Originally written by Luke Slater · 13 April 2010
Though his chums - Laura Marling, Mumford and Sons et al. - may be getting plenty of recognition and what could broadly be termed as limelight in recent weeks and months, dear Johnny Flynn has been plugging away at his new record in the meantime. The album, the follow-up to 2008's A Larum, will be released on June 7 through Transgressive Records and is titled Been Listening. Fans of the weatherbeaten young old folkist, put that date in your diary.
To celebrate the upcoming release of what Americans and some less fussy British people would call his 'sophomore' record, there's a free mp3 available to download, entitled 'Kentucky Pill'. Have a listen/download below:
The artwork for his new LP has also been unveiled. It features a very, very sexy typeface, anyone know what it is?! Have a peek below:
And then there's the tracklisting, should you be interested:
• Kentucky Pill
• Lost and Found
• Churlish May
• Been Listening
• Barnacled Warship
• Sweet William Part Two
• The Water (duet with Laura Marling)
• Howl
• Agnes
• Amazon Love
• The Prizefighter and The Heiress
And, of course, the places where you can watch Mr Flynn do his thing:
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