This work helped bring Teen-Line to national awareness in Ireland. Luke has also been involved in housing and homelessness campaigns such as Take Back The City and Apollo House.
Even before you hear the song you'll get a clear idea what's Lost In Translation about when you see the artwork. Picture worth a thousand words in the truest sense. And when you hear Clerkin's voice, you understand it even more. The homesickness is palpable from the honest lyrics delivered by the plaintive vocal. Stepping further into the pop field, never affraid to cross boundaries, explore, this is a new exciting journey for an artist renowned for his honesty.