Johnny Flynn and his band The Sussex Wit attempt to bring music back to the basics of English Folk, he reaches a modern spin on a classic form. The young lad from South London has put a great backing band to reach this musicale goal. Horns & stings through out the album complement the voice and the use of other instruments that are not in use as often today…
His first album has the basic recording quality that so many second, third and so on albums loose. It is one reason so many debut albums have this raw blood to them.
This music is what one would want to hear in a pub over some good pints, a steady constant beat from the drums, and good old plucking guitar…with a voice that has an eerie Nick Drake quality (his upbeat songs at least I think Nick had a couple). He has a maturity behind his voice that doesn’t seem to stream from a 25 year old but from an older countryside gentleman who plays music because that’s what one does, not for any fame or money.
Key Tracks: The Box, Tickle Me Pink, and The Wrote & the Writ….however the whole album is worth a listen.
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