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A Larum by: Johnny Flynn List Price: $9.98 CD-Charts Price: $8.99 You Save: $0.99 (10%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0602517611306 Label: Lost Highway Manufacturer: Lost Highway Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Lost Highway Release Date: July 29, 2008 Studio: Lost Highway Sales Rank: 3867 MPN: 001143302 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Lost Highway debut album from British singer songwriter, Johnny Flynn. Flynn's music is brimming over with heart, soul and intelligence. Drawing on diverse influences - The Pixies, Vaughn Williams and anti-folk pioneer Dianne Cluck are all name checked on his Myspace page - Johnny draws on a century's worth of Folk, Blues and Country to create a sound that dwells profoundly in the now. Acknowledging his debt to these musical traditions but never being overwhelmed by them, Johnny Flynn offers an alternative of substance to those who have grown sick of flimsy singer songwriters and their inane observations. A Larum was recorded deep in the Seattle countryside with producer Ryan Hadlock (The Strokes, Regina Spektor) at his secluded Bear Creek studio. Here they managed to capture the raw energy of Johnny Flynn's shows, underpinning the acoustic guitar, cello and ukulele with muscular drums and bass. Johnny Flynn Photos
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 Rating: - Eclectic, sometimes silly, but with some deeper sentimentLet me just begin this review by acknowledging that A LARUM by Johnny Flynn is not for everyone. There are a great number of people for whom the eclectic appeal of this CD will just be lost. Fortunately, I am not one of those people. The lyrics are odd, the sound is a little offbeat, but for those of us who like a strange bit of silly, the songs are undeniably catchy. To be perfectly frank, Johnny Flynn is one of those artists who worry me a bit because I fear the greater majority of consumers won't `get' his music, thereby diminishing sales and possibly preventing future releases by this delightfully atypical musician. I mentioned before that there is a bit of silly in the lyrics, but don't let that fool you - Flynn ... Read More: Rating:  - Strong debutBands from fellow English speaking countries regularly trickle across the Atlantic, Pacific, or the Canadian Border. Yet, it's not always enough to gain an American audience when we have a large number of talented musicians. I mostly think of Paddy Casey's compilation that came out earlier this year and frankly cannot recommend. However, when I listened to Johny Flynn's "A Box," the first song on "A Laurm," I enjoyed the fairly melancholic lyrics coupled with a fairly upbeat melody that includes brass and string in addition the usual guitar and percussion.The second song "The Wrote and The Writ" uses religious images and allusions and is slightly less upbeat. The third track "Tickle Me Pink" also includes at least a little religious allusions, ... Read More: Rating: - Quality folky albumI'm reviewing this disk for my college radio station. I'm reminded of early Incredible String Band, The Pogues, The Mekons and Chumbawamba. Songs are clever, warm, soulful and spirited. Rating:  - High expectations dashed.Pedestrian writing and execution will see this muddled, cliche ridden record lost among the pack of - actually - forward thinking anti-folk acts that are making their mark on music. This record means absolutely nothing in the scheme of things. Rating: - YOUR HALO BETTER GLEAMThe Dylan mixed with Shakespeare comparison is pretty obligatory here and there's a certain familiarity to the album even on first listening. But it's also a rather compulsive listenability. Heck, he even makes a single named for a soccer player, Wayne Rooney, sound good. Given the down-and-out persona that Mr. Flynn adopts for his viewpoint in most of the songs, another comparison that comes to mind is Alan-a-Dale by way of Boxcar Willie. If you want to let it, you could be bothered by the fact that a middle class white British actor and former choirboy is singing about being a hobo. But if you once give "The Box" a try I bet you give it another: |
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