Though his chums - Laura Marling, Mumford and Sons et al. - may be getting plenty of recognition and what could broadly be termed as limelight in recent weeks and months, dear Johnny Flynn has been plugging away at his new record in the meantime. The album, the follow-up to 2008's A Larum, will be released on June 7 through Transgressive Records and is titled Been Listening. Fans of the weatherbeaten young old folkist, put that date in your diary.

To celebrate the upcoming release of what Americans and some less fussy British people would call his 'sophomore' record, there's a free mp3 available to download, entitled 'Kentucky Pill'. Have a listen/download below:

The artwork for his new LP has also been unveiled. It features a very, very sexy typeface, anyone know what it is?! Have a peek below:

And then there's the tracklisting, should you be interested:

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

And, of course, the places where you can watch Mr Flynn do his thing:

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