Originally written by Luke Slater · 30 March 2010
Johnny Flynn is often marked out as being in that group of British folkies, the ones with a combined age of around a hundred between the lot of 'em. Marling, Mumford, Noah & The Whale, etc. Of that bunch, he is certainly the one who sounds the oldest, a weather-beaten, well-enunciated voice being his trademark.
Anyway, he released his debut album A Larum back in 2008 to reasonable critical acclaim, and late last year released an EP, Sweet William (go to the bottom of this article for a free download of 'Drum'). The good news for Flynn fans is that he'll return with his second album proper on June 7, when Transgressive will release Been Listening. It also features work by the aforementioned Marling as well as Anni Calvi. It'll be available on the usual formats. Tracklisting for it below:
• Kentucky Pill
• Lost and Found
• Churlish May
• Been Listening
• Barnacled Warship
• Sweet William Part Two
• The Water w/ Laura Marling
• Howl
• Agnes
• Amazon Love
• The Prizefighter and The Heiress
There is also an extensive tour to accompany and preview the record, some of it with Mumford & Sons and some of it in Europe. Details below:
With Mumford & Sons in April and May: 9 - Rotterdam, Motel Mozaique Festival 11 - Copenhagen, Lopeen 12 - Stockholm, Debaser Club Stage 14 - Cologne, E-Werk 15 - Berlin, Astra 16 - Munich, Backstage Werk 18 - Hamburg, Docks 20 - Lille Le Grand Mix 23 - Lyon, Epicerie Moderne 26 - Utrecht, Tivoli 27 - Brussels, Ab Club 29 - Zurich, Rote Fabrik - Clubraum 30 - Bologna, Covo 1 - Rome, Circolo Degli Artisti
Johnny Flynn and The Sussex Wit in May:
16 - Birmingham, Glee Club 17 - Leeds, Cockpit 19 - Manchester, Academy 3 20 - Glasgow, Oran Mor 22 - Nottingham, Rescue Rooms 23 - Bristol, Thekla 25 - Brighton, Komedia 26 - London, Electric Ballroom
Highlands Tour, all dates solo:
28 May - Ullapool, The Ceilidh Place 29 May - Stornoway, Era 31 May - Inverness, Hootanannys 1 June - Aberdeen, Café Drummond 2 June - Dundee, Dukes Corner