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A Larum
by Johnny Flynn
from Lost Highway
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 
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Amazing... 
Great album. Great sound. It is a very whole album. It left me with a feeling of contentment and an urge to listen to it again right away.
I highly recommend it. You cannot not love it.
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Eclectic, sometimes silly, but with some deeper sentiment
Let 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... more info
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Strong debut
Bands 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... more info
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Quality folky album
I'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.
Tracks:
- The Box
- The Wrote & The Writ
- Tickle Me Pink
- Brown Trout Blues
- Eyeless In Holloway
- Shore To Shore
- Cold Bread
- Wayne Rooney
- Leftovers
- Sally
- Hong Kong Cemetry
- Tunnels
- All The Dogs Are Lying Down
- Shore To Shore - reprise
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