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'''''Country Mile''''' is the fourth full-length album by [[Johnny Flynn (musician)|Johnny Flynn]], released in 2013. The album was recorded with members of his backing band The Sussex Wit and was announced in conjunction with a tour, as well as the release of a single "The Lady is Risen". ''Country Mile'' was issued by Transgressive Records and became Flynn's first UK Top 75 hit, peaking at number 58 on the chart dated 12 October 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/4096/johnny-flynn/|title = JOHNNY FLYNN &#124; full Official Chart History &#124; Official Charts Company|website = [[OfficialCharts.com]]}}</ref>

==Reception==
{{Album ratings
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|rev1 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev1 =[[Allmusic]]
|rev1score = (5/10)<ref>[http://www.nme.com/reviews/johnny-flynn--2/14825 NME Review]</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}} <ref name="AM">{{cite web |first= Timothy|last=Monger|title= ''Country Mile'' > Review |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id= mw0002565528 |pure_url=yes}} |publisher=[[Allmusic]] |accessdate=April 19, 2017}}</ref>
|rev2 = ''[[The Independent]]''
|rev2 = ''[[The Independent]]''
|rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}} <ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-review-johnny-flynn-country-mile-transgressive-8844764.html</ref>
|rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}} <ref name="TI">{{cite web |first= Holly|last=Williams|title= ''Country Mile'' > Review |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-review-johnny-flynn-country-mile-transgressive-8844764.html |work=[[The Independent]] |date=28 September 2013|accessdate=April 19, 2017}}</ref>
|rev3 = ''[[Drowned In Sound]]''
|rev3 = ''The Line of Best Fit''
|rev3score = (6/10)<ref>[http://drownedinsound.com/releases/17877/reviews/4146927]</ref>
|rev3score = {{Rating|7|10}} <ref>[http://thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/johnny-flynn-country-mile-137788 The Line of Best Fit review]</ref>
|rev4 = ''[[This Is Fake DIY]]''
|rev4 = ''[[musicOMH]]''
|rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}} <ref>http://www.thisisfakediy.co.uk/articles/albums/johnny-flynn-country-mile/</ref>
|rev4score = {{Rating|3.5|5}} <ref name="OMH">[http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/johnny-flynn-country-mile musicOMH review]</ref>
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|rev5score = {{Rating|3.5|5}} <ref>http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/johnny-flynn-country-mile</ref>
|rev5score = (2.5/5)<ref name="NME">{{cite web |first= Matthew|last=Norton |title= ''Country Mile'' > Review |date=29 March 2010 |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/johnny-flynn--2/14825 |publisher=[[NME]] |accessdate=April 19, 2017}}</ref>
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|rev6score = {{Rating|3|5}} <ref>[http://www.thisisfakediy.co.uk/articles/albums/johnny-flynn-country-mile/ This is Fake DIY review]</ref>

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In his review for [[Allmusic]], critic Timothy Monger wrote "What sets Johnny Flynn apart from many of Britain's better-known new folk-revivalists is his knack for timeless, literate songwriting. Delivered with the confidence of a seasoned Shakespearian actor and the severity and humor of a young Richard Thompson, Flynn's songs come from a more arcane place in the English idiom, managing to seem both profound and conversational at once."<ref name="AM" />
'''''Country Mile''''' is the fourth full-length album by [[Johnny Flynn|Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit]], released on 30 September 2013. The album was announced in conjunction with a new tour, and with the new single 'The Lady is Risen'.


Holly Williams of [[The Independent]] wrote "Flynn’s language and cadence can be quaintly archaic; his wandering-minstrel lyrics poetic, and apple-sweet."<ref name="TI" /> John Murphy of musicOMH wrote "Flynn remains one of the country’s most overlooked songwriters and Country Mile is a good reminder of his skill with a well-crafted song."<ref name="OMH" />
==Tracklisting==


Matthew Horton of [[NME]] was less enthusiastic about the release, writing "Johnny Flynn moonlights as an actor, and it shows. His folk-rock has always felt a bit forced, and album number three is rootsy like the Chelsea Flower Show, blooming with mega-twee lyrics... There’s even a song called ‘Tinker’s Trail’, for Christ’s sake. If things get any more contrived his next album will feature a duet with a cow."<ref name="NME" />

==Track listing==
All songs composed by Johnny Flynn
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==Personnel==
* Johnny Flynn – vocals, guitar, bass, harmonium, mandolin, piano, organ, violin, trumpet, Wurlitzer, flugelhorn, percussion
* Spencer Cullum – pedal steel guitar
* Adam Beach – bass
* David Beauchamp – drums
* Joe Zeitlin – cello
* James Mathé – backing vocals
* Lillie Flynn – backing vocals

==Production==
* Mark Ospovat – engineer
* Giles Barrett – engineer, mixing
* Simon Trought – engineer, mixing
* David Holmes – engineer, mixing
* Guy Davie – mastering
* Luke Montgomery – cover photo
* Lisa Piercy – art direction
* A.G. Brooks – design


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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Latest revision as of 07:51, 18 April 2022

Country Mile
Studio album by
Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit
ReleasedSeptember 30, 2013 (2013-09-30)
GenreFolk
Length39:28
LanguageEnglish
LabelTransgressive
Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit chronology
A Film Score Of A Bag of Hammers (soundtrack)
(2012) 		Country Mile
(2013) 		Sillion
(2017)

Country Mile is the fourth full-length album by Johnny Flynn, released in 2013. The album was recorded with members of his backing band The Sussex Wit and was announced in conjunction with a tour, as well as the release of a single "The Lady is Risen". Country Mile was issued by Transgressive Records and became Flynn's first UK Top 75 hit, peaking at number 58 on the chart dated 12 October 2013.[1]

Reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]
The Independent [3]
The Line of Best Fit [4]
musicOMH [5]
NME(2.5/5)[6]
This Is Fake DIY [7]

In his review for Allmusic, critic Timothy Monger wrote "What sets Johnny Flynn apart from many of Britain's better-known new folk-revivalists is his knack for timeless, literate songwriting. Delivered with the confidence of a seasoned Shakespearian actor and the severity and humor of a young Richard Thompson, Flynn's songs come from a more arcane place in the English idiom, managing to seem both profound and conversational at once."[2]

Holly Williams of The Independent wrote "Flynn’s language and cadence can be quaintly archaic; his wandering-minstrel lyrics poetic, and apple-sweet."[3] John Murphy of musicOMH wrote "Flynn remains one of the country’s most overlooked songwriters and Country Mile is a good reminder of his skill with a well-crafted song."[5]

Matthew Horton of NME was less enthusiastic about the release, writing "Johnny Flynn moonlights as an actor, and it shows. His folk-rock has always felt a bit forced, and album number three is rootsy like the Chelsea Flower Show, blooming with mega-twee lyrics... There’s even a song called ‘Tinker’s Trail’, for Christ’s sake. If things get any more contrived his next album will feature a duet with a cow."[6]

Track listing

[edit]

All songs composed by Johnny Flynn

No.TitleLength
1."Country Mile"3:36
2."After Eliot"4:45
3."The Lady Is Risen"3:27
4."Murmuration"2:52
5."Gypsy Hymn"3:44
6."Fol-de-rol"3:33
7."Einstein's Idea"5:49
8."Tinker's Trail"3:26
9."Bottom Of The Sea Blues"4:08
10."Time Unremembered"4:08

Personnel

[edit]
  • Johnny Flynn – vocals, guitar, bass, harmonium, mandolin, piano, organ, violin, trumpet, Wurlitzer, flugelhorn, percussion
  • Spencer Cullum – pedal steel guitar
  • Adam Beach – bass
  • David Beauchamp – drums
  • Joe Zeitlin – cello
  • James Mathé – backing vocals
  • Lillie Flynn – backing vocals

Production

[edit]
  • Mark Ospovat – engineer
  • Giles Barrett – engineer, mixing
  • Simon Trought – engineer, mixing
  • David Holmes – engineer, mixing
  • Guy Davie – mastering
  • Luke Montgomery – cover photo
  • Lisa Piercy – art direction
  • A.G. Brooks – design

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "JOHNNY FLYNN | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". OfficialCharts.com.
  2. ^ a b Monger, Timothy. "Country Mile > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  3. ^ a b Williams, Holly (28 September 2013). "Country Mile > Review". The Independent. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  4. ^ The Line of Best Fit review
  5. ^ a b musicOMH review
  6. ^ a b Norton, Matthew (29 March 2010). "Country Mile > Review". NME. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  7. ^ This is Fake DIY review
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