Johnny Flynn is often marked out as being in that group of British folkies, the ones with a combined age of around a hundred between the lot of 'em. Marling, Mumford, Noah & The Whale, etc. Of that bunch, he is certainly the one who sounds the oldest, a weather-beaten, well-enunciated voice being his trademark.

Anyway, he released his debut album A Larum back in 2008 to reasonable critical acclaim, and late last year released an EP, Sweet William (go to the bottom of this article for a free download of 'Drum'). The good news for Flynn fans is that he'll return with his second album proper on June 7, when Transgressive will release Been Listening. It also features work by the aforementioned Marling as well as Anni Calvi. It'll be available on the usual formats. Tracklisting for it below:

1. Kentucky Pill
2. Lost and Found
3. Churlish May
4. Been Listening
5. Barnacled Warship
6. Sweet William Part Two
7. The Water w/ Laura Marling
8. Howl
9. Agnes
10. Amazon Love
11. The Prizefighter and The Heiress

There is also an extensive tour to accompany and preview the record, some of it with Mumford & Sons and some of it in Europe. Details below:

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